Episode 1,695 - He's Coming Home: The Journey of Israel Abanikanda w/Noah Hiles

Play Like A Jet: New York Jets · May 5, 2023 · 52m

Scott Mason talks with Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post Gazette to chat about the journey of new Jets RB and former University of Pittsburgh star Israel Abanikanda!

Noah discusses Abanikanda's unique family history including how his father unexpectedly became a football player in college, Izzy's early demonstrated love for the sport, the strict training regimen he has been on since he was a little boy, his evolution as a player from pop warner growing up in Brooklyn through college playing at Pittsburgh, how he made a strong immediate impression at Pittsburgh, relationships with coaches and…