The walls were once closing in on Erin Henderson. But now, he’s finally free.
“Free as a bird,” he said with a smile, during a recent interview with Newsday.
There was a time not too long ago when Henderson’s football life and his freedom were at risk; a time when so much uncertainty, so much unhappiness clouded his entire world. But after six seasons in Minnesota, and a year away from football, the Jets inside linebacker has found inner peace, a new team and a starting job in Florham Park, New Jersey.
“You come in here and the windows and all that light and that sunshine,” Henderson said, referring to the Jets’ spacious, state-of-the-art facility.