When you make the jump from Division II to the NFL, there are a lot of differences. Corey Ballentine will have to face one of them on Thursday night against the Jets.
The rookie cornerback from Washburn University said he’s never played in front of a crowd as large as the one expected at MetLife Stadium. Even accounting for the typical percentage of no-shows that normally blow off these preseason contests, the audience figures to dwarf what Ballentine said was probably the biggest crowd he’s ever played in front of: about 15,000.
“Maybe,” he said. “That might be pushing it.