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...planned to report to the Patriots that Sunday's bargaining session with the NFL management council had made virtually no progress...
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Pellegrini, who now thinks economics might be more appropriate preparation for the NFL, has earned a job as an offensive lineman for the New York Jets. He enters the ranks of a rare species--Harvard grads in the pros--joining offensive lineman Danny Jiggets of the Chicago Bears and punter Pat McInaly of the Cincinnati Bengals...
Pellegrini need not feel alone, however. The Jets lead the NFL in one category: most players culled from the "golden eight." In addition to Pellegrini, middle linebacker John Woodring hails from Brown and quarterback John Rogan (cut in camp this year) and running back John Nitti come from that football factory in New Haven. Where they received their schooling is not lost on the foursome...
This strong work ethic has propelled Pellegrini into the NFL. His teammates have noticed it. Nitti says that Pellegrini is "one of the hardest workers I've seen in football whether it be in practice or in the weight room." Nitti, however, can't let that comment through without a jab: "Joe's only problem is that he cannot talk right. The first time I heard Joe talk he asked if he should move the ball to the farty-yahd line--the whole team fell over laughing...