Evan Engram says crotch grab was unintentional, calls penalty ‘bullcrap’
New York Giants tight end Evan Engram scored the first touchdown of his NFL career Monday night, but it came with a cost after he was penalized for what the officials deemed an inappropriate gesture. However, the rookie insists he did not have a lapse in judgement.
Following the Giants’ 24-10 loss to the Detroit Lions, Engram said he did not intend to grab his crotch area and called the 15-yard penalty “bullcrap.”
“I don’t know what they were talking about, I did nothing intentional,” he said, via Paul Schwartz of the New York Post. “That was bull-crap, there was nothing intentional. I was just trying to dance. One of the guys came in and bumped into me. I was really shocked. I was trying to talk to the refs and let them know. I guess I accidentally touched something. Nothing intentional. It was a bad thing.”
The crotch grab didn’t seem blatant, though it’s to tell if it was truly an accident. Here’s the video:
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Engram’s penalty left the Giants kicking from their 20-yard line. The penalty combined with a kickoff going out of bounds gave Detroit the ball at the New York 45. The Lions ended up scoring a touchdown on the drive.
A few years back, Engram’s gesture probably would have been ignored by the officials. He can thank Marshawn Lynch for making everyone so sensitive to it.
