By Joel A. Erickson | The Advocate
A hard reality hit Jay Bromley this spring.
Bromley was a third-round pick out of Syracuse in 2014, a big, bruising defensive tackle who spent four years as part of the New York Giants' defensive line rotation, always playing even if he wasn't starting.
When Bromley's rookie deal expired, he knew he might not command top dollar, but he figured some NFL team, maybe the Giants, would pursue the services of an experienced tackle who is still only 26 years old.
He was wrong.
"I didn't have any suitors," Bromley said. "For whatever reason, I didn't have the opportunity that I thought I might have wanted."
Bromley could have rationalized the lack of offers, come up with excuses, railed against the NFL's shift to the passing game and the lowered value of a nose tackle.
But he hasn't. ...
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