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Brandon Jacobs will ask Giants to be traded; apologizes for helmet toss

Brandon Jacobs somehow managed to lose the Manning Bowl by himself (Image via KissingSuzyKolber)

In the aftermath of last night’s loss to the Indianapolis Colts, the New York Giants are dealing with a cloud of controversy surrounding RB Brandon Jacobs.

First off, during the third quarter of the game, Jacobs became a center of attention after his helmet somehow ended up ten rows deep in the Indianapolis stands (image above).  Now this morning, reports suggest that Jacobs is meeting with Giants management today to ask to be traded.  Possibly so he can go to Indy to be reunited with that raven-haired beauty who nearly got hit by his helmet.

This could signal quite a fall for the short-tempered Jacobs, who started the last 3 seasons at starting RB for the Giants, but was relegated to the back-up slot behind Ahmad Bradshaw for last night’s game.  His performance (4 carries, 8 yards), along with a poor decision to try and bounce a run to the outside, resulted in a shouting match with coach Tom Coughlin on the sidelines. Afterward, Jacobs tried to throw his helmet toward the wall behind the visitors’ bench … he missed and it ended up sailing into the stands.  Afterward, Jacobs apologized:

“I was a little mad, but to be honest with you, it was a mistake,” Jacobs said. “It got caught onto the sticky leather of my gloves.

“I did not mean to do that and everybody who knows me knows I did not mean to do something like that. The whole world could fall down on me and I wouldn’t have done anything like that. I apologize to Indy, first of all, and their fans, our organization. It’s just something that happened that shouldn’t have happened.”

Regardless of the helmet issue, Jacobs is clearly unhappy with his diminishing role in New York.  But he can complain all he wants, because it’s not likely that Jacobs – who is in the second year of a new 4-year contract – is going anywhere soon.  That contract is scheduled to pay Jacobs $4.65 million in 2011 and $4.9 million in 2012, so the Giants will have a hard time finding teams willing to take that on.  Jacobs should worry more about running north-south and using that big body of his to drive a pile … if he does that, the rest will take care of itself.

More of this, Brandon ... and less of the helmet tossing

VIDEO OF JACOBS HELMET IN THE STANDS AFTER THE JUMP

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