ARLINGTON — Sunday couldn’t have gone worse James Hudson III, the Giants‘ fill-in starter for injured franchise left tackle Andrew Thomas.
Hudson committed an astounding four penalties and allowed a sack on the Giants’ opening drive against the Dallas Cowboys, prompting coach Brian Daboll to bench him in favor of rookie Marcus Mbow to begin the visitors’ second possession.
Hudson became the first NFL player “this century” to be called for four penalties on the same drive, according to FOX Sports.
The veteran allowed a sack to Cowboys defensive lineman James Houston, lost his composure and committed four penalties on the next six plays: two personal fouls for unnecessary roughness and two false starts.
Daboll confusingly left Hudson in the game as he spiraled, which probably cost the Giants four points as they settled for a Graham Gano field goal instead of scoring a touchdown.
But the coach replaced him with Mbow, a fifth-round pick out of Purdue, to start the Giants’ next offensive drive.
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