Nabers Rebukes Fox Criticism After Giants Beat Eagles

New York Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers accused Fox commentators of trying to create a negative narrative about him after the team’s 19-11 win over the Philadelphia Eagles, objecting to their criticism of his body language and suggesting he was a bad teammate.

Nabers responded in an Instagram Story after the game, saying that players he had played with had never described him that way. He also said his facial expression was the same whether he was playing well or poorly, winning or losing. The post was later taken down, according to one report.

During the broadcast, play-by-play announcer Joe Davis criticized Nabers’s body language, and analyst Greg Olsen said it could make him seem more concerned with his own touches than with a teammate’s success. The remarks followed a sequence in which Nabers appeared frustrated after a teammate scored a touchdown without him celebrating alongside the team. The broadcast also showed him reacting on the sideline and after a dropped pass.

Olsen later criticized Nabers after he dropped a pass in the end zone in the fourth quarter. The catch would have extended New York’s lead, according to reports. Nabers finished the game with five catches...