More than anything else, Brad Wing was surprised when he got the call in early September last year and was told he’d been traded from the Steelers to the Giants in exchange for a seventh-round pick in 2016. There was some disappointment, too, but in the end, the Giants’ 25-year-old punter is delighted at how things worked out.
“Without the Steelers, I wouldn’t be here,” said Wing, who faces Pittsburgh on Sunday for the first time since being dealt. “They gave me my first opportunity, and I’m grateful for that.”
This will therefore not be a grudge match for Wing, who has developed into a solid punter for the Giants.