NY Giants DE Justin Tuck’s Facemask Sweeping NFL, Not Inspired by Chris Canty

June 23, 2012   ·   Sean Hojnacki   ·   Jump to comments

Last week, the New York Giants tweeted a photo of Justin Tuck's facemask, and the likeness to Shredder, or some such character, struck many around the world of sports as very intimidating, if a bit over the top:
@JustinTuckNYG new facemask this year #nyg #giants twitter.com/Giants/status/…
— New York Giants (@Giants) June 12, 2012 As Dan Salamone of Giants.com wrote, the facemask was not designed just to look like a scary cartoon or comic book figure. The mask was designed by Giants equipment director Joe Skiba in union with Tuck, and the inspiration actually came from a 19th century invention by Charles Babbage. 
When Tuck was asked about it on Thursday after the last minicamp practice, he told Salamone, “You see the old school trains, the grilles on the old school trains? That’s what I was going for.”
Tuck is actually referring to a "cowcatcher," also known as a "pilot," which Merriam-Webster defines as "an inclined frame on the...

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