Giants lineman Will Hernandez participates in training camp on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. Credit: Giants.com
When Will Hernandez was a rookie starting at guard for the Giants in 2018 he had a lot going for him. He was big, strong, tough and aggressive. But he had another asset that allowed him to get through that difficult introductory gauntlet just as much as any of his physical abilities.
Lined up next to him for ever snap of that season was veteran left tackle Nate Solder.
They arrived from very dissimilar places — Solder off Super Bowl-winning teams in New England, Hernandez from UTEP and one of college football’s longest recent losing streaks — and with a decade’s worth of disparity in their NFL experience.