To understand just how special it was for Kaelin Clay to spin and scamper and thread his way for 60 yards through a half-dozen bodies into the end zone on Sunday at Metlife Stadium, you have to understand how close he came, constantly, to not doing any of that.
People, he says, just always quit on him.
Not just once. And not just “people,” either. Teams, too. Entire programs. His own body.
“I’ve always been on the back burner,” he said. “I’ve always been overlooked. I’ve always been in the dirt, and I’ve always had to climb my way to the top.