INDIANAPOLIS — Winning Super Bowl XLVI would mean the Giants would be able to meet President Obama at the White House. And they’d be pretty excited about that.
“That’s one of my dreams when he got elected president,” cornerback Aaron Ross said. “That was one of the things I said: ‘I hope we get to the Super Bowl so I can meet Obama.’ ”
Win Super Bowl 46, and they can visit President 44.
“Oh, that’d be huge,” safety Deon Grant said. “I met him before, and I’ve been to the White House before, but ... to have that experience with him being there, oh, that’d be amazing.”
A bunch of the Giants have been to the White House before to meet the president — just not Obama. In 2008, after the Giants took home Super Bowl XLII by topping the Patriots, they visited President Bush in Washington.
“It was cool,” defensive end Dave Tollefson said. “I was still worried about getting cut that year.”
Told Bush was too, Tollefson replied, “Yeah, exactly. Me and him, little did we know we had so much in common.”
Justin Tuck remembers the grandeur and decor of the White House.
“It’s a pretty big place,” the Giants’ defensive captain said. “Got some nice paintings on the wall and a lot of guards.”
Wide receiver Victor Cruz said he believes if he met Obama, his life would never be the same.
“That would be awesome, man. I’ve always wanted to meet him,” the New Jersey native said. “I understand he was in Paterson not too long ago, maybe a couple months ago, and I didn’t get a chance to go. But to meet him at any moment, it’d be life-changing for me. And to shake his hand, it’d be just awesome.”
Of course, several Giants said looking ahead to their White House visit is premature.
“That would be an awesome experience. We’ll worry about that after we get the win,” linebacker Mathias Kiwanuka said. “We’re more focused on this game right now, though.”
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