Oscar-winning producer and New York Giants chairman Steve Tisch is giving 1.2 million to high school football in the city, hoping other donors will follow his footsteps.
Four years ago, the Giants’ surprising Super Bowl run went through Green Bay before getting a rematch with the NFL’s best, the New England Patriots, for the title.
After the New York Giants season was ended prematurely by the Philadelphia Eagles in the first round of the playoffs last year, GM Jerry Reese examined his team’s needs and figured the best way to build a championship team was through the defense.