The way New York Giants defensive coordinator Shane Bowen was talking up rookie edge rusher Abdul Carter on Thursday, one would think that Big Blue has its next franchise defensive game-changer to put with the likes of Lawrence Taylor or Michael Strahan.

"You see the explosiveness obviously rushing the passer," Bowen said on Thursday ahead of the Giants' season opener on Sunday against the Commanders down in Landover. "He's a really good athlete, too. He can bend, the flexibility, everything that comes with it, which we've all seen from Penn State."

Drafted No. 3 overall, Carter was considered by many to be the best overall athlete available and one who can turn a game on its head in an instant. Flashes of that were seen during the preseason. He lined up on either edge, made opposing off

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