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Cowboys' DeMarcus Lawrence begins Giants comments, yet he rarely backs it up in games

DeMarcus Lawrence, the Cowboys defensive end who seems to talk about tormenting Giants quarterbacks more often than he actually does so, is at it again with a new target for his verbal slings. On Tuesday, Lawrence told reporters in Dallas that he was happy the Giants have "another little Manning," a somewhat derogatory description of rookie quarterback Daniel Jones.

It's not a new observation to say that Jones is very similar to Eli Manning in both look and style. Lawrence, though, wants credit for labeling Jones with the nickname.

"That's what the GM (Dave Gettleman) said when he drafted him," Lawrence said. "He just couldn't say it in those words, but y'all got it from me."

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