It appears we’re going to have numerous quotes from Eli Apple’s mom for years to come. Annie Apple, the mother of the New York Giants draft pick, already sent out a warning to the thirsty girls ready to pounce on her son. Now in a great article on Eli for Sports Illustrated, Annie describes her son’s journey from being a red shirt at Ohio State, to making it to the NFL as a first round draft pick. In the story, she shares a hilarious reason why she wouldn’t allow him to wear a Rolex or any of the blinged out jewelry other athletes wear.
I just wanted to focus on what we could control, so I turned my attention to how Eli would look on draft day and for his first team press conference. For the draft, I wanted to go with a more classic look and no one does classic better than Tom Ford. A friend of ours who happens to be a gifted tailor gave us the looks, and I chose a classic black suit for the draft and a blue suit for his team press conference. It was kind of weird that I agreed to a blue suit when Eli’s projected teams were Miami, Pittsburgh and Oakland, but I wanted to keep it classic and clean.
Eli was offered Rolex watches and diamonds to wear on draft day. I told him, “Dude, you’re an unemployed college dropout. You will not be on TV with a Rolex.” So we decided if he needed to know what time it was, he could just look at his phone. I bought him a portable charger.
It’s a great article; read the rest HERE.
