![]() Morris helped the Giants more a season ago than they could have anticipated. What’s the point in that? I don’t want to be one of those guys that’s just here to collect a check.” “If I can’t do this at a high level anymore and I’m not having fun I don’t want to do it anymore. If I feel like I lost a step I’m done,” Morris said. “I told ‘em at the beginning when they called me last year I’m not going to waste your time and I don’t want to waste my time. He still thinks he has what it takes to be a good player. He will be 33, ancient for a running back, by season’s end. Morris, obviously, is not guaranteed a spot on the Giants’ 53-man roster. I’ve been fortunate enough, this is going into my 10th year. “I could have never did a day in the NFL. Every chance I get, every carry I get, every snap I get, every chance I get to come to a camp I’m appreciative. “I’ve always appreciated the opportunity, just having a foot in the door. I’ve come from a road that most haven’t come from,” Morris said. “I’ve always appreciated it, since Day 1. I asked Morris if, now as a role player and a guy trying to extend his career, he appreciated the NFL more than he did when he was starring for Washington. “I’ve been given it and I want to give it back,” he said. He said that players like Darrell Young and Santana Moss helped him learn how to be a pro. Having played collegiately at Florida Atlantic, Morris said ‘my vantage point is a little different than most.” He’s always smiling and good, great energy out there.” “Look, I walked by him when I was coming in the building and he was waiting outside for his clearance from his test, and we got to have a conversation sitting outside and it’s just refreshing seeing his face. ![]() “Alfred, last year – look, I can’t tell you how much I feel on a personal level about Alfred and what he did for our team last year, about how he carries himself, about how he is as a teammate, how he is in the team meeting,” Judge said. Giants coach Joe Judge was effusive Monday morning in his praise of Morris. I think that speaks volumes about the person - from a character standpoint, from a talent standpoint. “It’s always good when you get a call back. I spent last year here and got to know a bunch of the guys, got to know the system, coaches, things like that,” Morris said. Morris is thrilled that his opportunity is once again coming from the Giants. The Giants, still trying to figure out the depth chart behind Saquon Barkley and Devontae Booker, are giving it to him. This time around, Morris was still looking for an NFL opportunity when training camp opened. That’s pretty good, especially after he got just one carry for the Arizona Cardinals in 2019. Morris ended up playing in nine games, carrying 55 times and gaining 238 yards (4.3 yards per carry). I’m pretty humble, I’m always looking for an opportunity to make the most of it. “I didn’t think it was a hard place to be in. “It wasn’t ideal, but it was an opportunity. A little earlier than that I probably would have been like, no, definitely not,” Morris said on Monday, his first day back with the Giants in 2021. The place I was at it was perfect timing for that. Yet, last season when the Giants called in Week 3 and could only offer him a practice squad spot, Morris wasn’t insulted. He has more than 6,000 career rushing yards. Alfred Morris has three 1,000-yard rushing seasons during his NFL career.
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