Official Site of the Jets · Aug 24, 2016
Giants Loom Large for Mike Catapano
2nd-Year Jet Got Hurt vs. Big Blue Last December, Now Is Seeking Roster Spot from New Position
In some ways, Mike Catapano is approaching Saturday's 48th annual Jets-Giants preseason game just like a lot of fans of the green and the blue.
"I grew up in New York, so I know it's a special game," said Catapano, a native of Bayville, NY, not far from the Jets' old Hofstra headquarters, who starred at Princeton. "But for us, it's just another opportunity to get better."
Yet playing the Giants means more to him than Weeb Ewbank's braggin' rights. It was last Dec. 6, against the other team that shares MetLife Stadium with the Jets, when Catapano suffered a serious foot injury.
