Ohio State tight end Jeremy Ruckert grew up as a diehard Jets fan in Long Island. He made countless trips to the Meadowlands to watch his beloved Gang Green play, but not everyone in his hometown of Lindenhurst was leaving New York to watch football on Sundays.
The Jets and Giants are New York teams in name only — a fact Ruckert acknowledged at the NFL combine on Wednesday. Neither has played in the Big Apple since the 1970s. The Bills, meanwhile, have resided in Orchard Park since 1960.
“A lot of my friends back home are Bills fans,” Ruckert said, per Spectrum News Buffalo’s Jon Scott. “I’m from Long Island, so a little bit south of that. It’s a pretty good trip away. It’s the only team in New York, so a lot of people back home have a sense of pride in that.”
