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Giants DB Tyler Nubin had priceless reaction to Eric Gray's long TD vs. Lions

Nubin was fired up for his new teammate.
Braulio Perez
Braulio Perez

GMEN HQ

East Rutherford, NJ -- August 1, 2024 -- Safety, Jason Pinnock and safety, Tyler Nubin practicing today at training camp for the New York Giants. / Chris Pedota, NorthJersey.com / USA TODAY NETWORK

In the NY Giants preseason win over the Detroit Lions, Eric Gray stole the show. Early on, people were loving what they saw out of rookie fifth-round pick Tyrone Tracy Jr. running the ball, but Gray decided to remind everyone that he's still in town looking to make a splash too.

He did just that by breaking free for a 48-yard touchdown and juking Morice Norris out of his socks with an unreal move. As you might have been able to guess, Gray's teammates were fired up for him after the incredible score. The list included Tyler Nubin, who could not have been happier for the RB. However, Nubin also had to troll Gray a little bit too:

Tyler Nubin trolling Eric Gray after his long TD run was gold

As you can see in the video above, Nubin was the first guy off the bench to show Gray love following his first TD. Then, though, he hit him with a,"when you get fast like that, bruh?" Come on, that's gold right there from Nubin and he wasn't alone in being shocked with Gray's breakaway speed.

Gray took the handoff from Tommy DeVito, broke through the middle, embarrassed Norris and then flew down the field on his way to the end zone. It was the kind of play that earned Gray a ton of respect across the country. Just ask the team over at Pro Football Focus about that.

Thanks to his two-touchdown performance against Detroit, Gray was named the Offensive Player of the Week. That gives him even more of a reason to smile, while it will also give him plenty of confidence ahead of the regular season.

With Tracy looking so sharp, plus Devin Singletary and Dante Miller looking strong in camp too, plenty of fans had forgotten about Gray. That's no longer the case, as he was fantastic vs. the Lions. Let's see what he can do for an encore against Houston.

Braulio Perez

Braulio Perez

Braulio Perez is an NCAA Content Director for FanSided, joining Minute Media in 2017 after 2.5 years at the Newark Star-Ledger as a high school sports reporter and 2.5 years at the Lynden Tribune as sports editor. While with the Lynden Tribune, Perez was named the Sports Writer of the Year in 2012 for his division by the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association. At the Star-Ledger, he also assisted in coverage of college football recruiting. Perez's focus has been on college football recruiting, high school sports, the NFL, NCAA and English Premier League. He is also a regular contributor for 247Sports' Cougfan.com.