Calling the Shots

Calling the Shots
Calling the Shots /

Calling the Shots

Gunnar and Boomer in the Jets’ locker room in 1993. (Michael O'Neill/Sports Illustrated)

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Gunnar and Boomer in the Jets’ locker room in 1993. (Michael O'Neill/Sports Illustrated)

Gunnar giving dad a kiss during the same SI photo shoot. (Michael O'Neill/Sports Illustrated)

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Gunnar giving dad a kiss during the same SI photo shoot. (Michael O'Neill/Sports Illustrated)

And recreating their cover shot pose throughout the years. (Manny Milan and Michael O'Neill/Sports Illustrated)

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And recreating their cover shot pose throughout the years. (Manny Milan and Michael O'Neill/Sports Illustrated)

Gunnar celebrating a play in the NYC vs. Long Island all-star game to benefit cystic fibrosis research, and running the offense at Friends Academy. (Courtesy photos from Michael P. Damm Jr.)

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Gunnar celebrating a play in the NYC vs. Long Island all-star game to benefit cystic fibrosis research, and running the offense at Friends Academy. (Courtesy photos from Michael P. Damm Jr.)

Gunnar sending in a play during last Thursday’s game. (Taylor Ballantyne/The MMQB)

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Gunnar sending in a play during last Thursday’s game. (Taylor Ballantyne/The MMQB)

After waking up and before going to sleep, Gunnar gives himself two-hour mist treatments to help open up his lungs. (Taylor Ballantyne/The MMQB)

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After waking up and before going to sleep, Gunnar gives himself two-hour mist treatments to help open up his lungs. (Taylor Ballantyne/The MMQB)

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