On the day the Bengals and Jets honor victims and heroes on the 15th anniversary of 9/11, it’s more than fitting that a quintessential New Yorker plays a key role for the visitors in what is unfolding as a Central Park chess match Sunday (1 p.m.-Cincinnati’s Channel 12) in MetLife Stadium.
Making his 22nd start over the past three seasons from his back-up spot on the depth chart and his second straight Opening Day start, Rey is savvy and smart and indispensable. Coming out of Bayside High School he wasn’t supposed to go big time, but he went ACC.