36-24 victory over the Cardinals<\/a>. \u201cWith a guy like that in the building, him setting the standard for how that position is supposed to be played back in the day. It definitely means a lot to play a decent game like that.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\nDecent?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Yes, Reese\u2019s standards are that high for himself.\u00a0<\/p>\n
So while he was a menace again Sunday, notching the first interception of his career, along with nine solo tackles, a tackle for loss, a quarterback hit and three passes defensed, the first-round pick wasn\u2019t ready to celebrate this performance.\u00a0<\/p>\n
New York Giants great Lawrence Taylor waves to fans during the first quarter of the Giants and Arizona Cardinals game in East Rutherford, N.J., Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026. Bill Kostroun for NY Post<\/p>\n
\u201cA bunch of plays I left out there,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
At halftime, Taylor and the rest of the 1986 Giants were honored. By then, Reese was already making an impact, coming up with an interception and rushing Cardinals quarterback Jacoby Brissett into another pick.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHe is playing great,\u201d Taylor said of Reese. \u201cI think he\u2019s a good player.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Greg Newsome II (20) and Arvell Reese (52) of the New York Giants react after a play against the Arizona Cardinals during the second quarter at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026. Getty Images<\/p>\n
The two met briefly during minicamp. Reese is hoping to build a relationship with the Hall of Famer.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNext time I see him, I have to have a good conversation with him,\u201d Reese said. \u201cHe\u2019s a legend.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The fifth overall pick out of Ohio State, Reese has really come on of late. He was a monster in last Sunday\u2019s win over the Titans, notching 13 tackles, and he was again all over the field in this latest victory.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s been playing out of his mind,\u201d Abdul Carter said. \u201cEven in the first half, he\u2019s making play after play after play. I told him, \u2018Keep going, keep going, and finish strong.\u2019\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
New York Giants linebacker Arvell Reese (52) makes a tackle during the first quarter of a game against the Arizona Cardinals in East Rutherford, N.J., Sunday, October 4, 2026. Bill Kostroun for NY Post<\/p>\n
The last few weeks, the game has begun to slow down for Reese. It has enabled him to just play off instincts rather than overthinking. The results are telling. It\u2019s only motivating him to get better.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cA game-changer, dominant player,\u201d he said when asked about his personal goals. \u201cBut I don\u2019t think I\u2019m anywhere near my ceiling obviously. Dominant, game-changer, that\u2019s what I\u2019m chasing.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lawrence Taylor got the chance to see what all the hype was about Sunday.\u00a0 The greatest defensive player…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":364613,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[47939,32332,9,24,55,54,2683,22,56,319],"class_list":["post-364612","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-city","tag-arvell-reese","tag-lawrence-taylor","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-new-york-city-headlines","tag-new-york-city-news","tag-new-york-giants","tag-nfl","tag-ny","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/364612","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=364612"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/364612\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/364613"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=364612"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=364612"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=364612"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}