Giants Jevon Holland tells The Post how hes finally become game-changing ballhawk: This is who I am
Giants safety Jevon Holland tackles some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby.Q: A Jevon Holland postgame quote to me last week: “I love New York, I want to stay here, finish my career here.”A: I just love the environment, man, the people in the facility, the facility itself, the fans, the players on the team.I feel loved and wanted and this is like an organization that really cares about the people that are on the team.
And I love being a part of that.And I really want to bring success and a Super Bowl and wins to this organization.Q: What is your superpower as a safety?A: That’s a great question.
I would like to say my critical thinking skills.Q: If you could match wits against any quarterback in NFL history, who would it be?A: I would love to play Drew Brees, that would be extremely fun.I’d love to play Peyton Manning.
That would be fun, too.I would love playing a gunslinger like [Dan] Marino.
He was letting the ball sing.Q: Describe your on-field mentality.A: Run to the ball.That’s my on-field mentality: Run to the ball, run to the ball, run to the ball, run to the ball.
Good things happen when you run to the ball.If you run to the ball, the ball will find you.
That’s what I think about all the time — run to the ball, run to the ball, run to the ball.Whenever I start running to the ball, I start playing better.Q: A Jevon Holland postgame quote to me last Sunday: “They tried to tell me that I am not who I think I am, and I am who I think I am, and I’m proud of myself for that.”A: I’ve had six defensive coordinators in six years, four head coaches, something crazy like that.
Every year I feel like I’ve just been asked to do something different.There was a time where I felt like I was doing everything right and things just weren’t falling my way, and just like battling some injuries, but no serious crazy injuries, just like a sprain here, a sprain there that was just bugging me, not allowing me to just play my game in a full cap...