PISCATAWAY – Leonte Carroo started one of the biggest days of his football career by reading a couple of encouraging messages from his closest friends and mentors.
One — from Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Mohamed Sanu, who signed a five-year $32 million free-agent contract earlier this month — stood out from the crowd.
“Mohamed Sanu this morning sent me a text,” Carroo told Gannett New Jersey, “and along with the text he sent me a picture of his bank account. He said, ‘If you want it, go get it.’ That was all the motivation I needed right there.