He has done it all, seen it all and heard it all. If it has happened on the football field, it is not news or new to Antoine Bethea.
There are elder statesmen throughout the NFL and then there are the older statesmen, which is the category Bethea fits. The Giants believe there is enough tread on his 35-year-old tires and that his body and mind are vital enough to give them a season — or two — and that he is the perfect combination of doer and leader to shepherd a flock of extremely young and impressionable defensive backs through the growing pains that are sure to come.