"I'll be honest. He's never been finished before. People were saying he was tough, but yeah, he is tough. I feel like I wasn't sitting down on me shots as much as I should have been. But the shots I was hitting him with, he could take them. He has a solid head and he was tough. Me hands are hurt, and a bit me arms. So yeah, Michael Aswell, he is a tough motherf--er."
The Patriots go into their Wild Card matchup against the Chargers as the current betting favorites to emerge victorious and face their next opponent in the divisional round, something nobody predicted going into the 2025 season. They have a chance to completely end any and all doubt surrounding their competitiveness with a win against a strong Los Angeles team, and they will have the support of 65,000 Patriots fans in Gillette Stadium to get it done.
After the NFL Draft in April, Giants coach Brian Daboll and general manager Joe Schoen often used one word to describe their picks: toughness. Daboll said it was something the Giants coveted in free agency, too. Fast-forward six months, and it's starting to manifest more since Jaxson Dart became the starting quarterback. Consider Thursday night's 34-17 win over the Eagles.