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New York Giants' Ereck Flowers shoves reporter after loss to Packers

The New York Giants lost, 23-16, the Green Bay Packers on Sunday night. It was their third straight defeat, and at times it was pretty ugly.

The New York Giants lost, 23-16, to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday night. It was their third straight defeat, and at times it was pretty ugly.

Things got even uglier after the game, when ESPN reporter Jordan Raanan went to talk to Giants offensive tackle Ereck Flowers in the visiting team's locker room at Lambeau Field.

According to NJ.com, Flowers took offense to the arrival of Raanan, whom many of you probably know from his years in Philadelphia at 97.5 the Fanatic, Comcast SportsNet, Metro and other outlets. Flowers gave an expletive-infused order to Raanan to leave, and when Raanan didn't, Flowers shoved him.

Here's how NJ.com's Dan Duggan saw the incident:

Here's the entire 10-second exchange, which ended when Flowers gave Raanan a shove with his left hand that sent the reporter back a few steps.

Flowers: "Hey, get out my face man. Don't come over here."

When Raanan didn't move, Flowers moved his face close to the reporter's and asked, "You hear me?"

Raanan: "I'm just trying to do my job."

Flowers: "Go over there."

Raanan: "I'm just trying to do my job."

Flowers: "Get the (expletive) out of my face, bro.

Raanan: "I'm just trying to do my job."

Flowers then said, "Go over there, man," as he shoved Raanan.

Duggan concluded his report by noting that no members of the Giants public relations staff were on hand when the incident occurred, and the team declined comment when asked.

Raanan offered a brief comment on Twitter and, to his credit, said it wasn't that big a deal.

Update: Flowers apologized Monday, or at least, that's what Giants head coach Ben McAdoo said.