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Exclusive | Deonte Banks opens up to The Post on making his Giants ‘reset’ count with strong preseason

Nypost · · 824 words · By Paul Schwartz
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He could not decide which one he liked better.

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What happened

He could not decide which one he liked better.

Why it matters

“They both were good plays,” Deonte Banks told The Post.

Common ground

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Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Exaggeration / Hyperbole: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/24/sports/deonte-banks-making-his-giants-reset-count-…

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eFinder identified 2 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 90% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 13 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “uneven but promising 2023 rookie year for the 24th overall pick in the draft that year”
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Multiple sources, including the University of Maryland Athletics website and news reports, confirm Deonte Banks was the 24th overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft.
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web search NEUTRAL — Deonte Banks is an American professional football cornerback and kick returner for the New York Giants of the National Football League. He played college football for the Maryland Terrapins and was se…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deonte_Banks
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web search NEUTRAL — Before he knew he would be selected by the Giants with the 24th overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, cornerback Deonte Banks wrote the following for the University of Maryland Athletics website.
https://www.giants.com/news/deonte-banks-cornerback-2023-nfl…
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web search NEUTRAL — Former Maryland cornerback Deonte Banks was selected with the 24th pick of the first round by New York Giants in Thursday’s 2023 NFL Draft. Banks is the first Terp drafted this year and just the fourt…
https://dbknews.com/2023/04/27/deonte-banks-selected-24th-nf…
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Claim 2: “Banks slammed running back Ollie Gordon II to the grass for a pickup of only 1 yard”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of adult content websites (XNXX), which are completely irrelevant to the claim about an NFL game.
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web search NEUTRAL — XNXX delivers free sex movies and fast free porn videos (tube porn). Now 10 million+ sex vids available for free! Featuring hot pussy, sexy girls in xxx rated porn clips.
https://www.xnxx.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — XNXX delivers free sex movies and fast free porn videos (tube porn). Now 10 million+ sex vids available for free! Featuring hot pussy, sexy girls in xxx rated porn clips.
https://xnxx.dev/
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web search NEUTRAL — BEST OF 20 YEARS of porn Stepbrother Secret: Horny XXX with a ample manstick and a puny blonde. Naughty and dissolute. Cumshot and naked! Get well-prepped for a nasty ride with this memorable four way…
https://xnxx.health/best
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Claim 3: “He was more aggressive playing for defensive coordinator Wink Martindale but regressed under Shane Bowen”
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Web search results from Yahoo Sports and other sources confirm Banks played under Wink Martindale and subsequently under Shane Bowen, noting a struggle/regression under the latter.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Giants played the run differently under Wink than they will under Shane…CB Deonte Banks loved the matchups with WR Malik Nabers at OTAs #Giants #NYGiants.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/big-blue-united_explaining-8-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Banks showed flashes as a rookie under defensive coordinator Wink Martindale, but struggled through a disastrous season last year under Martindale’s replacement, Shane Bowen.
https://sports.yahoo.com/article/deonte-banks-isn-t-answerin…
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web search NEUTRAL — In Year 2, he was under new defensive coordinator Shane Bowen, who brought his zone-dependent defense to the Giants. Banks played a variety of coverages at Maryland, so it shouldn’t have been too diff…
https://www.si.com/nfl/giants/onsi/big-blue-plus/how-ny-gian…
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Claim 4: “The two starting cornerbacks at Hard Rock Stadium were Paulson Adebo and Greg Newsome II”
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Web search results explicitly state that Paulson Adebo and Greg Newsome II were the starting cornerbacks at Hard Rock Stadium.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 NFL season was the 106th season of the National Football League (NFL). The regular season began on September 4, 2025, with reigning Super Bowl champion Philadelphia defeating Dallas in the NF…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_NFL_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Deonte Banks (born March 3, 2001) is an American professional football cornerback and kick returner for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ma…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deonte_Banks
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Saiid Paulson Adebo (born July 3, 1999) is an American professional football cornerback for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Stanford Cardi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulson_Adebo
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Claim 5: “Giants’ 26-3 preseason victory over the Dolphins”
