EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Former New York Giants pass-rusher Justin Tuck was among the candidates to be the MVP of Super Bowl XLVI. According to Tuck, there was also a possibility he wasn't going to be part of that team, which won the Giants' second championship in four years.
Tuck contemplated retirement early in 2011 because of off-the-field struggles, the former defensive lineman told ESPN this week.
"At the time -- a lot of people don't know this -- I was thinking about retiring at the beginning of that year," Tuck said on the Breaking Big Blue podcast ahead of the Giants' announcement that they will celebrate the 10th anniversary of that 2011 team this season.