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New York Sack Exchange members: We feel for Gastineau

The New York Sack Exchange: (Left to right) Joe Klecko, Marty Lyons , Abdul Salaam and Mark Gastineau

He was the Jets’ man-child from Oklahoma who took this big bite out of the Big Apple, a freak of nature whose sack dance both energized the fan base and alienated teammates at the same time.

Now he is 60 years old, and sharing the kind of terribly sad news that has too often led to tragic news for concussed NFL players whose health and safety were jeopardized by a league that looked the other way for too long.