Oak Creek Alum Beckum Tries for Super Bowl Title
Giants tight end has been in the shadows this week, but could be key component of win Sunday.
INDIANAPOLIS - Giants tight end and Oak Creek High School graduate Travis Beckum has had a quiet week. Jake Ballard, his own teammate, has answered more questions about the Super Bowl and received more press. Then there's Rob Gronkowski, of the Patriots, who made enough press for all tight ends in the league with news about his high ankle sprain. Still, Giants offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride thinks Beckum will make his mark to some degree. “He's kind of at a crossroads because I think he's starting to show the maturity he needed to show in developing as a player," Gilbride told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel this week. "He's always been a difficult match-up for linebackers, bigger than most safeties or nickels. It's always been …
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