When Israel Abanikanda steps onto the MetLife Stadium field with his Jets teammates to play the Buccaneers on Saturday night in the team’s first home preseason game of 2023, reality and reward will…
Reality often can be rewarding.
“They were watching me when I was 4 years old, when I first started playing football,’’ Abanikanda, nicknamed “Izzy,’’ told The Post this week. “And now it’s like, ‘I’m 20 years old in the NFL playing against grown men, doing exactly what I said I was going to do when I was 4.’ This is a dream come true.’’
“I was laying into my mom’s arms and said, ‘I got you, Mom; I got the family,’ ’’ Abanikanda said. “It was something that, since I was a kid, I’ve been wishing for. I always wanted to stay home, stay close to family.’’ “Things like that kept me motivated. Brooklyn always has its dark days, and I wanted to shine some light.’’ Icon Sportswire via Getty Images“Since when he was young, I let him know what it was going to take to get to the NFL level,” Saidi Abanikanda said. “I would definitely say we’re tough,’’ he said. “Everything is from the heart. There’s nothing stopping us. We’re not going to back down from any fight. We’re not going to back down. We never run away from competition.
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