In 2016, Nate Ebner became the first athlete with prior NFL regular season experience to compete in the Summer Olympics, less than five months after returning to rugby. He wants to repeat the feat this summer.
Ebner, a 32-year-old New York Giants safety known for his special teams work, announced Monday via Giants.com that he’s trying out for the U.S. Olympic rugby team again.
The news comes exactly five years after Ebner announced his first Olympic bid — seven years removed from his junior national team days before he focused on football at Ohio State and later won Super Bowls with the New England Patriots.