FLORHAM PARK, N.J. - The "Big Cat" is thrilled to be near the Big Apple.
Fresh off his first-round selection Thursday night in Chicago, USC defensive end Leonard Williams was in New Jersey on Friday afternoon holding up his new Jets jersey with "No. 1" and his last name stitched in gold on the back.
His hard work had culminated in one special moment for the 20-year-old, whose father, Clenon, is serving time in the Marion Correctional Institution in Ocala, Florida, for several offenses, including robbery with a deadly weapon.
"Me and my dad still have a great relationship, even though he's incarcerated," Williams said of his father, who was sentenced in 2012 and scheduled to be released Nov.