Pat Shurmur has seen his past, present, and future collide once before. His then-current employers in Minnesota going up against his former comrades and future rivals in Philadelphia in January’s NFC Championship Game. The result was a horrifyingly violent strike, a 38-7 defeat at the hands of the eventual Super Bowl champions.
Another reunion, one against another football figure seeking redemption, awaits him tonight at MetLife Stadium. It’s one with far fewer stakes than an NFC title game, but it’s a monumental milestone nonetheless for both parties involved.
On Friday, with the New York Giants and New York Jets squaring off in their annual exhibition showdown (7:30 p.