Jon Halapio’s route to the NFL was a long one. Originally drafted by the Patriots in 2014, he bounced around the practice squads of four different teams before he made it to an active roster. He made his NFL regular-season debut late in the 2017 season. That was an arduous three and a half years of waiting.
But it was nothing compared to the past 10 and a half months.
Halapio finally emerged as an NFL starter with the Giants last season, winning the job at center in training camp, then fractured his ankle in the second game of the season.