This is Kyle Van Noy’s big moment … and he knows it.
The 28-year-old linebacker from Nevada is just entering his prime as a football player, and he looks like he could be headed for a major payday on the open market. Whether that payday comes courtesy of the notoriously tight-fisted Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots, or it comes from some other team in the league, he sounds like he’s at peace with his future.
“There’s so many unknowns in our business, where it’s either ‘adapt or die.’ That’s kind of the mentality I’ve grown to have,” Van Noy told ESPN’s Mike Reiss recently.