There is a level of confidence in all of Carter’s answers that he earned by leading the nation with 22.5 tackles for loss at Penn State last season, becoming the No. 3 pick in the draft and causing fits for the Giants’ offensive line from multiple spots across the defensive line in practice.

New York Giants rookie LB Abdul Carter is tired of taking it easy and is excited to actually hit someone in his NFL debut.

New York Giants outside linebacker Abdul Carter isn’t very demonstrative off the field, but the excitement he emulated after the team’s final practice before its preseason opener Saturday against Buffalo wasn’t hard to miss.