Robert Ayers: 6 Things To Know About The New Giants' DE 
The New Jersey native -- born and raised in Jersey City -- gets a new start in an old setting. Ayers is a former first-round pick of the Denver Broncos. Now, he's in part Justin Tuck's replacement (even taking his number) with the Giants.
Here's more on the newest Giants player:
1. Ayers has played a game at the Meadowlands Sports Complex. As a freshman at Hoboken High, he was part of the Red Wings' 27-7 state championship victory over Wayne Hills at the old Giants Stadium. Ayers soon transferred to Marlboro County High School in South Carolina.
2. Ayers received a +11.1 grade from Pro Football Focus against the run last season. That was good for ninth-best in the NFL among 4-3 defensive ends. Former Giants DE Justin Tuck finished eighth with a +11.7 grade. The strong performance against the run was nothing new for Ayers. He's received a positive PFF grade against the run every year of his career.
3. Durability has not been a concern for Ayers early in his career. He played in 72 of a possible 80 regular-season games in his five seasons with the Broncos. Only once (2010) did he miss more than one game in a season. That was because of a foot injury midway through his second year.
4. Ayers had a breakout senior year at the University of Tennessee -- after three non-descript seasons that included a suspension for an assault charge, He was named All-SEC first-team with 15.5 tackles for a loss that season. It propelled him into the first round of the 2009 NFL Draft. The knock on Ayers has long been his explosion and straight-line speed, even though he ran a respectable 4.90 in the 40-yard dash at the Combine. It may help to explain 12.0 career sacks.
5. Ayers' father, Robert Sr., died from heart failure in November 2012. He was a New Jersey Transit bus driver for 16 years. Ayers Jr. said during media day for the Super Bowl that every bus driver in Northern N.J. knew him because Robert Sr.'s favorite topic was his son's football career.
6. He's an impressionist, of sorts. The former Broncos defensive end does a mean Philip Rivers impersonation. Looks just like him.
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