Perseverance Pays, Poteat Tells His Campers

Never underestimate the power of the ring. Hank Poteat happened to have it — his Super Bowl XXXIX ring, that is — with him when he opened the doors to his first football camp for 50 kids at a sizzling hot high school football field in northwest Philadelphia on Monday and Tuesday.

“First of all, anytime you have a Super Bowl ring, a lot of people want to see it,” the Jets cornerback told newyorkjets.com Thursday. “I showed the kids the ring and told them the significance of it to me. I wanted these kids to know we all have plans and dreams in our lives, but your first plan, your first try is not always going to go as expected. But if you have that desire in your heart, keep going after it and don’t quit.”

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