Amani Toomer isn’t holding back, and honestly, why should he? The former New York Giants wide receiver and franchise record-holder has been on a mission to call out everything wrong with this team, from its culture to its roster construction to its complete lack of accountability.
In his latest interview with Pat Leonard of the New York Daily News, he made it abundantly clear: the Giants are failing, and until they show real change, they don’t deserve unwavering support.
That’s a sentiment plenty of Giants fans can get behind. This team just finished a 3-14 disaster of a season. They’ve let key players walk, failed to develop young talent, and have become a revolving door of mediocrity. Toomer, like the rest of us, is fed up. He even dropped one of the most pointed lines of the offseason: “Show me something to be proud of.” Translation? Stop talking about improvement and actually produce something worth being proud of.
But here’s where things get complicated: Toomer’s been on this crusade for weeks now, and while his criticism is valid, his credibility as the messenger has taken some hits. This is the same guy who tried to spin Michael Strahan waving a Philadelphia Eagles flag as a “warning shot” at Giants ownership rather than what it actually was—one of the most embarrassing betrayals in franchise history. So while Toomer’s message is strong, is he really the right person to deliver it?
Amani Toomer shreds the Giants over their organizational mismanagement
One thing is clear: Toomer’s not just ranting. He’s laying out very real issues that have plagued this franchise.
- Drafting and development: “The draft picks have not panned out. It’s sad to see that players have to go other places to let their talents show. The development of our players is just not there.”
- Lack of effort: “We have a corner out there who’s not – we have somebody out there, I’m not gonna say any names — who’s not putting forth effort. That is the basics of winning. How do you not play with effort in the NFL? That’s one of two things: either they’re not holding him accountable, or the team isn’t deep enough to where you have a real fear of losing your position every day of the week.”
- Letting good players go: “When you get a guy like Saquon who was all the above, and just because he plays running back – and you don’t have the creativity to figure out how to make that running back, [how to] have that best player be the focal point of your offense – I have a problem with that. Because that’s not how my experience or any of the older players’ experience with the Giants was. If you can play, you’re gonna stay here.”
None of this is wrong. The Giants’ drafting and player development have been disasters. The roster lacks depth and accountability. And letting Saquon Barkley walk for nothing—only to watch him dominate for the Eagles—was a gut punch.
Toomer has earned the right to speak on the state of the franchise. He was part of a winning culture. He played 13 years in New York, won a Super Bowl, and still holds multiple franchise records. He’s not some bitter ex-player taking shots for the sake of it.
But at the same time, he’s veered into questionable territory before. His defense of Strahan waving that Eagles flag was laughable. His portrayal of it as some noble stand against Giants ownership felt forced and out of touch. Giants fans weren’t mad at Strahan because they were blind to the team’s failures—they were mad because he disrespected the fanbase by repping a division rival. Toomer trying to justify that moment made him look more like a guy desperate to make a point rather than one offering real solutions.
That said, his latest criticism? It’s hard to argue with.
If there’s one thing Toomer is absolutely right about, it’s this: the Giants have to stop making excuses.
“I love Brian Daboll, and I love Joe Schoen,” Toomer said. “But at the end of the day this is not a personality contest. This is a results business, and the results just aren’t there. It’s not personal. I don’t hate these guys. I just want the results. It’s like, ‘Show me the baby.’ Show me something to be proud of.”
That’s the bottom line. There should be nobody comfortable in that building. The Giants have wasted two years, and ownership’s decision to run it back with the same front office and coaching staff doesn’t inspire much confidence. If things don’t improve fast, Toomer won’t be the only former Giant lighting them up—he’ll just be the loudest.