In so many ways, New York Giants middle linebacker Jasper Brinkley has the perfect nickname.
Known as “the hitman,” the 30-year-old Thomson, Georgia, native is not a flashy man whose voice is easily identifiable in a crowded room.
Put him on the field, however, and Brinkley turns into a heat-seeking missile, a relentless 6’1”, 255-pound middle linebacker who goes from blending in to standing out, who packs a wallop with every hit and whose sheer will and determination to dominate the opposition drives him as much on the field as his quest for doing right by his family—his “rocks”—drives him off the field.