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Vernon Gholston

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  • NFL draft painful, hopeful for Jets fans

    Thomas . Vernon Gholston . Dewayne Robertson .Their names roll off the tongues of Jets fans with ease -- not for their storied contributions to the franchise but for the years of wasted draft picks that litter the Jets' history, recent and not so recent.This   Read more »

  • Jets might look to draft pass rusher

    just say things didn't quite work out the way they'd hoped.The year was 2008, the player was Ohio State defensive end Vernon Gholston and the Jets had the sixth overall pick. They thought he would transition well as a pass-rushing force in their 3-4 scheme.   Read more »

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About Vernon Gholston

Vernon Gholston (born June 5, 1986 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American football linebacker and defensive end for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Jets sixth overall in the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Ohio State where he earned the 2007 Big Ten Conference Defensive Lineman of the Year award.

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