“Did you catch Bin Laden?”
That was one of the questions the inquisitive Janoris Jenkins, then a sophomore at Pahokee (Fla.) High School, asked Sandy Cornelio, a U.S. Army recruiter patrolling the hallways for prospects.
Jenkins showed interest in the war, in what was going on overseas, and Cornelio pressed the youngster to join the Army.
“I’m like ‘I’m a football player, what do you mean the Army?’ ” Jenkins told The Post. “He said ‘We could use you.’ I’m like, ‘I don’t think you can use ME.’ ”
No, Jenkins would not head into a military life, but failed recruitment did spawn a unique relationship, with Jenkins calling Cornelio, 34, his “big brother” and his “mentor,” an unusual pairing that just might have saved Jenkins from ruination and certainly helped steer him to his new starring role as a high-priced Giants cornerback.