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Brian Gaine, the career reception leader for tight ends at the University of Maine, had a rough finish to his college football career, but his future brightened Tuesday when he signed a rookie free-agent contract with the New York Jets of the National Football League.
"He flew in this morning and practiced this afternoon," said Doug Miller, director of public relations for the Jets. The Jets hold their preseason camp at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y.
Gaine, of Pearl River, N.Y., was signed after free agents Brian Lojka and Rickey Brady were waived.
"Based on his size, what the scouts had seen earlier, and the level of competition he had...