Blessuan Austin smiled as he imagined Sunday afternoon. Running through the tunnel, taking the field, looking up into the MetLife Stadium stands for family and friends.
After 14 months of rehab, after a life spent dreaming of a day like this, the Jets’ 23-year-old cornerback from Queens and Campus Magnet High School will play in an NFL game.
“It’s definitely going to be a wonderful feeling, without a doubt,” he said on Friday. “As soon as I got hurt, I was thinking about getting on the field.” That’s what got me here now, that’s what was driving me.