Not too long ago, Ezekiel ‘Ziggy’ Ansah was thought of as one of the premier pass-rushers in the NFL after putting together two huge years with the Detroit Lions. A boom-or-bust prospect out of BYU when he came out in 2013, Ansah was both during his time with the Lions. With the NY Giants unlikely to come away with a top pass-rusher in free agency, Ansah’s situation deserves monitoring.
I know, I know – my two main mantras heading into free agency have been no Ex-Patriots and no guys on the wrong side of 30. However, Ansah is 30 on the nose (will be 31 next season, though), didn’t even start playing football until the age of 21, and didn’t come into the NFL until he was 24.