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Beaning Bill Belichick helped me gain Giants acceptance

Shortly after being selected by the Giants in the 1984 draft, quarterback Jeff Hostetler drew the ire of then-defensive coordinator Bill Belichick during an ill-fated practice 34 years ago.

“I am a rookie quarterback with three other veterans on the roster,” Hostetler, now 57, said this week on the “Three Guys Before the Game” podcast, via Pro Football Talk. “I’ve got Bill Parcells as a head coach, who did not want to draft me, and so I wasn’t one of his guys. I had Ron Erhardt as a quarterback coach, who had been in the league forever.