I’m just so happy for him. The move to New England came at the right time and has been a blessing for him.
When Kyle Van Noy steps on the field as a New England Patriot linebacker for Super Bowl LI, he’ll carry pieces of others with him, including the BYU coach who recruited him from Reno and teammates who sweated and took on bruises alongside him in Provo.
Van Noy, a refugee from Detroit where the Lions struggled to make him fit, has turned into a playmaking machine for the Patriots. His forced fumble in the last playoff game rocketed him to the Pats’ top defensive point earner that week.