In this Oct. 28, 2012 photo, former New York Jets player Dennis Byrd speaks during a halftime ceremony to retire his number during the second half of an NFL football game between the Jets and the Miami Dolphins, in East Rutherford, N.J. Byrd, the former NFL defensive lineman whose career was ended by neck injury, was killed Oct. 15, 2016 in a car accident. He was 50. Photo: AP Photo/John Minchillo, File

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