beginning in middle school, and in March 2004, he was arrested by the Fort Lee Police Department for possession of marijuana. His then-girlfriend Leilah told him she was pregnant with their second child the day he was released from jail. Later that month, Leilah "presented Tyree with an ultimatum — her lifestyle or his." He began reading a Bible on her bed, and "for the first time, the words on the page made sense" to him. Tyree said from that day he never drank again. He and Leilah were married in June 2004. Tyree and his wife Leilah have seven children. He is a born-again Christian and has made appearances at the 2008 and 2009 Christian concert "BattleCry". In 2006, he and his wife started Next In Line, a project that counsels teenagers in his hometown. In 2011, Tyree became an advocate against legalization of same-sex marriage in New York with the National Organization for Marriage. Tyree said in an interview that the passage of the Marriage Equality Act would "be the beginning of our country sliding toward...anarchy". He said he would trade his famous catch and the team's Super Bowl title to keep marriage between a man and a woman. In 2014, he said he was no longer in support of gay conversion therapy. He is a cousin of former basketball player and current television analyst Jay Williams. See also History of the New York Giants (1994–present) Black conservatism in the United States References External links New York Giants bio 1980 births Living people African-American Christians American evangelicals Black conservatism in the United States Montclair High School (New Jersey) alumni People from Montclair, New Jersey People from Wayne, New Jersey Players of American football from New Jersey Sportspeople from Essex County, New Jersey Sportspeople from Passaic County, New Jersey African-American players of American football National Conference Pro Bowl players American football wide receivers Syracuse Orange football players New York Giants players Baltimore Ravens players New York Giants executives 21st-century African-American sportspeople 20th-century African-American people