{"id":193312,"date":"2026-04-11T12:29:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T12:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/193312\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T12:29:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T12:29:06","slug":"paulson-adebo-has-been-in-contact-with-new-york-giants-coaching-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/193312\/","title":{"rendered":"Paulson Adebo has been in contact with New York Giants&#8217; coaching staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>April 11, 2026, 8:02 a.m. ET<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/new-york-giants\/351\" data-autotag=\"9402befb-12da-4b26-905a-81ab1fea0850\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">New York Giants<\/a> cornerback Paulson Adebo was notably absent when the team&#8217;s voluntary offseason workout program opened earlier this week, alongside defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence and defensive lineman Sam Roberts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Head coach John Harbaugh acknowledged the absences during a press conference, stressing the voluntary nature of the sessions and noting that players participate at their own discretion<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">&#8220;Paulson wasn&#8217;t here,&#8221; Harbaugh said. &#8220;There&#8217;s no excused or unexcused. It&#8217;s voluntary. Guys come or not come according to their choosing. Voluntary-type time of year.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Adebo has maintained communication with the Giants&#8217; coaching staff despite not attending the initial workouts, reports Dan Duggan of The Athletic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Duggan indicated that the absence does not stem from any contract-related dispute. Adebo stands to earn a $250,000 bonus if he attends at least 84.4 percent of the offseason program sessions, leaving open the possibility of his return in the coming days and weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Expert NFL picks: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":body nav (nfl)|e|auto spike click:5|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_sp_a\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/picks\">Exclusive betting insights only at USA TODAY.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The 26-year-old defensive back signed with the Giants before the 2025 season and started all 12 games in which he appeared last year, recording one interception and eight passes defensed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">While the exact reason for his initial absence remains unclear and appears to be a personal matter, ongoing dialogue with the staff suggests the situation is not a point of significant concern at this early stage of the offseason.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"gnt_em_cp_cw_i\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775910546_822_86373428007-square-1.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"April 11, 2026, 8:02 a.m. ET New York Giants cornerback Paulson Adebo was notably absent when the team&#8217;s&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":193313,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[679,9,11,10,1941,1942,948,930,1047,4075,6568,949,682],"class_list":{"0":"post-193312","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-accessfree","9":"tag-new-york","10":"tag-new-york-headlines","11":"tag-new-york-news","12":"tag-sstssportsnflgiants","13":"tag-sstsngiants","14":"tag-tagamerican-football","15":"tag-tagnew-york-giants","16":"tag-tagoverall-negative","17":"tag-tagpaulson-adebo","18":"tag-tagsmg-breaking-wire","19":"tag-tagsports-news","20":"tag-typestory"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/193312","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=193312"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/193312\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/193313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=193312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=193312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=193312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}