It was only a few years ago Lindenhurst’s Jeremy Rucker got drafted by the New York Jets. He plays the tight end position and will be playing in his third season with Gang Green this year.
But, did you know that Jeremy isn’t the only Long Island athlete playing in the NFL? Jon Weeks of the Houston Texans was born in Bethpage, Greg Van Rosen, born in Rockville Centre, plays for the New York Giants, and Donovan Smith plays for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers & was born in Hempstead.
That’s only a handful, however. There are plenty more, including a lot of rookies ready to make their NFL debut.
Stony Brook’s own J.J. Laap was signed by the LA Rams this past offseason & is making his impact immediately known. Laap scored a touchdown in the Rams’ game against the LA Chargers this past weekend.
In addition to Laap, there are plenty more Long Islanders ready to make their NFL debuts this coming season, including Manorville’s Matt Goncalves (OL, Indianapolis Colts), Westhampton’s Dylan Laube (RB, Las Vegas Raiders), Farmingdale’s Jawhar Jordan (RB, Houston Texans), Bay Shore’s Messiah Swinson (TE, Green Bay Packers), Lawrence’s Chris Collier (RB, Baltimore Ravens) and Massapequa Park’s Owen Glascoe (TE, New England Patriots).
The NFL kicks off Thursday, September 5th.
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