Linebacker · New York Giants

Arvell Reese

No. 52 · Rookie

First pads on, and Reese already has someone's attention

The first padded practice of training camp is when the real sorting begins. Helmets and shorts only go so far — put on the pads and you find out what someone actually has.

Arvell Reese has a published Gripd story, so the reader knows something of where he's been. What matters right now is what happened Monday: the New York Giants strapped on pads for the first time this summer, and Reese was one of the names that came out of it.

John Harbaugh — a head coach who has spent decades watching players earn their way — said he was very encouraged by what Reese showed to open camp. That's not a throwaway line from a press conference. Coaches at that level choose their words about young players carefully, especially this early.

One good practice is a data point, not a verdict. But it's the kind of data point that changes how people look at you the next morning.

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