Unnamed Jets player followed from NYC, robbed, source confirms

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MORRISTOWN, N.J. -- An unidentified New York Jets player was robbed at gunpoint Saturday morning near his New Jersey home after being followed home from New York City, a source confirmed to ESPN.

A witness saw a group of men exit a dark-colored SUV in the Windmill Pond neighborhood in Morristown, New Jersey, and take money and personal items from two individuals in another car. No injuries were reported.

Among the items taken were jewelry and a watch. A neighbor told NBC New York one of the victims played for the Jets.

The victims were believed to be returning from a night out in Manhattan and were targeted by the group, according to the Morristown Department of Public…