Denver Post · Aug 19, 2021
Austrian med student Sandro Platzgummer trying to make Giants roster
New York Giants wide receiver Damion Willis (87) celebrates his touchdown with running back Sandro Platzgummer (34) in the second half of an NFL preseason football game against the New York Jets, Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021, in East Rutherford, N.J.EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Sandro Platzgummer isn’t your ordinary 24-year-old running back trying to make the New York Giants’ roster.
Platzgummer is in the fourth year of a six-year program to become a physician. He never played college football. He came out of a club program — in Austria. He’s one of those real long shots in training camp, and maybe that’s why his teammates enjoyed seeing him succeed this past weekend.
