New York — Raequan Williams understands how this sounds, given where he’s from and where he’s at now. And for a player who has made a career for himself working in the trenches, carving out an NFL future as a dominant defensive tackle at Michigan State, he realizes it probably sounds a bit counterintuitive.
But it’s the truth, man.
“I don’t really like crowds,” the Spartans’ fifth-year senior co-captain said, laughing. “I don’t like being around a lot of people. I guess I’m claustrophobic.”
So, yes, it’s a bit ironic that this is where he’ll finish a remarkable run with the Spartans, in New York City playing his final game Friday in the Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium.