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Garrett Wilson's athletic voyage: From cruise-ship phenom to New York Jets first-rounder

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Greetings from the Wilson family vacation, circa 2008. We're on a luxury cruise ship in the middle of the Caribbean, sailing toward the island of St. Thomas. On board is a really cool basketball court, where Kenny Wilson and the three oldest of his four boys -- ages 12 to 14 -- are dominating 4-on-4 games. The youngest, Garrett, 8, future wide receiver and New York Jets first-round draft pick, is off to the side, dribbling on his own.

Sorry, kid, no room on the team. Not yet, anyway.

The Wilsons refuse to relinquish the court, humbling teams of daiquiri-swilling vacationers looking to recapture their high school glory days.