Giants tight end Scott Simonson walks back to the huddle during a preseason game against the Jets at MetLife Stadium on Aug. 8. Credit: Daniel De Mato
Scott Simonson has spent the last two and a half months rehabbing his high ankle sprain, trying to stay in shape and coaxing childhood buddies to join him for workouts so he could pummel them and keep his technique sharp.
“My friends back home aren’t nearly as big as any of these guys,” the Giants tight end told Newsday on Wednesday, “so I couldn’t really get the same competition that you get in the NFL.