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EAST RUTHERFORD Womens Daniel Jones Jersey , N.J. (AP) — Giants safety Jabrill Peppers has enjoyed beginning minicamp with his new team.“It’s been tremendous,” said Peppers, who was traded to the Giants as part of the Odell Beckham, Jr. deal in March. “I definitely feel fortunate. It’s definitely exciting to be here. I spent some of the best years of my life here.”Peppers is a native of East Orange, N.J., which is located just 10 miles from the Giants’ practice facility and MetLife Stadium. In fact, Peppers played four straight years at MetLife Stadium while he was in high school, leading his teams to New Jersey state championships all four times. He was the state player of the year his junior year in 2012.“I have a lot of great memories here,” Peppers said. “I just want to keep the streak going.”Peppers went from his high school days in New Jersey to the University of Michigan, where he played for the parts of three seasons, playing both offense and defense as well as returning punts and kicks. He finished fifth in the Heisman Trophy balloting in 2016.The 5-foot-11, 213-pound Peppers was drafted by the Cleveland Browns with the 25th pick in the first round of the 2017 draft. Although it was unclear at the time whether Peppers’ true position was linebacker, cornerback or safety, then-Browns head coach Hue Jackson said that Peppers was going to be the starter at strong safety, where he remained for all 29 of his NFL starts with the Browns.As he begins a new chapter of his NFL life, the 23-year-old Peppers is determined to make sure he’s not just considered a throw-in to the Beckham trade, that the Giants did the right thing in bringing him home.“Even before the trade happened, I was ready to pick things up this year,” Peppers said. “I had a responsibility regardless of where I was going to be to be the best player I could be.”So far in the team’s OTAs (organized team activities) and the first day of minicamp Tuesday, Peppers has impressed both teammates and the coaching staff with the versatility that got him recognized in high school and college.“I like playing in various spots,” Peppers said. “I can drop back in coverage and mix up the looks. I definitely like that. I believe everything will go game by game, so we’ll see how it all works out. I’m not too worried about it right now. I’m just soaking it all in right now.”Giants coach Pat Shurmur has enjoyed Peppers’ approach thus far.“His leadership already is very exciting Authentic Daniel Jones Jersey ,” Shurmur said. “He has a very charismatic personality. It’s the first characteristic of him that stands out. He’s also extremely smart and understands all the coverages and reads. He also loves to play the game. He’s also very competitive and that’s a good sign.”Shurmur has been impressed with the way his young team has gotten after it thus far.“They’re very competitive and very spirited,” Shurmur said. “We’ve made a lot of changes and a lot of the guys are young, but they’re also spirited. They also have to have the mindset that no matter how young they are, they have to compete right away and I like that.”Sterling Shepard is beginning his fourth year with the Giants, but he’s already now one of the more veteran players at age 26. Shepard and Peppers have been jawing at one another during workouts and Shumur likes that fire.“They’re all in a good spot,” Shurmur said. “If you get into it like that and you’re competitive, then it’s all good.”Shepard, who has caught 190 passes for 2,282 yards and 14 touchdowns over his first three seasons with the Giants, believes that Peppers will be a good addition to the team, despite the fact that his arrival meant the departure of the acrobatic pass catcher Beckham.“It’s still a little weird, not having him (Beckham) here,” Shepard said. “He’s always going to be my brother. He’s a great guy. Just his presence was amazing. I think he was loved by everyone in this facility.“But we have to move on and focus on the players we have. Jabrill is going to be a help, because I saw him at corner doing one-on-ones and also at safety. It’s been that way with him since Day One. I think it’s been important for us to go back and forth with each other. It helps our competitive edge. Neither one of us is going to back down at all.”“I think the competition beings out the best in both of us,” Peppers said. “I just have that aggressiveness to keep everyone going. I definitely feel like I can do a lot of things defensively.”Peppers is ready for the challenge of being a key player for his hometown team.