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NFL’s Wilkerson, Jernigan to Coach Football Camp in Wayne

Camps are being run at William Paterson this summer.

Two NFL players will be in Wayne this summer to run pro football camps, Sports International announced last week.

According to the announcement, Jerrel Jernigan, a wide receiver for the NY Giants, and Muhammad Wilkerson, a defensive end for the NY Jets, will be teaming up this July to teach a football clinic at William Paterson University. They will be joined by high school and college coaches for a three-day training camp running from July 7 through 10.

The camp is open to players ages 7 through 18. Campers are grouped by age and experience level.

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The camp is one of a string run by the company up and down the east coast that feature NFL instructors.

Both players were drafted by their respective teams in 2011.

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