EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- It was early last season in the most unusual of years. For weeks, months even, Tae Crowder sat spaced 6 feet apart from his fellow New York Giants linebackers with his face hidden behind a mask. He rarely participated in any casual chats, opening himself up to his teammates.
Crowder was too focused on the task at hand and making sure not to let this opportunity go to waste. He was a rookie, the 255th and final pick of the 2020 NFL draft, out of the University of Georgia.