Rugby player Hayden Smith tries out for Jets
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Rugby player Hayden Smith tries out for Jets

I guess somebody in the front office watched a bit of the Pro Bowl when they were talking about basketball players being good football players as today the Jets have given a try out to 6-foot-7, 240 pound Rugby and former basketball player Hayden Smith.

Smith played basketball for Metro State in Denver and plays for Team USA & a team called Saracens in rugby. No deal has happened yet.

Here’s an interview he did last year:

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Chris Menn
I'm a 27 year old Jets fan from Massachusetts who has been following the Jets since 1990. I used to run my own Jets blog called Chris' Jets fan blog and worked on JetsCentral.com before I joined JetNation.com. Still waiting for that Super Bowl...

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