Makes people around him better.”Ĭicero, who was Schmitz’ offensive line coach at Homewood-Flossmoor High School in Flossmoor, Ill., seconded that idea. “He’s very committed to a blue collar worth ethic mentality. “He loves the game immensely,” Callahan said. I know he’ll be committed to doing whatever he can to be the best he can.”Ĭallahan called Schmitz “the ultimate throwback football player.” “Getting drafted is one thing but becoming a good football player for the New York Giants is another. He’s earned everything he’s gotten to this point and he’ll continue to work. “It sounds exactly like him,” Callahan told Big Blue View during a recent phone conversation. Two coaches who know Schmitz well - his high school offensive line coach Tom Cicero and his college offensive line coach Brian Callahan - were not at all surprised by Schmitz’ humble beginning with the Giants.
Those three things don’t happen overnight.” “When you come in every day with a mindset that you’re going to get better and at the end of the day, trust is earned over time – with time, consistency and proof. “You’ve got to earn their trust and that’s by how hard you work,” Schmitz said on Saturday, the day after the Giants used the 57th overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft on a player they hope will be their center for years to come. The second-round pick out of Minnesota walked in the door ready roll up his sleeves and show his teammates they could have faith in him.
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John Michael Schmitz did not burst through the door to the New York Giants’ facility all full of swagger and bravado.
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