Giants tackle Jermaine Eluemunor is standing up for himself.
On Monday, Eluemunor took to social media after Colin Cowherd questioned his value and labeled him a “journeyman” during a segment about the upcoming NFL Draft.
“So (Colin Cowherd), I don’t know why you’ve chosen to open your mouth about (s---) you clearly have no clue about,” Eluemunor wrote on X/Twitter. “‘Journeyman(?)’ Sure it was a Journey to get to where I’m at now but I EARNED every damn penny of the contract I signed. ...
“Oh and I just so Happened to be one of the BEST (right tackles) in the league last year. You have the worst takes in sports, you say dumb (s---) for views.”
All of this stemmed from Cowherd’s take on the Giants’ decision to trade defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence to the Bengals for the No. 10 pick in the NFL Draft. During the segment, Cowherd criticized the team’s offensive tackle situation.
“This is not a Super Bowl team. This team needs five or six guys from this draft who can play,” Cowherd said in a clip shared on X/Twitter. “Even the areas... where their fans think, ‘We are set,’ like offensive tackle. Andrew Thomas, (who) can’t stay on the field, (is your) left tackle. Your right tackle (Eluemunor), you probably overpaid him, he’s a journeyman. He’ll be pressed into left tackle duty at some point, and then it’ll be a mess at both tackles.”
After joining the Giants on a two-year deal in March 2024, Eluemunor started all 15 games he played during his first season, splitting time between right tackle and left tackle.
In 2025, he started 16 games and posted a career-high 76.7 PFF pass-blocking grade, ranking 20th among all tackles. He allowed only four sacks over a career-high 1,088 snaps despite suffering a late-season pectoral injury.
The Giants rewarded that reliability by re-signing Eluemunor in March 2026 to a three-year, $39 million contract.
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