He was the best damn 7 ¹/u2082-fingered defensive end you will ever see, a kid from South Florida who seduced former general manager Jerry Reese with his pre-draft back flips.
He was a Giant story of inspiration, coming back against all odds from that reckless July 4, 2015, firecracker incident that would cost most their football careers, and could have cost him his life, coming back with a club over his disfigured hand and still chasing the quarterback.
He was the latest in a line of pass rushers who were instrumental in the Giants hounding and hitting Tom Brady and winning Super Bowls XLII and XLVI, from Michael Strahan to Osi Umenyiora to Justin Tuck to him.