Someone send Kayvon Thibodeaux Jeff Saturday's Twitter account.
The rookie Giants edge rusher has found himself in the middle of a small bit of controversy after Sunday's Giants win over the Colts.
After sacking (and injuring) Colts quarterback Nick Foles, Thibodeaux took his celebration to the turf, making snow angels no more than a few feet from where Foles was writhing in pain with a rib injury.
Colts interim head coach Jeff Saturday was vocal about his criticisms of Thibodeaux, and on Wednesday, Thibodeaux responded in kind:
"I don't know who [Jeff Saturday] is. Anybody who comments on it, unless I know who they are, it doesn't really affect me."
— Giants Videos (@SNYGiants) January 4, 2023
Kayvon Thibodeaux on his snow angel celebration after sacking Nick Foles: pic.twitter.com/OQZAayKKoY
"I just don't know who he (Jeff Saturday) is," Thibodeaux said Thursday. "Nah, I just don't know who — anybody who commented on it, unless I know who they are, it doesn't really affect me. That's it."
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Thibodeaux is simply saying his lack of relationship with Saturday means Saturday's opinion means less. Pretty zesty stuff from a rookie.
He continued to defend his celebration, which some viewed as callous and disrespectful while Foles laid on the turf, while also discrediting the media's viewpoint, as well:
"Who — I just want to understand — who is the gatekeeper of when to do something?" Thibodeaux said. "So, once we figure out who the gatekeeper is, then we can write the rules and then we can establish the narratives and things like that. But until you guys are actually in the sport and do it, and be in that moment, you can't create a narrative on it."
Thibodeaux reiterated that he didn't know Foles was hurt, per reports, and that teammates were fine with his celebration. The Giants had plenty of reason to be happy, though: Big Blue and Thibodeaux punched their ticket to the playoffs for the first time since the 2016 season.
Here's hoping Thibodeaux avoids any more controversy (and boats) between here and wild-card weekend.
