. >> reporter: number 71 david tollefson is a hometown boy. hailing from concord, tollefson was drafted by the green bay packers and spent time with the raiders before moving to new york. >> he's always been a standout. >> not because he's the biggest guy or the strongest person. it's because his heart beats a lot more stronger than anybody else on that football field. i truly believe that. >> reporter: tollefson is still close to friends from exampigna valley high school who are proud of where he is. >> it was always about football. to see him make the nfl, a dream of his, it's pretty nice. >> reporter: one of his friends coaches football as an al-may mater and uses david as an example of how hard work can pay off. >> i use david. david came from where we came from. from the same house, the same family, the same school. you know? with the same problems. >> have a dream, make a decision. dave made a decision, i'm taking football to the next level. >> reporter: while some of his friends admit they live vicariously through tollefson, when it com

a conversation with some childhood friends of tollefson. >> number 71, david tollefson, defensive end for the new york giants, is a hometown boy. he was drafted by the green bay packers and spent some time with the raiders before moving to new york. >> always been a standout. >> not because he's the biggest guy or the strongest person. it's because his heart beats a lot stronger than anybody else on that football field. i truly believe that. >> tollefson is still close to a group of friends from ignacio high school who say he's so proud of who he is and how he got there. >> never gave up and to see him actually make the nfl, a dream of his, it's pretty nice. >> one of his friends coaches football at their alma mater and used david as an example of hard work can pay off. >> i use david, you know, because david came from where we came from, you know, from the same house, from the same family, from the same school, you know, with the same problems. >> the message is have a dream and make a decision. dave made a decision, like i'm taking football to the next level. >> and while some of hi

. >> reporter: number 71, david tollefson, is a hometown boy.he was drafted by the green bay packers and spent some time with the raiders before moving to new york. >> he's been a standout. >> it's not because he's the biggest guy or the strongest person. it's because his heartbeats a lot stronger than anybody else on that football field. i truly believe that. >> reporter: he's still close to a group of friends from high school who say they are so proud of where he is now and how he got there. >> he just had that drive. he never gave up. it was always about football. so to see him actually make the nfl, a dream of his, it's pretty nice. >> reporter: one of his friends coaches football at their alma mater and uses david as an example of how hard work can pay off. >> david came from where we came from. from the same school. the same problems. >> the message is to have a dream and make a decision. >> reporter: and while some of his friends admit they do live vicariously through him, when it comes to the championship game, the line between friendshi