Like the millions of men and women who will thrill to a parade up the Canyon of Heroes, these New York Giants are defined by all-for-one grit.
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Like New York.
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Special teams generate that kind of bonding, uplifting electrical magic.
Like the victors in the 2012 Super Bowl.
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They had something to prove after a less-than-promising start to the regular season ― and prove it they did, with aplomb, on the biggest stage against the toughest opponent.
Jason Pierre-Paul, an unstoppable force on the defensive line, comes from South Florida ― his parents having arrived from Haiti in search of a better life for them and their progeny.
Fellow lineman Justin Tuck, one of eight siblings, is from Kellyton, Ala. (pop. 217). His dad built the house where he grew up; Justin would become the youngest Sunday school instructor in his church.
Osi Umenyiora, a third defensive mainstay, comes from London via Nigeria.
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Victor Cruz, phenom receiver, comes from over the river in Paterson, N.J. Of black and Puerto Rican heritage, he’s the son of a firefighter and was raised by a single mother.
The kicker, Lawrence Tynes, is a Scot ― just the seventh Scottish-born player in NFL history, and the first to have worn a Super Bowl ring.
Quarterback Eli Manning ― tough, unflappable, likable, levelheaded Eli ― was born of football royalty. He came up in the shadow of a famous father and brother ― and now he has twice as many rings as they do, combined.
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