Giants rookie linebacker Abdul Carter was benched for the team's first defensive series in Sunday's loss to the Packers because he missed a team walk-through last week, league sources said.

Multiple reports added Carter was absent because he was sleeping, and The Athletic reported that he has been late to meetings before. In a post on X, Carter denied that he was asleep but reiterated what he said postgame that he made a mistake detrimental to the team.

“Was not sleep, actually doing recovery. Nonetheless that’s on ME!,” Carter said.

With Kayvon Thibodeaux out with a shoulder injury, Carter was expected to make his second start this season. Instead, Tomon Fox started at outside linebacker and Carter played every defensive snap the remainder of the game.

He only registered one tackl

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