New York Giants defensive end Jihad Ward did not like the way his interaction with New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers was portrayed on «Hard Knocks,» saying his actions stemmed from disgust with an illegal block by Jets wide receiver Randall Cobb that left Giants safety Bobby McCain concussed, and the Jets' overall reaction to the situation. «Hard Knocks» showed the Jets players laughing in the huddle after Rodgers called out Cobb for the blindside block. «Everybody going to get pissed off at that.
The whole team was pissed off, you know what I'm saying?» Ward said. «It's preseason and all that stuff and you're going to do some reaction like that? »It's cool, though.
That's how they roll. I think we play them soon, it is what it is." This sets the stage for the crosstown rivalry to heat up once again.
It hasn't been the same since Rex Ryan and the Jets tried to seize the city more than a decade ago. The Giants and Jets meet again on Oct.