Packers receivers not buying Giants' 'NYPD' nickname

The New York Giants defense has felt it necessary to give themselves a nickname heading into the playoffs, but, to the Green Bay Packers, it's just words.

Giants safety Landon Collins looked to his city's law enforcement to find a suitable nickname for his unit - the NYPD, or, New York Pass Defense. The Packers receivers aren't overly familiar with the dubbing, but even if they were, they're aren't going to be intimidated by it.

"If that's what they call themselves, that's what they call themselves," Geronimo Allison told ESPN's Rob Demovsky upon learning about the new name. "There probably won't be too many handcuffs being passed out this Sunday.

"We're going to be prepared for them. Whatever they throw at us, we'll be prepared for it. We're going to attack them at their weak points and we're going to execute our game plan. We're really not concerned about what they're going to do to stop us. We're going to execute our job and do it to the best of our ability."

The Packers second-leading receiver, Davante Adams, didn't give a second thought to the name, dismissing it upon first word that it existed.

"Well we're in Wisconsin, so we don't have to worry about that," said Adams.

Collins, who is likely to get his first career All-Pro selection this season. insists that while he brought the name to the media's attention, it was the fans who conjured the idea.

"The fans actually came up with that (nickname)," Collins said. "We were just trying to figure out what to call our group, and they came up with it. But we stuck to it. (Cornerbacks coach Tim Walton) really is the one that brings the name up all the time, and we just stuck with it. We just call ourselves NYPD."