Antrel Rolle & Prince Amukamara (02/01/14)

(Left) Prince Amukamara, New York Giants Cornerback
(Right) Antrel Rolle, New York Giants Safety

New York Giants players Antrel Rolle and Prince Amukamara were signing autographs on the same day at different locations. Luckily, the signings were an hour apart and at nearby locations. Antrel Rolle's signing was the first one of the day. He was signing autographs at the North Bergen Walmart.

Antrel Rolle signed with the Giants in 2010. He's a 3-time Pro Bowl Safety and a member of the New York Giants Super Bowl XLVI (46) championship team. Antrel showed up over 30 minutes late, but lucky for me I was one of the first ones in line. This was another event hosted by Pepsi during Super Bowl week. They had some nice 8x10 photos of Antrel for fans to get signed. He was really cool about signing multiple items.

Antrel Rolle signed New York Giants mini helmet.

Antrel Rolle signed 8x10 photo.

 Antrel Rolle signed 5x7 photo.

After Antrel signed my items, I rushed over to Prince Amukamara's signing at the Sports Authority in Secaucus.

Prince Amukamara was drafted out of the University of Nebraska by the New York Giants in the 1st round (19th overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft. He was also a member of the New York Giants Super Bowl XLVI (46) championship team.

When I arrived to Sports Authority the signing already began and there was over fifty people in line. Sports Authority had 5x7 photos of Prince for fans to get signed. The line moved quickly and Prince signed all of my items.

Prince Amukamara signed New York Giants mini helmet.

Prince Amukamara signed 5x7 photo.

Prince Amukamara signed 5x7 Sports Authority photo.

I also got my picture taken with Prince Amukamara.

It was successful signing day as I was able to obtain autographs from both Antrel Rolle and Prince Amukamara. Thumbs up to the North Bergen Walmart and Secaucus Sports Authority for hosting these events.

Check out my other blog posts on New York Giants autograph signings:

Rueben Randle
Amani Toomer
Brandon Jacobs
Ottis "O.J." Anderson
Tom Coughlin

Ottis "O.J." Anderson (10/19/13)

Ottis "O.J." Anderson, New York Giants Super Bowl XXV MVP

Ottis Anderson was the New York Giants Running Back from 1986-1992. He won two Super Bowls with the Giants and was the Most Valuable Player in Super Bowl XXV (25). He's 1 of 27 players in NFL history with 10,000+ rushing yards. He currently ranks #25 all-time with 10,273 rushing yards.

Ottis was signing autographs at the Stop & Shop in Emerson, NJ. This was the second autograph signing I attended for Ottis. I met him last year at the Stop & Shop in Wayne, NJ.

I arrived about 15 minutes before his scheduled time, which is pretty late if you ask me. I usually try to show up at least an hour early. Luckily, there was only a few people there when I arrived and I was the 7th person in line. My goal was to have Ottis sign my Super Bowl XXV football and inscribe it with his Super Bowl MVP inscription. Last year he denied the same request, because he only inscribes that when it's an item signed by all the New York Giants Super Bowl MVPs (Phil Simms & Eli Manning).

Ottis was very good with all the fans. It was a 2 item per person limit, but he was signing everything you brought for him. If you had more than 2 items for him to sign, he politely asked you to make a donation to Making Strides Against Breast Cancer. 

Once it was my turn to meet with Ottis, I asked him if he can add his Super Bowl MVP inscription to the autograph. He then got up and made an announcement to everyone. He said he never signs his MVP inscription unless it's an item with all the other Giants Super Bowl MVPs, but he was going to make an exception. Ottis told us if we purchase a pink Emerson Police hat, which all the proceeds go to breast cancer research, he would sign his MVP inscription. This was amazing! I purchased the hat for $25, which all went to a great cause.

Ottis Anderson signed my Super Bowl XXV football and added the inscriptions: #24 NY Giants SB XXV MVP.

This was awesome! He even posed for a picture with me, while still holding the ball. Ottis is the man! 

Below are some pictures from last year's signing with Ottis.

A signed Giants mini helmet inscribed with SB XXV Champs and a photo with Ottis holding my autographed mini helmet.

Two signed 8x10 photos of Ottis Anderson.

He also signed two New York Giants flyers. One of them was personalized to me.

I will forever be an Ottis Anderson fan. He's truly one of the nicest athletes you can possibly meet. Thank you Stop & Shop of Emerson, NJ for a great experience! Stop & Shop also provided a nice lunch to everyone who was there for the signing. 

Thank you Ottis for adding your Super Bowl MVP inscription. I now have 5 Super Bowl footballs signed by 5 Super Bowl MVPs and 42 more to go!

Len Dawson Super Bowl III (3) MVP

Fred Biletnikoff, Super Bowl XI (11) MVP

Randy White, Super Bowl XII (12) MVP

Jim Plunkett, Super Bowl XV (15) MVP

Ottis Anderson, Super Bowl XXV (25) MVP