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Montclair High School, Montclair, NJ

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NY Jets Brought Montclair Boy Joy Before He Died: 'They Already Won In My Eyes' NY Jets Brought Montclair Boy Joy Before He Died: 'They Already Won In My Eyes'
NY Jets Brought Montclair Boy Joy Before He Died: 'They Already Won In My Eyes' In 11 months, Braylon Hodgson’s body crumbled. Mentally, he was the same 13-year-old boy: Happiest holding a lacrosse stick and surrounded by his friends.  Physically, he couldn’t move. Braylon’s body was stiff. He needed a walker to get around and was losing the ability to talk. His parents, Kasey and Ryan, felt helpless, and wished they could do something for his pain. But Braylon only apologized to them. “I’m sorry,” he’d say.  Sorry that they had to see him in pain. Sorry that they couldn't do anything about it. The Montclair middle schooler had no choice but to get used to the pai…

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2019 NFL Draft: Jacksonville Jaguars Select Montclair's Josh Allen 2019 NFL Draft: Jacksonville Jaguars Select Montclair's Josh Allen
2019 NFL Draft: Jacksonville Jaguars Select Montclair's Josh Allen The Jacksonville Jaguars have selected Montclair's Josh Allen with the No. 7 overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft.  The University of Kentucky defender has a "tireless motor" and was one of the best pass rushers and defenders in the SEC last season, BigCatCountry.com reports. Allen played one year of football at Montclair High School (his senior year having transferred from a small school in Alabama) and went on to play at Kentucky. He was a two-star recruit out of high school but was a top pick in the 2019 NFL draft. Click here for more from Jaguars.com on Allen.

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