Linebacker · New York Giants

Arvell Reese

No. 52 · Rookie

Rain came down, Reese kept going, and the Giants got their answer

The fifth day of training camp is not supposed to mean anything. It is repetition, heat, coaches with clipboards. Then the sky opened up.

Arvell Reese arrived in New York this summer as the fifth player chosen in the entire draft — a number that carries real weight. That kind of selection is a public statement by the people who run the team: we believe in this person before they have played a single regular-season snap. That belief is easy to have in April. Training camp is where it gets tested.

On the day the rain rolled in mid-practice, Reese stood out anyway. The conditions gave everyone an excuse to coast, and he didn't take it.

For a team that gave up that much to take him, one training camp practice is not a verdict. But it is a data point. The Giants are watching a player start to look like the pick they thought they were making.

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