If you watched the New York Giants’ game against the Washington Redskins on Sunday, you might have noticed that left tackle Andrew Thomas was nowhere to be seen in the first quarter. This is because Thomas, the No. 4 overall pick in this year’s draft, was benched by Giants’ head coach Joe Judge for being late to a team meeting.
Thomas, who started the first five games of the season, sat out the entire first quarter, being replaced by fellow rookie Matt Peart. He played in the second, but had to give up his place to Peart once again in the third period.
“I thought Andrew did a really good job of accepting it, staying ready, performing when he got in the game,” said Judge, downplaying the severity of Thomas’ actions. “Matt, we always preach be ready to play, his number was called, and he was ready to go early and right away.”
Issuing a statement about the incident, Thomas said that he takes “responsibility for my actions and the consequences,” while promising something like this “won’t happen again.”
Giants drafted Andrew Thomas with hopes that he can guard quarterback Daniel Jones’ blind side for years to come. Thomas previously spent three years playing college football at Georgia.
