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Cowboys’ Austin no longer unwanted

January 8th, 2010

Maybe he knew. The evidence was there, but even the most realistic people can be so consumed with hope that they ignore the signs, like the poorly attended pro day or the lack of invitations for official team visits.On the weekend of the 2006 NFL draft, Monmouth’s head football coach, Kevin Callahan, offered to host a party on campus for his star senior wide receiver, Miles Austin.Even though he had a decent showing at the scouting combine, running a 4.47 in the 40-yard dash and bench- pressing 225 pounds 21 times, Austin declined. He wanted to drive the 45 minutes to the edge of Bergen County and his home in Garfield, N.J., to watch the draft with his parents, Ann and Miles Jr., and his …

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