FOXBOROUGH — Abdul Carter didn’t get the message the first time, so the Giants benched him again.

Joe Schoen’s No. 3 overall pick in April’s NFL Draft sat out the entire first quarter of Monday night’s game against the Patriots, marking his second benching at the start of a game in the past three weeks.

The Giants told the ESPN national broadcast said that Carter’s benching was a “coach’s decision.” A report by Rivals.com said Carter was benched because he was late to a meeting, but there may have been more to it.

The rookie pass rusher previously was benched on Nov. 16 against the Green Bay Packers because he had slept through a walkthrough practice during the week. Interim head coach Mike Kafka only benched Carter for a single drive in that game.

But on Monday, Kafka sat Carter d

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