Isaiah Likely can see ‘everybody’s fire in their eyes’ as new tight end opens up on Giants’ revival

Nypost · Aug 15, 2026 · 2604 words · By Steve Serby

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What to know about Isaiah Likely can see ‘everybody’s fire in their eyes’ as new tight end opens up on Giants’ revival

New Giants tight end Isaiah Likely catches up with Post columnist Steve Serby for some training camp Q&A: Q: Explain your X/Twitter handle @DaGorilla4.

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What happened

New Giants tight end Isaiah Likely catches up with Post columnist Steve Serby for some training camp Q&A: Q: Explain your X/Twitter handle @DaGorilla4.

Why it matters

A: (Laugh) Going in high school, everybody was wanting to be the King of the Jungle, aka a lion.

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At the time, I just felt like since everybody wanted to be a lion, I’ve never seen a lion go toe-to-toe with a gorilla.

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Claim 1: “I played with as old as Calais Campbell [36 in 2022].”

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The search results provided are entirely irrelevant, returning information about a store ('Erablue') in Indonesia rather than the football player Calais Campbell.

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Claim 2: “Jaxson Dart... being the franchise quarterback here”

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Wikipedia explicitly states that Jaxson Dart is a professional football quarterback for the New York Giants. Additional reports from Nypost and nj.com refer to him as the franchise quarterback.

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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 — Jaxson Chase Dart (born May 13, 2003) is an American professional football quarterback for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). Dart played college football for the USC Trojans a…
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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…
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Claim 3: “We eloped.”

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Claim 4: “When did she pass? In February [2025].”

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Claim 5: “New Giants tight end Isaiah Likely”

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Multiple independent reports from Nypost confirm that Isaiah Likely is a tight end who joined the New York Giants.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Isaiah Leroy Likely (born April 17, 2000) is an American professional football tight end for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Coastal Carol…
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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…
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Claim 6: “And the “4” is because that’s when you started playing football? Yeah.”

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web search NEUTRAL — last edited on 26 August 2026, at 23:42 (UTC).
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web search NEUTRAL — This page was last edited on 8 August 2026, at 05:42 (UTC).
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web search NEUTRAL — The vision concerning Judah and Jerusalem that Isaiah son of Amoz saw during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. A Rebellious Nation - Hear me, you heavens! Listen, earth!…
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Claim 7: “Malachi Fields... as a rookie”

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Wikipedia and web search results confirm Steven Malachi Fields is a wide receiver for the New York Giants, and TikTok/web results explicitly refer to him as a rookie.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Steven Malachi Fields (born August 26, 2003) is an American professional football wide receiver for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Virgin…
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Claim 8: “You played three positions in high school. I did.”

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Claim 9: “I learned that four was retired coming here”

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Claim 10: “Arvell Reese... Running 4.3”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Arvell Reese (born August 30, 2005) is an American professional football linebacker for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). Reese played college football for the Ohio State Buck…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Arvell is a given name. Notable people with the name include: Arvell Jones, American comic book illustrator Arvell Nelson (born 1988), American football player Arvell Reese (born 2005), American foot…
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Claim 11: “Brian Burns is 28, 29, Mane’s [Tremaine Edmunds] probably 28, 29 as well. A.T. [Andrew Thomas] is 29, somewhere around there.”

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web search NEUTRAL — Fe'Zahn Tremaine Edmunds is an American professional football linebacker for the New York Giants of the National Football League. He played college football for the Virginia Tech Hokies and was select…
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web search NEUTRAL — Tremaine Edmunds is a linebacker for the New York Giants who earned a 66.2 overall PFF defensive grade in the 2025 season, 34th among 88 qualified linebackers.
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web search NEUTRAL — Why Giants’ Tremaine Edmunds tipped his cap to new teammate Brian Burns.Edmunds, who played his first five years in the league with the Buffalo Bills before a three-season stint with the Chicago Bears…
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Claim 12: “Jaxson Dart, the starting quarterback.”

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Claim 13: “Pat Ricard blocking for Cam Skattebo behind Sisi Mauigoa.”

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Claim 14: “Not at 6-4 ¹/₂ .”

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Claim 15: “You had a visit before the draft with the Jets. I came in with one of my best friends, Lewis Cine, another player, Jermaine Johnson.”

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Claim 16: “now that [coach John] Harbaugh’s here.”

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Claim 17: “I talked to him quite a bit when I was over there in Baltimore.”

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Claim 18: “I was a little upset [fourth round, 139th overall]”

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Claim 19: “in 2022, I was the ninth tight end taken.”

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Claim 20: “having the injury [foot fracture] I had last year”

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Claim 21: “Malik Nabers... seeing what he’s doing out here post-injury”

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Claim 22: “OC Matt Nagy.”

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