During the offseason, the New York Giants signed former Ohio State Buckeyes star wide receiver Parris Campbell to help bolster their receiving corps. But as the Giants faced a pivotal game against the Green Bay Packers last week, the team left him inactive – a decision that Campbell admits was rather surprising.
During a press conference this week, Parris Campbell admitted that he “definitely was shocked” at the team’s decision to leave him inactive on Sunday and that it was hurtful.
“Yeah I definitely was shocked,” Campbell said according to Pat Leonard of the New York Daily News. “Shoot, I was more so just hurt more than anything . . . hurt that I know what I put into it each and every week. And to be inactive for the first time in my career was definitely hurtful, was definitely shocking. A lot of different emotions going on, for sure.”
Campbell has not had the production that the team had hoped from him this season, catching just 20 passes for 104 yards in the first 12 games of the season.
We’ll have to see whether or not Campbell is back in the lineup this week when the Giants take on the New Orleans Saints.
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