Costabile was a rookie during the 2020 Championship Series, and Law was one of the first players he met on the team. Costabile roomed with Romar Dennis, and they had an adjoining room to Law and Jake Richards. Costabile said Law immediately made him feel like part of the team.
“I got to know Eric before seeing him on a playing field,” Costabile said. “I was super nervous coming in, and he was a calming presence.”
Despite being a five-time professional lacrosse All-Star, Law was overlooked during the offseason rebuild. When the Atlas traded Rabil, Pannell, and Brown, the hype and focus from media and fans skipped past Law and went to the young core of players the team was building around on offense, including Teat, Carraway, Costabile and Dan Bucaro.
Law didn’t mind flying under the radar, however. He was too focused on his role as a mentor to the younger players, a role he learned during his time with the Denver Outlaws in Major League Lacrosse.
“I think playing for the Outlaws for all those years and having the incredible leadership I learned from, guys like Brendan Mundorf, Jesse Schwartzman, Lee Zink, Anthony Kelly, Matt Bocklet, Dillon Roy, John Grant Jr. and Chris Bocklet, and seeing all their different types of leadership skills, that really helped me,” Law said. “They had all taken me under their wing when I first started there, and now kind of turning back over and seeing the younger guys on the team, [I want to try] to do the same exact thing.
“One big thing I learned from that group was they told us it’s the same game of lacrosse you played your whole life,” he added. “There might just be a couple more people watching, a couple more cameras, but it’s that same fun game we’ve all been playing since we were kids.”