Toronto Star
· collected 2026-10-05 · by Stephen Whyno The Associated Press
Arvell Reese, drafted fifth by the New York Giants, made significant contributions in a recent game against Arizona, earning praise from coach John Harbaugh for his all-around defensive play. In the 36-24 victory that improved the Giants' record to 3-1, Reese led the team with nine tackles (one for loss), three pass breakups, and an interception. Lawrence Taylor’s presence in the building added extra significance to Reese’s performance, which he modestly described as “decent.”
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-05,
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Arvell Reese turned in a dominant performance with Hall of Fame New York Giants linebacker Lawrence Taylor in attendance, then downplayed it.
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Reese → turn → it
“With a guy like that in the building, him setting the standard for how that position is supposed to be played back in the day, it definitely means a lot to play a decent game like that,” Reese said.
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Reese → set → that
“A bunch of plays I left out there,” he said.
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he → leave → plays
Reese made plenty of them, showing why the Giants took him with the fifth pick in the draft and saw him as an every-down linebacker instead of an edge rusher.
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Giants → make → linebacker
He led them with nine tackles, including one for loss, had three pass breakups and picked off Jacoby Brissett for his first NFL interception.
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He → lead → interception
“He has really taken off,” coach John Harbaugh said after New York beat Arizona 36-24 to improve to 3-1 this season.
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York → take → 3
He played great.”
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He → play → ?
The tackles were not the most of his young career because he had 13 the previous week against Tennessee.
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he → have → Tennessee
But the Ohio State product was noticeable throughout the Cardinals game as the Giants improved to 3-1.
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Giants → improve → 3
“He’s playing out of his mind,” 2025 No. 3 pick Abdul Carter said.
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Carter → play → mind
Reese attributed his success to being in the moment and staying poised.
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Reese → attribute → moment
“Having that win-the-game-on-defense mentality,” Reese said.
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Reese → have → mentality
Reese, who played all 66 snaps on defense, isn’t the only member of this rookie class shining.
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who → play → class
No. 10 pick Francis “Sisi” Mauigoa has started all four games at right guard, and third-round receiver Malachi Fields made his first career touchdown catch against Arizona.
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Fields → start → Arizona
What’s working
Only
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What → work → ?
Miami had fewer sacks than the Giants’ one through three games.
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Miami → have → games
They had the third-worst quarterback pressure rate.
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They → have → rate
Defensive coordinator Dennard Wilson adjusted, blitzing Brissett on 53.8% of drop-backs and pressuring him on 38.5% of his throws, according to NFL NextGen Stats.
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Wilson → adjust → Stats
Brissett threw three interceptions, including his final pass that Deonte Banks returned 98 yards for a pick-6.
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Banks → throw → pick-6
“The thinking was to hurry him up, try to get the ball out of his hand as quick as we could,” Harbaugh said.
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Harbaugh → hurry → hand
“He was going to get the ball out quick, try not to take sacks, although we got a few sacks.
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we → go → sacks
And the ball came out pretty quick those last four plays, so it helped us.
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it → come → us
What needs help
It was forgotten by the time Banks ran around the field celebrating, but a brutally slow start made the first quarter utterly forgettable.
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quarter → need → field
The Cardinals went on two lengthy touchdown drives, the Giants failed to get into the end zone and it was 14-3 just 12 minutes in.
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it → go → zone
“We can play so much better,” Harbaugh said.
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Harbaugh → play → ?
Stock up
Jameis Winston, starting quarterback?
Sunday had it all: some crazy throws interspersed with missing would-be pass catchers and getting picked off twice.
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Sunday → have → catchers
Winston finished 18 of 29 for 250 yards and three TDs, and newly acquired J.J. McCarthy never got on the field.
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McCarthy → finish → field
“I’m heating up and I’m starting to get better, better and better,” Winston said.
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Winston → heat → ?
“Last week, I was questioning if I could even throw.
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I → question → ?
This week, I’ve got people talking about the Jameis Winston experience again.
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people → get → experience
“I thought he played well, except for the turnovers,” Harbaugh said.
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Harbaugh → think → turnovers
“The turnovers were the thing, and those were throws he can make — he can make in his sleep.
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he → make → sleep
That’s something to clean up.”
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That → ’ → ?
Stock down
John Michael Schmitz, who missed practice Friday for the birth of his first child, did not start at center as he did for the bulk of his first three professional seasons.
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he → miss → seasons
“It just made sense,” Harbaugh said.
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Harbaugh → make → sense
His wife had the baby.
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wife → have → baby
He didn’t have a lot of rest.
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He → have → rest
It just made sense, and I think it paid off.
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it → make → sense
It’s not a long-term thing.
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It → ’ → ?
I mean, we just have two centers we really like.”
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we → mean → centers
…and 6 more, not listed.
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