Within the New York Metropolis space, soccer followers need to determine whether or not to root for the New York Giants or the New York Jets, and followers of every crew don’t typically have any affinity for the opposite facet.
Again within the day, Tiki Barber was a star operating again for the Giants who made three Professional Bowls and reached the Tremendous Bowl within the 2000 season.
Barber has admitted that he’s a fan of Breece Corridor, the present star operating again for the Jets, and whereas on his WFAN Radio present, he was introduced with a Corridor jersey and had no drawback placing it on, regardless of the heated rivalry along with his former membership.
.@EvanRobertsWFAN presents Tiki a Breece Corridor jersey, and he does the unthinkable 😮 pic.twitter.com/bgijVwwr7H
— WFAN Sports activities Radio (@WFAN660) August 1, 2024
Barber confronted some critical ribbing from others on his present, however he appeared to put on the jersey proudly.
Corridor, a second-round choose in 2022, was restricted to seven video games as a rookie as a result of he tore his ACL and meniscus, however he bounced again final season and posted 994 dashing yards and 5 dashing touchdowns.
Very similar to Barber was, Corridor can be a dual-threat operating again, as he caught 76 passes for 591 yards and 4 touchdowns in 2023.
Due to Corridor’s skills and skills, loads of individuals really feel the Jets can do one thing particular this yr, so long as quarterback Aaron Rodgers can play at a excessive degree.
The Jets traded for Rodgers final offseason amidst nice fanfare and hype, however the future Corridor of Famer tore his Achilles on their first offensive sequence of the season, and similar to that, the season primarily was over for them.
Some are uncertain Rodgers can nonetheless play effectively at age 40, but when he will get the identical degree of assist from Corridor, the Jets ought to have an actual shot at profitable the AFC East and maybe going far within the playoffs.
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