For the second time in three games, rookie pass rusher Abdul Carter wasn't on the field for the first drive of a game.
New York Giants interim head coach Mike Kafka disciplined Carter again, and while they didn't want to get into details, the rookie out of Penn State has reportedly been late to multiple meetings.
This isn't what the Giants expected to get from the No. 3 pick, especially given that some scouts deemed him the best prospect in the class.
However, as bad as things have looked for him this season, Coach Kafka still has his back.
Mike Kafka is still rooting for Abdul Carter
When asked about the decision to bench Carter, Kafka said that he's still rooting for him and wants him to be great, which is why he's going to hold him to a certain standard.
"Listen, when he came bac

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