Colton Hood — who might be the Giants’ next No. 1 cornerback — climbed to the NFL with steel-toed boots on his feet, pushed by a relentless dad who refused to let him quit. Now, he wants a gold jacket.
Robert Saleh's grandpa, a Lebanese immigrant, couldn't read. With help from his 10 kids, he built a business and life in Dearborn. Now, his grandson — boosted by community — will coach the Jets. The payoff to Albert Saleh's American dream, 80 years later:
Evan Neal had a whole lot to say Wednesday.
Among his comments, regarding his critics:
“Why would a lion concern himself with the opinion of a sheep?”
“The person that’s commenting on my performance, what does he do? Flip hot dogs and hamburgers somewhere?”
Much more here:
Here's what Johnson said in March about NFL potentially mandating players stand for anthem: "I don't agree with that, but I'm only one of 32 owners. So we'll see how that goes. I just think that trying to forcibly get the players to shut up is a fantastically bad idea."
Three years after his NFL career ended, Christian Hackenberg is back on the field, as a volunteer coach, embracing the rest of his life at 26 — and finding peace in a quiet corner of N.J.
"You get one shot at life," he said. "Live it and enjoy it."
John Mara, who said “we’re back” after Giants’ win last week in Minnesota, declined to comment tonight as he walked quickly out of the locker room, heading for the exit.
Before Howie Roseman became a Philadelphia icon, he was a skinny high school wrestler in New Jersey who refused to leave the mat.
“He wasn’t afraid of anyone. He liked being in the center of it.”
On Roseman's climb from Marlboro to the Super Bowl: