Carl Banks was in the Michigan State football office in 1984 when the call came that changed his life came from East Rutherford, N.J.
“I didn’t draft you to sit on the bench,” Bill Parcells told him.
It has been 32 years since the New York Football Giants dialed up a linebacker in the first round of the NFL draft.
This could be the year. This could be the week, when general manager Jerry Reese honors a once-proud heritage by selecting a game-changer with the 10th pick of Thursday night’s draft.
“I don’t think anybody should be upset if they don’t take a linebacker, as long as they get a good linebacker in this draft,” Banks said.