How David Bailey picked the wrong New York rival to call out on night one
Bailey's Giants callout backfires immediately.
How David Bailey picked the wrong New York rival to call out on night one originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Texas Tech edge rusher David Bailey was taken with the second overall pick of the 2026 NFL Draft Thursday night, becoming the first defensive player selected in this year's class.
The New York Jets made him the centerpiece of a defensive rebuild they badly needed, in one of his first public moments as a Jet, he decided to pick a fight. When asked which team he most looked forward to "beating up on," he went with the New York Giants . NFL reporter Dov Kleiman shared the clip on X, with Bailey saying exactly that: "I look forward to beating up on the Giants , probably.
" The scheduling reality, however, tells a different story. Yikes: New Jets DE David Bailey was asked what team specifically he looks forward to "beating up" on. "I look forward to beating up on the Giants, probably.
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