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New York Giants<\/a>\u00a0rookie Abdul Carter started Sunday\u2019s loss to the\u00a0Green Bay Packers<\/a>\u00a0on the bench.<\/p>\n Interim head coach Mike Kafka refused to be drawn into revealing why that was, but it has since become clear that it was due to disciplinary reasons, as reported by The Athletic on Monday.<\/p>\n According to the outlet, Carter fell asleep at the team facility, which caused him to miss a walk-through. The miscue resulted in him being left out of the game for the Packers\u2019 opening drive.<\/p>\n \u201cNew York Giants rookie linebacker Abdul Carter was benched for the opening series of Sunday\u2019s 27-20 loss to the Green Bay Packers because he missed a walk-through leading up to the game, according to team sources,\u201d\u00a0the report notes<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cCarter, according to sources, was asleep in the team facility at the time of the walk-through.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n