Malik Nabers arrived in New Jersey to begin life as a member of the New York Giants on Friday but the wide receiver didn't look overly excited to be there.
Footage released by the team shows the No. 6 pick arriving in East Rutherford and being greeted by GM Joe Schoen and head coach Brian Daboll.
Despite enthusiastic greetings from the Giants duo in the parking lot, Nabers looked rather miserable as he embraced both of them.
Nabers would go on to hold a press conference and said he is going to put his 'body on the line' for the Giants.
But his underwhelming reception on arrival already has Giants fans fearing he'd rather be elsewhere.
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Malik Nabers arrived in New Jersey to begin life as a member of the New York Giants on Friday
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But the wide receiver didn't look overly excited to be there as he met GM Joe Schoen
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Head coach Brian Daboll was also enthusiastic to meet his new player but Nabers wasn't
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Taking to social media, one fan wrote: 'So much excitement on his face.'
Another commented: 'He looked mad, boy you better put a d*** smile on that fact! Congrats btw'.
'He didn't even crack a smile he doesn't wanna be a Giant,' commented another.
'First time I've seen us draft someone that doesn't look like they wanted to be a Giant,' said another.
Nabers gives the Giants a physical receiver with elite ball skills and route-running ability. He caught 89 passes for 1,569 yards and 14 TDs last season with the Tigers of the Southeastern Conference.
'Not coming into, you know, trying to replace Odell (Beckham Jr),' Nabers said of the Giants' first-round pick in 2014. 'I'm just trying to lead into my own legacy.'
Nabers will have to step up to match Beckham, who was the last Giants receiver to gain 1,000 yards. From 2014-16, Beckham caught at least 90 passes for 1,300 yards each season and combined for 35 touchdowns.
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Nabers gives the Giants a physical receiver with elite ball skills and route-running ability
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Nabers caught 89 passes for 1,569 yards and 14 touchdowns last season with the LSU Tigers
When it came time for the Giants to pick, they had a choice of two highly regarded receivers: Nabers and Rome Odunze of Washington.
General manager Joe Schoen said little separated the two but what he liked most about the 6-foot Nabers were his competitiveness and toughness. The 20-year-old played last season with a shoulder injury and never slowed down.
'He's a heck of a player,' coach Daboll said. 'Like Joe talked about, that quickness, explosiveness right after the catch and great mindset in terms of the competitive style of play. He also played well in big games.'
Nabers met with Giants officials before the draft along with Marvin Harrison Jr. of Ohio State and Odunze on the same day. He said he was competitive that day, too. He even recalled the portly Daboll making him laugh by saying he could cover him one on one.
'I'm able to play different positions,' Nabers said.
'You know, create separation, open up a great window for a quarterback to throw me the ball. Great teammate, great leader, an all-around great football player with a dog mentality when I'm out there on the field.'