The 2010s will close this week with a resounding chorus of “thank goodness” from the metropolitan area’s plethora of sports teams.
New York City’s endless supply of sports did have its share of good times. Heroes emerged from all fields and several squads teetered on the verge of greatness. Championship immortality, however, was not to be, a failure made all the more agonizing by several more trophies shipping up to Boston during the decade.
A fresh slate begins as this month ends, as these 20 names will, for better or worse, define New York’s athletic fortunes in the decade to follow…
Jamal Adams
The safety is the perfect brand of smashmouth football backed up by talent that New York/New Jersey prides itself on.