No wrestlers (but one hoopster) at minicamp this year

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The Jets invited 34 non-roster players to this weekend’s rookie minicamp, none of whom are wrestlers. Wrestlers? A year ago, they brought in a few collegiate wrestling champions, guys with previous football experience. Obviously, none of them panned out. The Jets looked into it again this spring, but their efforts were undermined by another sporting event that may attract more worldwide attention than a Jets minicamp. “The Olympics are killing us,” Eric Mangini said half-jokingly, ... [link]

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Sunday Morning Links Comin’ Down
Published 5/4/2008 by R_in_CT at thejetsblog.com
Grab a cup of coffee, put your feet up and browse . . . Rookie camp continues this weekend — read about it here, here and here. Cimini profiles Justin Keller. E-Bola’s long-promised Erik Ainge piece finally sees the light of the web. Canny tries to hang the “next Chrebet” tag on Danny Woodhead. McManus also weighs in with another “Little Big Man“-type piece. Interesting tidbit from ESPN’s John Clayton on Dewayne Robertson ...

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