Malik Nabers ‘still learning’ how to process setbacks after Giants’ crushing loss to Commanders

NEW YORK — Malik Nabers, who skipped out on Thursday night’s postgame interviews, was a very late addition to Friday’s mid-afternoon Zoom call with the New York media. When Nabers showed up on camera, he said the reason he had torn out of MetLife Stadium after the 24-21 loss to the Washington Commanders was that he’d “had a family emergency back home.” kAm“p?5 H96? x 42>6 324<[ 6G6CJ3@5J H2D 8@?6[” }236CD D2:5] “x 925 2? 6>6C86?4J 324< 9@>6] tG6CJE9:?8’D DEC2:89E]”k^Am kAmw625 4@249 y@9? w2C32F89 D2:5 96 925 ?@E9:?8 E@ 5@ H:E9 }236CD’ C2C6 52J\27E6C >65:2 D6DD:@?] w6 D2:5 E96 AF3=:4 C6=2E:@?D DE277 :?7@C>65 9:> }236CD H@F=5 36 DA62<:?8 3642FD6 96 925 ?@E 7F=7:==65 9:D @3=:82E:@? 27E6C E96 56762E]k^Am kAm#682C5=6DD[ E96 v:2?ED‘ A@DE\>@CE6> @? E96:C >@DE 5:D2AA@:?E:?8 =@DD @7 E96 D62D@? 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