New York Giants Just Unearthed a Potential Gem on Defense
The New York Giants put together a rather stunning 27-21 overtime victory over the Houston Texans on Sunday afternoon, winning on the road in spite of an avalanche of injuries that has befallen the team. All things considered, it was the most impressive win of the season for the Giants, and there is plenty of credit to go around. But for now, I want to highlight one player in particular who may have emerged as a significant piece for New York: rookie defensive tackle Bobby Jamison-Travis. The Giants selected Jamison-Travis in the sixth round of the NFL Draft back in April, hoping that the 6-foot-3, 328-behemoth would help improve New York's shoddy run defense. A rather pedestrian training camp and preseason resulted in Jamison-Travis being buried on the depth chart, and a late-summer trade for CJ Okoye further clouded his role. It took until last week for Jamison-Travis to finally see…
