We saw something we might not have seen before in NFL history during the New York Giants’ first preseason game: a plastic tent for a … play-calling sheet.
It belonged to head coach Brian Daboll, who was making headlines all over social media for the innovation in a very rainy game that didn’t count against the Detroit Lions. And after the game, he was asked about the tent.
He said he doesn’t like laminated play sheets, so it was paper, and with the rain, he had to keep it dry.
There you have it! Now we know.
Check out his answer and the viral tweets:
Brian Daboll explains why he used a "tent" to cover his play sheet from the rain tonight:
"It was coming down and I don't like the laminated one, so I put a little cover on it" pic.twitter.com/5FJeog3c0u
— Giants Videos (@SNYGiants) August 9, 2024
We’re loving Coach Daboll’s clipboard tent 😂📋@Giants pic.twitter.com/9kJsjuwo05
— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) August 9, 2024
The “clipboard tent” is going to be a trend because of Brian Daboll.pic.twitter.com/V3xVhcsN7R
— Doug Rush (@TheDougRush) August 9, 2024