Before they became teammates with the New York Giants this off-season, Robert Ayers and Jonathan Casillas didn't think they knew each other. The two seven-year NFL veterans made their way to the NFL by very different routes, but turns out, they both were born in Jersey City, just a short distance from MetLife Stadium, the Giants' home. Defensive end Ayers went to the University of Tennessee, was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the first round in 2009 and spent his first five seasons there before signing a two-year free-agent contract with the Giants in 2014.

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