There were two NFL footballs positioned in Donte Deayon’s locker and he gazed at them as if they were priceless possessions. When he was finished describing the way he came to own them — he intercepted two passes in the Giants’ preseason finale against the Patriots — Deayon tucked the balls under his arms, looking every bit like a kid walking away from the Christmas tree hugging two coveted new toys.
“Man, it’s lovely, and they’re two Patriots ones,’’ Deayon exclaimed, “so it feels a little better.’’
This was the way Deayon wanted and probably needed to end his summer.