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Giants know they’re getting a John Harbaugh earful after penalty-filled practice: ‘Call everyone out’

Nypost · · 493 words · By Ryan Dunleavy
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— The patriotic row of flags lined up above the front entrance to The Greenbrier Resort was outnumbered Monday by the penalty flags littering the nearby football field.

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— The patriotic row of flags lined up above the front entrance to The Greenbrier Resort was outnumbered Monday by the penalty flags littering the nearby football field.

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tRY IT NOW The Giants were called for at least 13 penalties — nine on offense and four on defense — during a sloppy, rain-soaked first practice in pads.

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/03/sports/giants-know-theyre-getting-a-john-harbaugh-…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Jermaine Eluemunor... was flagged twice.”
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The evidence confirms Jermaine Eluemunor is a Giants offensive tackle and was present at the penalty-filled practice, but none of the provided sources explicitly state he was flagged twice.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jermaine Eluemunor is an English professional American football offensive tackle for the New York Giants of the National Football League.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jermaine_Eluemunor
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web search NEUTRAL — Head coach John Harbaugh calmly pointed to the first day in pads and the weather as reasons for the penalties, but the Giants know to expect an earful when watching film. New York Giants offensive tac…
https://nypost.com/2026/08/03/sports/giants-know-theyre-gett…
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web search NEUTRAL — Offensive line prospect Jermaine Eluemunor from Texas A&M didn't grow up a fan of football like most of his contemporaries, instead he learned about the game during his youth in London and fell in lov…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLGF-giZqCY
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Claim 2: “Head coach John Harbaugh”
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Wikipedia and multiple cross-references from the NY Post explicitly confirm that John Harbaugh is the head coach of the New York Giants for the 2026 season.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the National Foot…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_New_York_Giants_head_c…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 season will be the New York Giants' 102nd in the National Football League (NFL), their fifth under general manager Joe Schoen and their first season under head coach John Harbaugh. Harbaugh s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_York_Giants_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — John William Harbaugh ( HAR-baw; born September 23, 1962) is an American professional football coach who is the head coach for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He previously …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Harbaugh
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Claim 3: “The Giants were called for at least 13 penalties — nine on offense and four on defense — during a sloppy, rain-soaked first practice in pads.”
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While web search results confirm the Giants had a penalty-filled first day in pads and mention John Harbaugh's reaction to it, the specific count of 'at least 13 penalties (9 offense, 4 defense)' is not corroborated by a second independent source in the provided evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 season was the New York Giants' 101st in the National Football League (NFL), their fourth under general manager Joe Schoen, their final under the ownership tandem of John Mara and Steve Tisch…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_New_York_Giants_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Con…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Giants
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Giants were a Major League Baseball team in the National League that began play in the 1883 season as the New York Gothams and became known as the Giants in 1885. They continued as the Ne…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Giants_(baseball)
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Claim 4: “The range of penalties included everything from false starts to defensive holding on fourth-and-long to delay of game.”
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One web search result explicitly lists 'false starts to defensive holding on fourth-and-long to delay of game' as the range of penalties. No other independent source confirms this specific list for this specific practice.
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web search NEUTRAL — The offense has two false starts and one delay of game, continuing the season long trend of basic execution errors.The top penalties committed by Washington are offensive holding calls, false starts, …
https://www.thehogsty.com/2020/12/09/hold-on-week-13/
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web search NEUTRAL — The range of penalties included everything from false starts to defensive holding on fourth-and-long to delay of game. “I think that guys are just real jittery on Day 1 of full pads,” right tackle Jer…
https://nypost.com/2026/08/03/sports/giants-know-theyre-gett…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Giants' first-string defense was called three times for an illegal use of hands, twice for defensive holding and once for an illegal use of hands. Before the preseason began, the NFL sent official…
https://www.si.com/nfl/2014/08/23/ap-fbn-giants-coughlin
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Claim 5: “The offense generally subs out penalty committers, while the defense is given 10 post-practice pushups for each penalty.”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm the specific disciplinary system: the offense subs out penalty committers and the defense performs 10 post-practice pushups per penalty.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Dodgers–Giants rivalry is regarded as one of the fiercest and longest-standing rivalries in American baseball, with some observers considering it the greatest sports rivalry of all time. It dates …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodgers–Giants_rivalry
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Facing the Giants is a 2006 American Christian drama sports film directed by and starring Alex Kendrick. The supporting cast was composed of volunteers from Sherwood Baptist Church, and it is the seco…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facing_the_Giants
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Con…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Giants
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Claim 6: “The Giants will practice each of the next five days — mostly in pads.”
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The provided evidence does not contain the specific practice schedule for the next five days or the requirement to be 'mostly in pads'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 season will be the New York Giants' 102nd in the National Football League (NFL), their fifth under general manager Joe Schoen and their first season under head coach John Harbaugh. Harbaugh s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_York_Giants_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Con…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Giants
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Giants were a Major League Baseball team in the National League that began play in the 1883 season as the New York Gothams and became known as the Giants in 1885. They continued as the Ne…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Giants_(baseball)
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Claim 7: “Flags flew on five straight plays (four offensive) at one point from the crew of local high school officials.”
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The provided evidence mentions 'excessive amount of pre-snap penalties' and 'five turnovers on five consecutive plays' (which is a different event), but there is no evidence confirming five straight penalties called by high school officials.
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web search NEUTRAL — Giants practice highlights have featured Giants linebacker Arvell Reese, as he has dominated NY Giants training camp so far.Also in fairness, there was an excessive amount of pre-snap penalties on bot…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A01fdjUip9s
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web search NEUTRAL — Offense: F. Five turnovers on five consecutive plays resulted in 13 points.Again, what are they being taught during practice that neither, especially Hyatt, can seem to take a step forward?
https://www.si.com/nfl/giants/onsi/game-day/ny-giants-week-5…
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web search NEUTRAL — Here are five things we learned from the game.So far, Gordon has appeared in four games and has been on the field for 60 offensive snaps. He’s been targeted three times and has made one catch. Two oth…
https://www.arrowheadpride.com/2021/11/2/22758535/5-things-w…
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