The Giants rookie does not explicitly respond to the reason for his latest benching
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New York Giants rookie pass rusher Abdul Carter and head coach Mike Kafka deceived when asked why the former Penn State standout was benched to start Monday’s game against the New England Patriots.
Carter, who had already seen some of his playing time wasted because he missed a team meeting, didn’t go into details after the game.
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New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye runs the ball against New York Giants linebacker Abdul Carter at Gillette Stadium on December 1, 2025. (David Butler II/Image Images)
“There’s something going on,” Carter said when asked to comment on his second benching in three weeks.
“I’m not going to go into details. Something’s going on,” he responded when asked again.
Carter didn’t seem to like being asked a third time, as he referred to the other two comments he made on the matter.
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New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye runs for a first down against New York Giants linebacker Abdul Carter on Monday, Dec. 1, 2025, in Newsborough, Massachusetts. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Giants interim head coach Mike Kafka also wasn’t very forthcoming about the reason for benching Carter.
“That was a coach’s decision, my decision,” Kafka said, adding that it was based on how things were going during the week. He denied that it was a disciplinary reason.
“It’s unfortunate, but that’s how we worked this week.”
Carter had four tackles and a sack despite missing the first two series of the game. The Giants lost the game 33-15 and started the first half down 30-7.
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The Patriots had 395 total yards of offense and were 6 of 13 on third downs. New York has yet to win a road game, falling to 0-8 this season.
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Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor at News Digital.