INDIANAPOLIS – Powerful love.
That is what the Giants confirmed Kayvon Thibodeaux this week as they sat him down for an interview to see what makes one of many prime edge rushers within the 2022 NFL Draft tick.
The Giants need a pass rusher and Thibodeaux is without doubt one of the greatest out there. He’s anticipated to return off the board behind solely Aidan Hutchinson of Michigan. The Giants have the No. 5 and No. 7 total picks within the first spherical. There’s a good likelihood Thibodeaux is sitting there when the Giants are on the clock at No. 5.
The priority about him shouldn’t be athletic. Groups wish to find out about his drive, his love of the sport and if he’s already an excessive amount of of a famous person in his personal thoughts.
Depend the Giants as having these considerations.
“Yeah, I’ve talked to the Giants, we had an excellent interview,’’ Thibodeaux mentioned Friday on the scouting mix. “They had been kinda on me, they had been giving me a tough time, however I felt prefer it was like that massive brother second the place they provide you a tough time as a result of they’re excited by you and so they such as you. For me, simply exhibiting them that I’m actually a man, I grew up in a giant metropolis so a giant metropolis is nothing new to me, proper?’’
What does “giving me a tough time’’ imply?
Thibodeaux, who’s from Los Angeles, smiled.
“I imply, simply giving me a tough time, like if you deliver up what’s gonna occur if I’m not the star coming in, 5 video games in if I don’t have a sack that is what they’re going to be speaking about,’’ Thibodeaux mentioned. “The media’s gonna be down on me, everyone’s gonna be – I’m gonna be within the doghouse, how am I gonna maintain that.
“I allow them to know I’ve been within the media since my sophomore 12 months of highschool. So I’ve been skilled for this my complete life and I do know that the majority of it’s leisure, proper? So I’m not likely anxious as a result of no matter occurs between the 4 partitions of the crew and the group is what’s gonna dictate the long run and if I’ve 5 dangerous video games we’re gonna give attention to that subsequent week, how we’re gonna dominate the crew that’s subsequent.’’
The Giants had solely 34 sacks final season.
Thibodeaux mentioned he additionally met with the Jets, the interview coming Friday morning. He mentioned he felt the Jets – who personal the No. 4 total choose – are excited by him.
“I imply, it was nice,” Thibodeaux mentioned of his assembly with the Jets. “Simply breaking down movie, they liked how I might break down and articulate move rush, run scheme movie. In order that they’re actually excited by me as nicely. I’m excited to see how, and so they even requested me too, how would it not really feel if I wasn’t taken No. 1, and like I mentioned, it’s simply all about what I might do to contribute to a Tremendous Bowl, what I can do to contribute to a profitable crew and assist domesticate a profitable tradition.”
Thibodeaux had 19 sacks in three seasons at Oregon. He had seven sacks in 2021, enjoying on a sprained ankle a lot of the season.
Requested about his love of the sport, Thibodeaux mentioned NFL groups shouldn’t be anxious about his dedication.
“I don’t suppose I essentially needed to persuade groups of it, however that’s the media narrative,’’ Thibodeaux mentioned. “I’m an L.A. child and if you understand the adversity I went by way of to get right here and the issues I needed to sacrifice and the issues my mom needed to sacrifice for me to get right here you’d actually perceive how I really feel in my coronary heart. If you speak about hearth, you speak about ardour, I can’t actually clarify it. I get emotional fascinated about it due to all of the sacrifices it took me to get right here. I’m blessed to be right here.’’
