Giants great quits weekly radio spot after being hung up on by hosts: report

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A conversation between a former New York Giants linebacker and two New York radio hosts turned bitter last week, as Carl Banks was defending the play of defensive lineman Kayvon Thibodeaux.

Banks, who is the color commentator for the Giants on WFAN, was hung up on during his weekly spot with Brandon Tierney and Sal Licata last Wednesday.

Banks told longtime Giants writer Gary Myers that he "resigned" from the spot and informed station management of his decision on Tuesday.

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Carl Banks, #58 of the New York Giants, in action against the Philadelphia Eagles during an NFL football game Dec. 3, 1989 at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Banks played for the Giants from 1984-92. (Focus on Sport/Getty Images)

Myers wrote that Banks was "completely disrespected" by the hosts and "didn't need the aggravation of getting into weekly talk radio arguments with hosts who treated him like a caller rather than a paid guest."

WFAN did not immediately respond to a request for comment or confirmation of the reasoning of Banks' decision.

Banks told the hosts that they had an "unhealthy obsession for finding what is wrong with" the second-year defensive end out of Oregon, who has played exceptionally well after a slow start.

"It’s unhealthy to your fandom. If it’s not your job to find out what the kid does right, then it should not be your job to call him a bust," Banks said.

The hosts and Banks began talking over each other until Licata prompted a producer to end the call.

Carl Banks attends SiriusXM At Super Bowl LVII on Feb. 10, 2023 in Phoenix. (Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM)

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