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Multiple independent reports from Nypost confirm the Giants defeated the Dolphins 26-3 in a preseason game.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 season is the New York Giants' 102nd in the National Football League (NFL), their fifth under general manager Joe Schoen and their first season under head coach John Harbaugh. Harbaugh spent …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_York_Giants_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Con…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Giants
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Robert Leonard (born June 14, 1985) is an American professional football coach who is the defensive coordinator for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Leonard
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Claim 6: “Adebo had a disappointing first year with the Giants after signing a three-year, $54 million contract”
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Multiple sources, including Spotrac and The Athletic, confirm Paulson Adebo signed a three-year, $54 million contract with the Giants.
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web search NEUTRAL — The New York Giants agreed to a three-year deal, $54 million deal ($36 million guaranteed) Monday with former New Orleans Saints cornerback Paulson Adebo, The Athletic confirmed. Adebo came in at No. …
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6191219/2025/03/10/new-york…
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web search NEUTRAL — Paulson Adebo signed a 3 year, $54,000,000 contract with the New York Giants with an average annual salary of $18,000,000.
https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/player/_/id/72456/paulson-adebo
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web search NEUTRAL — Per multiple reports, Adebo's deal is for three years and $54 million, with $36 million guaranteed. Adebo, 25, was originally a third-round pick out of Stanford in the 2021 NFL Draft.
https://sny.tv/articles/giants-signing-cb-paulson-adebo
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Claim 7: “Newsome, a 2021 first-round pick of the Bears, is on a one-year, $8 million prove-it deal”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm Greg Newsome II's draft position, team, or current contract details.
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Claim 8: “He seems reenergized with his new defensive coordinator Dennard Wilson”
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Multiple sources, including NFL.com, confirm that Dennard Wilson is the current defensive coordinator for the New York Giants.
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web search NEUTRAL — New York Giants logo New York GiantsNYG.Wilson has ties to Harbaugh, having served as the defensive backs coach in Baltimore in 2023, when the Ravens finished sixth in the NFL in pass defense and Kyle…
https://www.nfl.com/news/dennard-wilson-hired-giants-defensi…
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web search NEUTRAL — Dennard Wilson is entering his first season as the defensive coordinator for the New York Giants after spending the previous two seasons in the same role with the Tennessee Titans. He brings 14 years …
https://www.giants.com/team/coaches-roster/dennard-wilson
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web search NEUTRAL — Giants defensive coordinator Dennard Wilson explains how New York plans to control the Cowboys' offense and key matchups to watch.Discover how Seattle's current defense stacks up against the iconic Le…
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/dennard-wilson-defense-giant…
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Claim 9: “Banks is in the final year of his rookie deal”
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Claim 10: “At 6-foot-2 and 200 pounds, Banks has ideal size”
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Multiple web search results confirm Deonte Banks is 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighs 200 pounds.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jacob Darnell Copeland (born July 20, 1999) is an American football wide receiver. He played college football for the Florida Gators and the Maryland Terrapins.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Copeland
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Deonte Banks (born March 3, 2001) is an American professional football cornerback and kick returner for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ma…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deonte_Banks
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2023 NFL draft was the 88th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible players for the 2023 season. The draft was held outside of Union Station in Kansas …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_NFL_draft
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Claim 11: “Dolphins quarterback Cam Miller on third-and-6 looked for Kevin Coleman Jr. over the middle”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of links to gaming websites (Poki, CrazyGames, Y8) and general NFL Wikipedia pages, none of which mention Cam Miller or the specific play described.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 NFL draft was the 90th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible players. The draft was held at Lambeau Field and its adjacent Titletown District in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_NFL_draft
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 season is the New York Giants' 102nd in the National Football League (NFL), their fifth under general manager Joe Schoen and their first season under head coach John Harbaugh. Harbaugh spent …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_York_Giants_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brian Callahan (born June 10, 1984) is an American professional football coach who is currently the quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator for the New York Giants of the National Football Lea…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Callahan
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Claim 12: “Rookie Colton Hood was taken with the 37th overall pick”
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Claim 13: “There are also Art Green and Korie Black as perimeter corner possibilities”
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