New York Jets deserve good karma for making a dying N.J. kid feel like a star

Posted Sep 24, 2023
The kid pushed his wheeled walker onto the field at Jets headquarters, his body weak from the cancer but his spirits higher than they had been in weeks. Right away, the players from the NFL team he loved surrounded him in a loose huddle, holding out their fists in a familiar pose. Braylon Hodgson knew exactly what he had marched out there to do. (NJ.com)

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