There was a decision to be made.

His NFL career went from promising to floundering to near-extinction. If time on the field is as sustaining as oxygen for a player, Evan Neal was out of air. Out of breath. 

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There were no advocates remaining in the building. He looked to all the world as if he needed a fresh start, a new lease on his football life outside the four walls of the Giants facility.

Anywhere else was probably going to be better for him than staying put.