There are dreamers in every NFL camp, long-shot free agents trying to beat the odds. One of the biggest dreamers comes out of Harlem, 147th between 7th and Lenox, and Cardinal Hayes High School in The Bronx, and Division II Southern Connecticut. He is a squat, 317-pound defensive tackle wearing No. 63 for the New York Football Giants and an ever-present joy, and you better believe Carlif Taylor understands better than most that it is a privilege to play in the NFL and not a right.
Taylor brings with him a story of perseverance and belief, of triumph over tragedy, and if you are looking for someone to root for, someone who would have raced 143 mph to be a New York Football Giant but had the common sense not to, this should be your man.