On Wednesday evening, not long after it was reported that former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III had been charged with DUI resulting in death, New York Giants wide receiver Kadarius Toney chimed in on the topic.

In a tweet that remains live, Toney took aim at those who are “dragging” Ruggs for taking the life of another human being, suggesting he made little more than a simple mistake.

We young…..everybody make mistakes….y’all lookin at the situation like “this or that” kuz it ain’t y’all…having so much too say….he know he messed up don’t drag em for it……that’s goofy to me….just pray for the families involved

— Kadarius Toney (@0fficialC2N) November 3, 2021

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It’s clear what Toney was trying to get at with his tweet, but it was ill-timed and incredibly tone-deaf. Understandably, it was not received well and Toney himself was quickly dragged.

Toney did not appreciate the response and sent out another series of tweets shortly thereafter.

tough talkin don’t faze me…….gangsta

— Kadarius Toney (@0fficialC2N) November 4, 2021

I was Trippin…i forgot They wait until you fail to unleash how they really been feeling.

— Kadarius Toney (@0fficialC2N) November 4, 2021

This is not the first time Toney has found himself in hot water over some tweets and if the past is any indication, it won’t be the last, either.

But Giants head coach Joe Judge is not among those dragging Toney for his comments. And while he did acknowledge speaking to the rookie, Judge defended the 22-year-old, claiming his heart was in the right place but that his sentiment was poorly articulated.

“I have spoken to Kadarius. I’ve spoken to the entire team on this issue. The one thing that’s unique about this situation with Henry is the amount of relationships he has throughout this league, whether you’re from the state of Alabama and you know him from playing through high school competing against him, you were a teammate of his at Alabama, which a significant number of those guys are playing in the NFL,” Judge told reporters. “When I talk to my team about the situation, I’m literally looking in guys’ eyes, (and) it’s not a headline to them. It’s a friend of theirs, it’s a teammate of theirs, it’s something different.

“I think the important thing that we express is that our prayers are with everybody involved with this. It’s a terrible thing to happen. I’ve got to be very, very careful about how I comment on any of this because it is still an ongoing legal matter and it’s not right for anyone to really sway publicly one way or another or anything.

“I talked to Kadarius. It’s important that we understand how we articulate our words and put them out there. Ultimately, our prayers are with everybody. This is a situation no one wants to see happen to anybody. No one wants to be in this situation. While no one is in any way, shape or form dismissing the consequences at all, it’s horrible on both sides. It’s absolutely horrible. As some players on the Raiders and Derek Carr have voiced, as well, it’s a terrible incident. You’ve just got to make sure that you still have prayers for everybody involved. The important thing is we articulate our words and we watch what we say at the same time.”

It’s especially terrible for the 23-year-old Tina Tintor. She was on her way home from the park when struck from behind at over 100 MPH. Her car erupted into flames due to the impact and bystanders were unable to pull her from the vehicle in time.

It’s no difficult to understand why people are upset with Ruggs and expressing their anger and grief.

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The New York Giants did some minor roster shuffling on Tuesday, waiving defensive back Steven Parker.

Parker, who had been signed to practice squad in late September, was added to the 53-man roster ahead of a Week 8 game against the Kansas City Chiefs. He made his Giants’ debut on Monday night and saw 12 special teams snaps.

An undrafted rookie in 2018, Parker had spent time with the Los Angeles Rams (2018), Miami Dolphins (2019), Minnesota Vikings (2020) and Dallas Cowboys (2020). During his time in Miami, Parker played under current Giants defensive coordinator Patrick Graham.

In addition to waiving Parker, the Giants also terminated the practice squad contract of wide receiver Travis Toivonen, who had been added in late October.

With an extra spot open on their 53-man roster, do not be surprised to see rookie edge rusher Elerson Smith activated from the physically unable to perform list.

Finally, the Giants have re-signed wide receiver Alex Bachman to their practice squad.

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Would the New York Giants be buyers or sellers at the NFL trade deadline? There was intense speculation leading up to Tuesday but when the bell rang, the Giants fell silent.

General manager Dave Gettleman — also known as “Trader Dave” — failed to pull the trigger on any deals, which meant keeping tight end Evan Engram in tow on an expiring contract.

It also means that running back Saquon Barkley, guard Will Hernandez and several other potential trade pieces will remain with the Giants through the 2021 season (and potentially beyond).

Head coach Joe Judge felt these were the right decisions for the future of the franchise.

“I think the decisions we made were what we thought was best for the team long-term with where we’re at. Each trade deadline day, you get a lot of calls going around, but we talk about it all the time, today is the last day,” Judge told reporters on Tuesday.

“You’ve had the opportunities leading up all the way through here to make any kind of roster moves or trades that you possibly could do. You get a lot of calls bouncing around from other teams inquiring about either something they maybe want or something you’d be willing to move, things of that nature. For us, we thought the decisions we made were the best for the team going forward, so we were good with just moving on with (the players that are here).”

That essentially means the Giants will get nothing in return for Engram should he not be re-signed during the offseason. Of course, losing him could factor into the compensatory pick formula, but there are a lot of other variables that factor into that as well.

On the opposite side of that coin, Engram is a Joe Judge favorite and that might mean he gets re-signed.

“Like I said, every decision we make is what’s best for the team long-term going forward,” Judge said. “There’s a number of players we have that are free agents this year. There’s nothing that’s ruling us out from being able to bring players back and continue to be a part of our team.

“We want to build with guys that are here, want to continue growing with the guys that are here that are established in our program as being team guys, guys that we believe have the skillset and the makeup that can help us be successful in this program as we continue to build. The decisions we make are always what’s best for the team.”

The status quo remains in East Rutherford.

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