Pat Shurmur said that Corey Ballentine was "a victim of a crime," using the word "unfortunate" and saying he is "disappointed." But those last two descriptions seemed to be aimed more at some public reaction to the incident involving the Giants' sixth-round pick than the situation itself.
Ballentine was hit in the glute during a shooting that took the life of his friend and teammate Dwane Simmons near the Washburn University campus in Topeka, Kan., last weekend. He was released from the hospital shortly after the violence but the Giants encouraged him to remain at home for "closure" during this weekend's rookie minicamp.
There were some, most notably WFAN's Mike Francesa, who suggested that Ballentine being shot was a bad look for the Giants. Shurmur disputed that thesis.
