For his brothers, for his new city, for himself.
In his mind, he has barely begun the journey. And in his mind, he is definitely going to make it, taking Ravens Nation along for the ride.
"I plan to play in this league for 12 to 15 years. I want to go out at the top and go out injury-free," Givens says. " I want the yellow jacket and I'm putting everything towards that."
This is the stuff that heroes are made of. Unblinking aspirations that shoot to the moon. And why not? Raised in a one-parent home, having torn not one but both of his ACL's in High School, and having people openly doubt his ability due to his size, he got used to being the dark horse and simply winning over and over again.