Ereck Flowers was already on thin ice as it was with the New York Giants, but he’s done very little to find more stable ground this offseason.
The last thing most fans remember from Flowers’ 2017 season was his benching by the coaching staff because he allegedly didn’t want to play in the season finale against the Washington Redskins. He later refuted that rumor.
This offseason, Flowers was informed that he was no longer the Giants’ starting left tackle and would be competing for the team’s starting right tackle job. That, of course, came after the Giants signed Nate Solder and made him the highest-paid offensive tackle in the league.
But now Flowers is a no-show for the team’s voluntary mini-camp this week and there are reports that the team is actively shopping him on what’s undoubtedly a very limited trade market.
The team is clearly fed up with Flowers since they seem more than willing to part with him after just three seasons. And head coach Pat Shurmur made it very clear that he was not thrilled with Flowers’ absence from camp.
“He’s not here, so there’s not really much to say. That’s my feelings,” Shurmur told reporters on Tuesday. “He’s not here. We understand that this is a program that is voluntary. I tend to believe it is very necessary, but he’s not here. So, when he is here, we will start to talk about him.”
Flowers was a first-round draft pick of the Giants in the 2015 NFL Draft and after his first season, some had thought they had their starting left tackle solidified. But that has been anything but the case between Flowers’ regression on the field and questionable attitude.
It could now only be a matter of time before Flowers is a former member of the Giants and potentially playing for a new team.
New York Giants head coach Pat Shurmur admits he's disappointed in the absence of Ereck Flowers at the team's three-day mini-camp.
Ereck Flowers was already on thin ice as it was with the New York Giants but he’s done very little to find more stable ground this offseason The last thing most fans remember from Flowers’ 2017 season was his benching by the coaching staff because he allegedly didn’t want to play in the season finale against the Washington Redskins He later refuted that rumor This offseason Flowers was informed that he was no longer the Giants’ starting left tackle and would be competing for the team’s starting right tackle job That of course came after the Giants signed Nate Solder and made him the highest-paid offensive tackle in the league But now Flowers is a no-show for the team’s voluntary mini-camp this week and there are reports that the team is actively shopping him on what’s undoubtedly a very limited trade market The team is clearly fed up with Flowers since they seem more than willing to part with him after just three seasons And head coach Pat Shurmur made it very clear that he was not thrilled with Flowers’ absence from camp He’s not here so there’s not really much to say That’s my feelings Shurmur told reporters on Tuesday He’s not here We understand that this is a program that is voluntary I tend to believe it is very necessary but he’s not here So when he is here we will start to talk about him Flowers was a first-round draft pick of the Giants in the 2015 NFL Draft and after his first season some had thought they had their starting left tackle solidified But that has been anything but the case between Flowers’ regression on the field and questionable attitude It could now only be a matter of time before Flowers is a former member of the Giants and potentially playing for a new team