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NFL Draft 2013: Giants pick Justin Pugh grew into football out of hockey

NFL Draft 2013: Giants pick Justin Pugh grew into football out of hockey

Philadelphia, PA (CBS)â€"He went from a kid once called “Pugh-ney,” who despite his massive, 6-foot-4, 310-pound frame, carries a cherub's babyface. Because of this, Justin Pugh opted to grow a beard. Now he looks like a great bearded giant cherub.

Pugh, a stellar left offensive tackle at Syracuse, has the versatility to play any position on the offensive line for the Giants.

Justin Pugh once dreamed of kick saves and hat tricks. Street hockey was his sport of choice while growing up in the Philadelphia suburb of Holland, Pa. Later, he graduated to playing the real thing, climbing out of bed at the crack of dawn to get ice

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. â€" Justin Pugh, the Syracuse offensive tackle taken by the Giants in the first round, is a bruising, 6-foot-4, 305-pound all-American whom one of his college coaches on Friday called fiery, hard-nosed and eager to knock people

The Giants seemed very pleased with their first-round draft selection, but first he had to survive a smothering of hugs by friends and family upon his selection.

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