While the NY State Assembly approved the same-sex marriage equality bill late yesterday, one former Giants hero stepped forward to lambaste gay marriage in an interview with the ultra-conservative National Organization for Marriage (NOM). Former Giants wide receiver David Tyree, whose dramatic catch in the 2008 Super Bowl is one of the biggest plays in Giants history, said the country could fall into "anarchy", and "that will be the moment where our society in itself loses its grip with what's right." Check out the full video, as well as quotes from it, below.

It's about what's right. It's about how can marriage be marriage for thousands of years and now all of the sudden, because a minority, an influential minority, has a push or an agenda and totally reshapes something that was not founded in our country, not founded by man, it is something that is holy and sacred. I think there is nothing more honorable, worth fighting for, especially if we really care about our future generations.

What I know will happen if this does come forth is this will be the beginning of our country sliding toward, it is a strong word, but anarchy. The moment we have, if you trace back even to other cultures, other countries, that will be the moment where our society in itself loses its grip with what's right. Marriage is one of those things that is the backbone of society. So if you redefine it, it changes the way we educate our children, it changes the perception of what is good, what is right, what is just.

Tyree also implied that he doesn't believe that same-sex couples could raise a child: "This is what I do know. You can't teach something that you don't have. So two men will never be able to show a woman how to be a woman. That's just, for lack of better terms, common sense." Tyree said his beliefs stem from his relationship with God, which puts his statements in line with several pastors from Harlem who have spoken out against Harlem Gay Pride events because homosexuality is "a slippery slope."

In recent weeks, other fellow Giants have come out to support gay marriage. Former Giants defensive end Michael Strahan and his fiancee Nicole Murphy, as well as Giants co-owner Steve Tisch, all made videos supporting the legislation for the Human Rights Campaign.