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Jets sign 1st-rounder DE Wilkerson to 4-year deal

The Columbian
Published: July 29, 2011, 5:00pm

NEW YORK (AP) — The Jets have signed defensive end Muhammad Wilkerson to a four-year deal, getting their first-round draft pick under contract before training camp opens.

Wilkerson, the 30th overall pick in April, had 912 sacks last year for Temple and should immediately help the Jets, who have made it to the AFC championship game the last two seasons. The 6-foot-4, 315-pound Wilkerson grew up in nearby Linden, N.J.

“It’s official,” Wilkerson said on his Twitter page, “now im a Jet and happy to be apart of this great organization!!!!”

His signing leaves only one of the Jets’ six drafts picks — third-rounder Kenrick Ellis — unsigned. The Jets report for training camp Sunday, with their first practice at their training facility in Florham Park, N.J., on Monday.

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