Giants followers certainly don’t look again on cornerback Eli Apple’s tenure with New York very fondly.
The tenth total decide within the 2016 NFL Draft, solidly referred to as a draft bust amongst Giants followers, has made a good profession for himself after leaving New York.
“Chaotic is what I knew from being in the media storm of New York. So when I got to New Orleans, the media wasn’t as ruthless when I got out there. It was more calm for me,” Apple stated in a Q&A with ReadWrite’s Kyle Odegard.
However Apple didn’t blame all of his Giants troubles on the ambiance.
“Being a young guy coming in, you try to balance everything, and you try to play Superman,” Apple stated. “Sometimes it’s tough … That was my mistake, trying to do too much.”
Apple additionally talked about familial troubles throughout his New York tenure. His mother, Annie Apple, had undergone mind surgical procedure and divorced her husband, Tim, who proceeded to take away himself from Eli’s life after being a serious a part of it earlier than.
“A lot of stuff with my family ended up becoming public, and it unraveled,” Apple stated. “It played with my peace, played with my emotions. I think that ended up carrying out onto the field, not being able to focus.”
Whether or not the problems stemmed utterly from this or not, poor play and drama with teammates additionally performed a serious position in Apple’s New York failure.
“I was such a young, hot-headed kid, and at different points I was feeling like a lot of the blame on how the season was going was kind of towards me,” Apple stated. “That was one thing I didn’t recognize … Outbursts occurred.
Regardless of the rocky begin to his profession, Apple has churned out a nine-year NFL profession and has performed for 5 different groups. He’s presently a free agent.
He was requested if he wished his Giants time period had gone otherwise.
“I mean, of course, yeah … But I think the beauty of everything is not having regret, but learning from those mistakes and knowing you had to go through that to become who you are,” Apple stated.
“I think everything happened for a reason. I’m very thankful to get drafted by the Giants and get that opportunity. That was amazing. I learned a lot throughout that time about myself. I learned a lot about the people close to me, and I needed to go through what I went through to be where I am now, so I don’t have any regrets at all.”
