Larry Izzo Lawrence Alexander Izzo ( ; born September 26 , 1974 ) is a retired American football linebacker and special teamer and current assistant special teams coach for the New York Giants . He was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 1996 . He played college football at Rice . A three - time Pro Bowl selection and three - time All - Pro selection , Izzo has also played for the New England Patriots . He earned three Super Bowl ring s during his time with the Patriots . Early years . Izzo attended Broad Run High School in Ashburn , Virginia and then McCullough High School in The Woodlands , Texas , and won varsity letters in football as a running back / safety , and in baseball . Following his senior year , Izzo was selected as the Houston Chronicle ' s Two - Way Player of the Year , and was a finalist for the Houston Touchdown Club ' s Player of the Year . College career . Larry Izzo attended Rice University where he wore the number 26 , and was a four - year letterman and standout and finished fourth on the school ' s all - time tackles list with 301 tackles , setting a school - record 46 tackles for losses , and a season record of 18 tackles for losses in 1995 . In 1994 an underdog Rice beat top 10 ranked Texas on national television by the score 19 - 17 , as Izzo was selected player of the game with two key sacks ( sharing the honor with teammate N . D . Kalu ) . It was the first time in over 30 years that Rice had beaten its in - state rival , and would help Rice win a share of the Southwest Conference title for the first time in 37 years . As a senior Izzo was voted defensive team captain and earned consensus All - Southwest Conference honors after registering 121 tackles , he won the George Martin Award as the team ’ s MVP and won the Jess Neely Defense Award as the team ’ s top linebacker . Was also selected as an Honorable Mention All - America n . Professional career . Miami Dolphins . Izzo went undrafted in the 1996 NFL Draft and was later signed by the Miami Dolphins as a free agent in April 1996 . He first came to local notoriety based on a sound byte that circulated during the pre - season of Izzo ' s rookie year , where Miami coach Jimmy Johnson told the team that only two players were guaranteed to make the team : one was Dan Marino and the other the then - unknown Izzo . He spent most of his time on special teams , and was rewarded with his first trip to the Pro Bowl in 2000 . New England Patriots . Izzo signed with New England in 2001 , and played on all three of the Patriots ' Super Bowl championship teams ( 2001 , 2003 and 2004 ) . He also had two more trips to Hawaii as the AFC special team representative in 2002 , and 2004 . Izzo gained notoriety in 2002 in the Patriots Super Bowl parade by leading the crowd in a " " Yankees suck ! " " chant , in reference to the Yankees - Red Sox rivalry . New York Jets . Izzo joined his third AFC East team , the New York Jets on March 11 , 2009 . On December 10 , 2009 , the Jets placed Izzo on IR after tests revealed a spine injury . Coaching career . New York Giants . On June 24 , 2011 , Izzo joined the New York Giants as assistant special teams coach . With the Giants he led the special teams and won Super Bowl XLVI Personal . Izzo and his wife Mara were married on February 21 , 2004 .