Holding on to football and his faith

USA TODAY, June, 2008 by Jarrett Bell

WAYNE, N.J. -- He made the catch heard 'round the world, a circus snag that helped slay Goliath in the final minute of Super Bowl XLII. Yet David Tyree's suddenly famous, Biblically inspired hands were consumed with another purpose as he squeezed onto a loveseat in his family room.

Tyree cradled tiny Sophia while his wife, Leilah, clutched Hannah, by 15 minutes the youngest member of the family. In between, the two boys -- Teyon, 6, and Josiah, 3 -- squirmed restlessly. Then David snuggled close to Sophia, harboring the type of hunch that stops parents of newborns in their tracks.

False alarm. No need for a fresh diaper.

Leilah laughs with a knowing appreciation for the conscientious thought.

"See, he's a good dad," she says. "He's not a slacker. He helps out."

The twins came 2 1/2 weeks after the New York Giants stunned the New England Patriots ...