New York Islanders: Anders Lee’s Cousin Makes New York Sports Debut

New York Islanders captain, Anders Lee was a star football player in high school. Apparently, football and good athletes run in the family.

With New York Islanders hockey still another two months out, I’ve been forced to get my sports fill from other outlets. I’ve been enjoying the Mets run the last two weeks and yesterday I took in some Giants vs Jets preseason football action.

During the game, the Giants fifth-round pick, Ryan Connelly kept making plays all night. I didn’t realize this until they mentioned it on the broadcast but Ryan Connelly is a cousin of Anders Lee.

Both Connelly and Lee were born in Minnesota and had roots in football during their youth. Connelly is six years younger and has a different last name so I didn’t pick up on that they were cousins right away.

It’s not surprising though. Anders Lee is someone who was a star football player in high school. Lee, even though he’s built like a linebacker, played QB and he was damn good. His QB play helped Edina High School go to and win the state championship.

What I would do in order to get born into a family with that much pure athletic skill. Best of luck to Ryan Connelly who looked very good in his pro debut. He’s fighting for a linebacker job right now and he made a strong case for himself yesterday.

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