Three Suffolk County Sheriff’s officers will be recognized at a New York Jets game next month for their lifesaving efforts that helped a Middle Island man in September.

Monday afternoon, Sheriff Errol D. Toulon Jr., Jets liaison Steven Castleton, and members of the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office surprised Deputy Sheriff Dylan Hever and Correction Officers Sean Higgins and Travis Yacovone at the Suffolk County jail in Yaphank with the news that they would have the honor of holding the American flag at the Nov. 30 game at MetLife Stadium.

“As a sheriff, I want to make sure that not only everyone knows that I'm extremely proud of my staff, but what they did to bring a man home back to his family," Toulon said.

Hever, Higgins and Yacovone, were providing ID cards for seniors at the annual

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