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August 29, 2007
Jets eye Hawkins
The New York Jets hosted former Patriots defensive back Artrell Hawkins on a visit at their team headquarters this week.
Hawkins, 30, played in 19 games with 16 starts for the Patriots over the last two seasons. When he joined the Patriots in the middle of the 2005 season, current Jets head coach Eric Mangini was New England's defensive coordinator.
The Patriots released Hawkins on Aug. 18. He had been battling an undisclosed injury and had been held out of practice since Aug. 8.
"I still love the game and I'm not quite ready to call it quits just yet," Hawkins told the Boston Globe upon his release.
The Patriots visit the Jets in the season opener Sept. 9.