“Everything happens for a reason,” Peppers said of the trade. “I think it’s a blessing to play this game and get paid for it. A lot of other guys would love to have this opportunity.”NOTES: One of the highlights of the workout Tuesday was seeing first-round draft pick Daniel Jones make a run on a play where the pocket closed on him. Of course, Jones was not going to get hit during a workout, but still, his ability to turn up the field on a scramble for about 15 yards surprised some onlookers. “He moves around really well,” Shurmur said of Jones. “If a quarterback can move around like that and create his own play, that’s a huge plus. I think he can do that.” Jones has been clocked at 4.68 in the 40-yard dash. “He picked the knees up and was high-stepping,” Shepard said of Jones. “I’ve seen some tape of him running. He was carving them up out there.” Daniel Jones has become one of the hottest commodities in the New York City metropolitan area Daniel Jones Jersey Boys , and beyond.Look at the lead to most of the local sports shows, and even some national shows. It's mostly about the Giants rookie quarterback. The videotape of the kid from Duke scampering into the end zone from 7-yards to cap a 32-31 come-from-behind win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers is being played three days later.When Jones talked before the full media Wednesday as the Giants (1-2) began preparations for Sunday's game against the winless Washington Redskins, it was a feeding frenzy.There were 11 camera crews, photographers, beat writers and more columnists than usual around to listen to the new-found folk hero, who replaced two-time Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning and put some life back into the season.Asking a question in the roughly 10-minute interview period was like a shouting match.The Giants even changed their normal routine. Manning used to speak in front of his locker on Wednesdays. Jones was on the patio at the team facilities in the Meadowlands to give everyone a little room.What was interesting was Jones didn't change in the least. He came off as a low-key Manning clone when the Giants took him with the sixth pick overall in the draft and nothing changed after his career started in spectacular fashion, running for two touchdowns and passing for two more.When asked about his new celebrity status, a wry smile appeared on his face.It was hard to tell whether Jones was amused, surprised or even liked it. The 22-year-old laughed a little. He said his life has not changed."It's the same thing," he said. "I go home and then I come into work every day. But no, I don't feel like it's changed a whole lot."He said he is aware that he is in more demand and he has received more messages from family and friends, telling him what they see."But like you said, I'm trying to focus on this week, focus on what we're doing here and making sure that I'm preparing myself to play as well as I can this week."Jones hit 23 of 36 passes for 336 yards and become the first Giants quarterback with at least two passing and two rushing touchdowns in a game since Nov. 28, 1948, when Charlie Conerly did it against the Boston Yankees.Jones also is the second quarterback since the 1970 merger to throw for at least 300 yards and two touchdowns and run for two scores in his starting debut.The next step is doing it again Sunday."I think, like I said, there is a whole lot that I need to clean up to do better," he said. "I'll focus on that, I'll lock in on those things this week and hopefully play better on Sunday. I'm looking forward to that."Giants coach Pat Shurmur had a funny line when asked if Jones either had changed in any way since the weekend or if he was carrying himself any differently."You're asking if he has a big head?" Shurmur said. "Is that what you're asking? No. No. Not at all. I see the same player I saw last week preparing to play his first game."Sterling Shepard, who caught one of Jones' two TD passes, had played his entire career with Manning. But he was impressed how Jones lifted the team after an 0-2 start. He played well and he used a few words in the huddle that caught teammates by surprised. He cursed."He's smart and he plays with a lot of poise Color Rush George Asafo-Adjei Jersey ," Shepard said. "You can see that, and you usually don't see that out of a rookie.""Some of the things he did were crazy," added center Jon Halapio, who said the one play that stood out to him was the game-winning, fourth-down touchdown run up the middle with 1:16 to play.It's the play that keeps showing up on television.Jones has seen it a few times. When asked if he ever turned the channel, he sounded like Manning."No, I didn't change it," he said.Coming from the celebrity, it drew laughter.NOTES: LB Alec Ogletree (hamstring), LB Tae Davis (concussion), RB Saquon Barkley (ankle), DT Olsen Pierre (knee) and WR Russell Shepard (foot) did not practice. LB Lorenzo Carter (elbow) and WRs Bennie Fowler (hamstring) and Cody Latimer (concussion) were limited. ... RB Wayne Gallman will start for Barkley, who will be sidelined for an extended time, according to Shurmur. "I view it as a big opportunity, an opportunity I've had since I came into the league. It's unfortunate for my brother to go out, but this is what I've prepared for," Gallman said. ... The Giants will probably sign RB Jon Hilliman to the practice squad. With Barkley out, Eli Penny is the only other RB.