Status: New York Giants quarterback. Two-time Super Bowl winner.
Ht: 6-4 Wt: 218
DOB: January 3, 1981 In: New Orleans, Louisiana
Football Inspirations: “I guess I always looked up to my father (Archie). Other football players…I always enjoyed watching Marino play. And Favre. But I guess my father is always the guy I looked up to.”
Hobbies/Leisure Activities: “Play golf during the off season. I like to watch movies. I like to read.”
Nicknames: “E, Easy, that’s about it.”
Favorite Movies: “Caddyshack, Vacation, probably those two.”
Favorite TV Show: “Seinfeld.”
Musical Tastes: “80’s. Like, I guess, who do I like…[pause]…I guess people like Boston, Skid Row, maybe Warrant [smiles]. Any of those, some of those.”
First Job: “Bagging groceries at a grocery store.”
First Car: “Toyota Four-Runner (green).”
Current Car: “BMW.”
Early Football Memory: “Just first beginning, was being in the front yard with my brothers and my friends, just playing two-hand touch football. Nothing reall specific.”
Favorite Meal: “Some type of Italian, some type of spaghetti or pasta.”
Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: “Vanilla.”
Pre-Game Feeling: “Just focused. Just pretty relaxed. Don’t do a whole lot of talking. Just kinda go over stuff, with receivers or backs. Kinda look through the gameplan one time real quick. But just focused and relaxed.”
Greatest Sports Moment: “Winning the Super Bowl.”
Most Painful Moment: “Losing to Baltimore a few years ago. I hope that’s as low as it gets.”
Favorite Uniforms: “I like the…hmmm…who do I like…I like the Steelers.”
Closest Giant Friends: “David Diehl, Shaun O’Hara.”
Toughest Competitors: “I’d say Strahan and Kurt Warner.”
Memorable College Game: “I guess my senior year at Ole Miss, just going 10-3 and having a great season. We beat Oklahoma State in the Cotton Bowl 31-28.”
Embarrassing Moment: “I guess in high school, lining up behind the guard when you’re going up to center. That’s something that always catches you, especially when you see it on film the next day with the team. They always give you a hard time about that [smiles].”
People Qualities Most Admired: “I think just courteous and very humble.”
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