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‘This organization is going to lift you’: What the New York Jets told Zach Wilson before they drafted him
‘Oh, what a night’: BYU coach Kalani Sitake honored to be among those invited to share the spotlight with his former QB Thursday at the NFL draft in Cleveland
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David Dermer, Associated Press
CLEVELAND Moments after the 86th NFL draft began in Cleveland on Thursday night, Zach Wilson took a call from the New York Jets brass letting him know that they were about to select the former BYU quarterback with the No. 2 pick.
“You could just see the emotion pouring out,” said Sitake, who was invited by Wilson to attend the festivities, along with several of Wilson’s former coaches, mentors and trainers. “It just all sunk in for them. I am honored to have been able to witness that.”