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Giants news Youth Odell Beckham Jr Jersey , Carter to step up Good morning, New York Giants fans! In case you somehow missed it, something significant happened on Monday. Let’s get to your Tuesday morning headlines, see what else is going on and check some of the reaction to Odell Beckham Jr.’s record-setting contract.Lorenzo Carter asked to take on bigger roleWith Olivier Vernon sidelined by an ankle injury and Connor Barwin working his way back from a knee injury, the Giants will need third-round pick Lorenzo Carter to take on more responsibility. Carter tried on Monday to downplay taking first-team reps on defense.“It’s just a chance to get out there and get better. Just to test yourself against the starters to see what it’s like,” he said. “It’s still football at the end of the day. You still go out there reading your keys and striking blockers. Just have to go out there and make the most of it.“The “ones” are a little bit more refined. They know their job, they’ve done their job for a couple of years. So, they have that on top of the “two’s” and “three’s” a little bit. The two’s and three’s Color Rush Patrick Omameh Jersey , we’re all out there flying around, getting better, working hard.”Janoris Jenkins likes Pat Shurmur’s styleMuch has been made of coach Pat Shurmur’s efforts to build relationships with players. Jenkins on Monday provided an example by talking about how Shurmur eats lunch with a group of players nearly every day, something coaches don’t always do.“He eats in there a lot with us. He’ll come by, sit with us and talk it up. He asks us what we think about the defense, I like that,” Jenkins said. “It’s rare, but its cool because you earn the trust of the guys on the team. It lets you know that your head coach is not scared to come up and talk to you as a person or as a man. Communication is key Color Rush Nate Solder Jersey , as we all know.”Around the Inter-GoogleNow it's on Odell Beckham Jr. to behave like a player worthy of that $95 million contract | Politi | NJ.comThe Giants made him the richest wide receiver in every possible way this week. Beckham has to reward them by eliminating the headaches.Meet Lorenzo Carter, Giants' orange-haired rookie starting in Olivier Vernon's absence | NJ.comGiants rookie Lorenzo Carter already looks like a productive pass-rusher in preseason. First, he looked like Olivier Vernon as a rookie with the Dolphins.Why Odell Beckham is worth every penny of his record contractEven if Beckham isn't a quarterback, he's still worth quarterback money.Odell Beckham reset WR market and here's who benefits mostIt was a win-win deal for Beckham and the Giants. It could be an indirect jackpot for the likes of Tyreek Hill, and a nice bump for Julio Jones, Amari Cooper and Michael Thomas. The misery continued for the New York Giants on Monday as they lost to the Atlanta Falcons, 23-20. The loss was the Giants’ fourth straight, dropping them to 1-6.Eli Manning completed 27-of-38 passes for 399 yards and a touchdown. Odell Beckham caught 8 passes for 143 yards Youth Evan Engram Jersey , his first touchdown of the season, and surpassed 5,000 receiving yards for his career, the second-fastest player in NFL history to reach that mark. Sterling Shepard caught 5 passes for 167 yards.Saquon Barkley — 43 yards rushing, 51 receiving for 94 total yards — fell 6 yards shy of tying Kareem Hunt’s NFL record of seven straight games of at least 100 yards from scrimmage to begin a career.Despite the nice numbers for Manning, Beckham and Shepard, the Giants’ offense really wasn’t good enough. They got two touchdowns in the final 4:52, but did not take advantage of opportunities prior to that. The Falcons entered the game giving up 32.0 point per game Youth Will Hernandez Jersey , but the Giants didn’t get a touchdown until the game’s final five minutes.Moments that matteredTwo milestones for Beckham. A 51-yard catch in the third quarter made him the fast player to reach 5,000 receiving yards and gave him his 23rd 100-yard receiving game, breaking a tie with Amani Toomer for the franchise record.Two big misses: Late in the first half, the Giants missed a touchdown opportunity when Manning missed Beckham in the corner of the end zone. The Giants settled for a field goal. On a fourth-and-goal at the 1-yard line in the third quarter, Manning bypassed Beckham and threw incomplete to Scott Simonson.The game really hinged on these two opportunities. Out of a possible 14 points the Giants came away with only 3.The clincher: Giorgio Tavecchio nailed a 56-yard field goal at the two-minute warning to give the Falcons a two-score lead, 23-12. Tavecchio was signed to replace injured placekicker Matt Bryant.Clock management question: Trailing 23-12 the desperate Giants got to the Atlanta 1-yard line with 1:11 to play. The Giants had no timeouts remaining. Rather than clock the ball, they ran two unsuccessful quarterback sneaks before finally scoring on a 1-yard pass to Beckham with just :05 remaining. The curious clock management meant they really wouldn’t have had time for a Hail Mary even if they had recovered the ensuing onside kick.What’s next?The Giants face the division-leading Washington Redskins (4-2) on Sunday at MetLife Stadium. Game time is 1 p.m. ET