INDIANAPOLIS — Temple center Matt Hennessy is expected to hear his name called on Day 2 of the NFL Draft, and he has personal reasons for wanting the Jets or Giants to be the team that takes him.
Hennessy attended New Jersey football powerhouse Don Bosco Prep and was a Giants fan. His brother Thomas is the long snapper for the Jets. If either team picks Matt Hennessy, it would be a dream come true.
“It’d be incredible,” Hennessy said this week at the NFL Combine. “I grew up a huge Giants fan. Season tickets. I went to every game, probably like through 2010.