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Camp Confidential: Recent trend bodes well for fortified Jets

By Tim Graham
ESPN.com

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. -- Two years ago, many thought Eric Mangini was in over his head. The wunderkind assistant, who got his start in the NFL as a public relations assistant, had quickly climbed the coaching ranks under Bill Belichick's tutelage and was given control of the New York Jets two days shy of his 35th birthday. Mangini won 10 games and went to the playoffs his first season. He went from being considered too immature for the gig to being called Mangenius. Then in 2007 the Jets wo ...

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