NFL Twitter Fell for a Fake Reporter Claiming NY Giants Star Rookie Was Benched for Watching Porn

Ahmad Austin Jr. Dec 2nd, 2025, 1:19 pm

New York Giants linebacker Abdul Carter walks off the field during an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

A significant number of NFL fans fell for a fake report about New York Giants rookie Abdul Carter from a known parody account.

Ahead of Monday night’s game between the Giants and the New England Patriots, self-proclaimed insider Wesley Steinberg claimedthat Carter would be benched for the Giants’ first defensive drive because he was “caught watching porn in a team meeting when his headphones disconnected.”

There was just one issue with that report: Steinberg is nothing more

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