MUNICH — He’ll want no introduction when Dexter Lawrence traces up at nostril sort out Sunday in opposition to middle Cade Mays of the Panthers.
Mays spent a month earlier this season on the Giants’ follow squad, that means he and Lawrence butted heads a bit on the follow discipline for 3 weeks in September and the primary week of October.
“I wrote in my notes this week, ‘Respect your opponent and do not take something calmly,'” Lawrence mentioned. “So my mindset is identical as each week, go on the market and attempt to spoil the sport as finest as I can and play my finest.”
Mays, 25, was a sixth-round decide of the Tennessee Panthers in 2022.
In two years, he performed in 27 video games, with seven begins.
He was launched in late August and the Giants picked him up.
After accidents plagued the Panthers’ offensive line, they signed him off the Giants’ follow squad on October 8.
An damage to Ikem Ekwonu meant Brady Christensen moved from middle to left and Mays crammed in at middle in final week’s win over the Saints.
Lawrence is coming off a uncommon quiet recreation – six tackles however no sacks or quarterback hits a 27-22 loss to the Commanders.
Lawrence is second within the NFL with 9 sacks — the Panthers as a workforce have simply 10 sacks — however the Giants final week, for the primary time this season, didn’t get a sack. They proceed to steer the league with 35.
And now Lawrence set his sights on Mace.
“I prefer it once they speak about me on the market, so he in all probability talks about me rather a lot considering he is aware of me, however I’ve grown over the weeks,” Lawrence mentioned.
Brian Burns’ feeling for his previous workforce was somewhat stronger overseas.
He’s set to face the Panthers for the primary time since they traded him to the Giants in trade for a 2024 second-round decide, a 2025 fifth-round decide and a 2024 fourth-round decide.
Burns then signed a five-year, $141 million extension.
Burns spent 5 seasons with the Panthers. After saying earlier within the week that he wasn’t approaching it as a revenge recreation, he mentioned, “I am somewhat additional motivated” after follow on Friday in Munich.
Daniel Jones grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina as a Panthers fan.
He’s 2-0 in opposition to his childhood favourite, having overwhelmed them in 2021 and 2022, each video games at MetLife Stadium.
“Yeah, it is nice,” Jones mentioned. “I believe it simply offers you perspective in your journey and the way far you’ve got come, enjoying in opposition to a workforce that you simply grew up rooting for. So, undoubtedly a cool expertise. However as soon as the ball is kicked and it is time to go away, will probably be like every other recreation.
It’s the fifth and last NFL worldwide recreation of the season.
That is the second match ever performed on the Allianz Enviornment hosted by FC Bayern Munich.
The primary recreation held in Germany was in 2022, when Tom Brady and the Buccaneers defeated the Seahawks 21-16 within the Bavarian capital.
There have been two NFL video games in Frankfurt in 2023.
Ok Graham Gano was activated from injured reserve and can return for this recreation. … WR Isaiah Hodgins and LB Curtis Bolton have been promoted from the follow squad.
