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(Reuters) - New
York Giants safety Nate Ebner is keen to win a spot on the U.S.
rugby sevens team for the Tokyo Olympics after failing to get on
the podium with the squad in Rio.
Ebner, who won the Super Bowl with the New England Patriots in
2015, 2017 and 2019 before joining the Giants last year, said
failing to advance from the group stage in 2016 was something
that still bothered him.
"Not winning a medal, especially when I thought that we had the
team to do it, and as I look at the growth in the last five
years, we definitely have an even better chance this time
around," he added.
"It's something I would really like to be a part of."
Ebner will join a group of around 30 players trying out for the
12 spots on the U.S. team coached by Mike Friday.
The 32-year-old hopes to return to the Giants once his Olympic
stint comes to an end.
"Obviously, you have to assess where you're at," he said. "But
you would hope within a week of competition I'm back and I'm in
shoulder pads and a helmet and I'm out there trying to get us
ready to win some football games."
(Reporting by Arvind Sriram in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter
Rutherford)
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