He was told the bullet lodged in his body would set off the security alarms at airports, but so far it has not. There were no stitches administered to close the wound, but that does not mean the healing process was seamless for Corey Ballentine.
The rookie cornerback is one of the loudest stories of the summer for the Giants. He survived a horrific shooting and watched a college teammate — one of his closest friends — suffer a fatal gunshot blast. The mental scar of seeing Dwane Simmons, 23, murdered on the street is something Ballentine has had to deal with since April 28 and most likely for the rest of his life.