Jermaine Eluemunor of the Giants gets the win over TJ Watt

New York Giants right tackle Jermaine Eluemunor has been a colorful interview subject since signing with the club as a free agent last offseason.

He may have gone a little too far with his opinion this week after the Giants lost 26-18 to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday night.

Leading up to the game, Eluemunor, who had a hip injury, was questioned as he prepared to play against Steelers All-Pro linebacker TJ Watt.

Eluemunor responded to these critics by saying that he had faced Watt before and was up for the challenge.

“I want to be on an island with TJ Watt all day,” Eluemunor told reporters last week.

The game, of course, told a different story. Although Eluemunor played fairly well in the game, Watt dashed the Giants' hopes with two second-half sacks and a fumble recovery to hand the Big Blue a loss.

Eluemunor, in his spot on WFAN radio Tuesday, believes he still beat Watt that night.

“I was on an island with him for most of the game. And he didn't do anything at all. I’m not going to fucking sit here and praise him,” Eluemunor told hosts Sal Licata and Brandon Tierney. “He didn’t do anything for three and a half quarters and had one impact play.”

Yes, but that one impact play is the one people will remember. As we all know, offensive linemen only get praise when they mess up.

Watt took the situation calmly and did not address Eluemunor by his name.

“I mean, I have a lot of respect for every single player in the NFL,” he said. “Everyone works hard and I just try to take my chances when I get them and make the most of them when they come.”

Watt's official line on the night: six pressures, 2.0 sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. Everyone made an impact as the Giants offense stalled again.

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