Malik Nabers stands by his critical comments as New York Giants suffer another blow

The New York Giants have been one of the biggest disappointments in the NFL this season - and things went from bad to worse in Sunday's defeat to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Malik Nabers, the star rookie wide receiver for the New York Giants, has expressed his frustration following the team's defeat to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

New York's NFL season record fell to 2-9 after a crushing 30-7 loss at MetLife Stadium in their first game since quarterback Daniel Jones was let go by the team. The decision to promote backup Tommy DeVito and demote Jones from starter to effectively fourth-string led to Jones requesting his release and caused tension in the locker room.

The defeat on Sunday only exacerbated the situation, with Nabers criticising head coach Brian Daboll and the play-calling. Despite being the No. 6 overall pick and having an impressive debut year with 671 receiving yards and three touchdowns in nine games, the 21-year-old was barely involved in Sunday's game until it was essentially over, with the Bucs leading 23-0 at half-time.

Nabers ended the game with six catches for 64 yards and expressed his disappointment in the locker room. "I'm tired of going out there and losing," he said.

"It's just that. First, second quarter, I don't get the ball. Start getting targets at the end. I mean, I can't do anything. Start getting the ball when it's 30-0. What do you want me to do? Talk to [Daboll] about that [the lack of targets]. They come up to me and ask me what plays I want and that was that. I don't know."

After taking some time to reflect, Nabers, the ex-LSU star, has expressed a wish to have chosen his words more carefully following his recent outburst. "If I had an opportunity to go back and change the words that I said, I would," he said on Tuesday.

"But I still stand on what I said. I said it. I don't have no regrets with what I said. But, after looking at the film, we just lacked technique."

On Sunday, Nabers had elaborated on the significance of receiving early passes in a game, explaining: "It's just a start. If you start later on in a game, it's like your body's not ready. Your body hasn't been... You come into the game prepared, right? If you take one quarter off, two quarters off, your body just starts lacking

"It's like you don't even want to play no more. I'm not saying that's how I feel. I'm just saying that's your body. You're not getting involved early then you're not getting the feel of the ball, you're not getting hit. After football plays as an offense, after you get hit, you're like, 'All right, I'm ready to go.' So, that's how I feel.

"I haven't been feeling that way in the first or second quarter. So, I get in the third quarter and I'm not as energetic as I was before. That's all I was saying. I need to get the ball early so I can make a change on the game early on instead of just later on in the game. That's all it really was."

The Giants are gearing up for their next challenge as they head to AT&T Stadium for a Thanksgiving showdown against the Dallas Cowboys, who currently hold a 4-7 record.