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Ferguson praises the retired Faneca

Wednesday June 1, 2011 11:04 AM By Roderick Boone

Jets offensive tackle D'Brickashaw Ferguson, center, pushes linebacker

Photo credit: Pat Orr

When D'Brickashaw Ferguson first found out Pro Bowl guard Alan Faneca was headed to New York in 2008 after inking a $40-million deal, he knew exactly what he had to do.

"I was like, 'Man, I’ve got to step my game up, man. I can’t have this All-Pro guard and me not bring something to the table as well,' " Ferguson told me yesterday. "So from that standpoint, it was...

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