“Giants really draft losers” - NFL fans react as Abdul Carter ignites beef with Jets on Twitter after getting bullied during preseason game

The New York Giants’ top linebacking prospect Abdul Carter added fuel to their rivalry with the New York Jets with his social media activity after Saturday’s preseason game.

Carter took exception to a block by Jets tight end Stone Smartt that knocked the former Penn State linebacker to the ground.

“might be the only highlight of the Jets all season and we put BTA. weak a** chip ate that mf like bbq,” Carter tweeted on Sunday.

The 2024 Unanimous All-American was criticized for his tweet by fans online.

Cromartie Jr.

@SpyroKush

Nigga crying on the internet like a bitch and hyped over a preseason win. Giants really draft losers 🤣 We'll see who has the better season.

“Ni*** crying on the internet like a bi*** and hyped over a preseason win. Giants really draft losers. We’ll see who has the better season,” one person tweeted.

JETS FAN

@nick74265476

@1NCRDB1 Only thing you ate was that turf and you must’ve really enjoyed it bc you went there twice

Robbie Bangers

@RobertSportsBet

@1NCRDB1 Getting this mad over a single rep in a preseason games speaks volumes about your insecurity. Pretty embarrassing actually.

Carter was the first defensive end selected in this year’s draft and will have a lot of expectations to help a defensive unit that ranked 24th in the NFL last season for yards allowed per game (346.8). He’s expected to strengthen the pass rush that finished ninth in team sacks in 2024 (45).

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@jetstothewest

@1NCRDB1 you got eaten up by a tight end who is not known for blocking 😂

Frankie V

@FrankieVitz

@1NCRDB1 Abdul you know Stone used to be a QB ...

LandonTengwall

@LandonTengwall

@1NCRDB1 I know first hand how Abdul gets his lick back 😂 idk when Jets and Giants play next, but Abdul ain’t gonna forget

Smartt, meanwhile, signed as an undrafted free agent with the Los Angeles Chargers in 2022. Before coming to the NFL, he was a quarterback in high school and his first few years in college at Northern Arizona, Riverside City and Old Dominion, transitioning to wide receiver in 2021. He signed with the Jets in March.

Saturday’s game ended in a 31-12 victory for the Giants.

Abdul Carter is living up to the hype

While Carter struggled to get pressure at times on Saturday, his reviews thus far have been relatively positive. His performance against the Buffalo Bills was promosing, playing six snaps and rushing the quarterback in half of those occasions.

By all accounts, he’s more than lived up to the hype surrounding him since the draft, generating excitement among Giants fans and positive reviews from his coaches. He’s expected to be a key piece of a unit that boasts Pro Bowl nose tackle Dexter Lawrence and Kayvon Thibodeaux, who was on the PFWA All-rookie team in 2022, the last season the Giants made the playoffs.

Carter will aim to collect his first sack as a professional when the Giants wrap up the preseason on Aug. 21 against the New England Patriots.