There are reports today that former Brown All-American Nick Hartigan has been cut by the New York Jets. The 6-foot-2, 220 pound running back was signed by the Jets as an undrafted free agent but did not see the field in New York's 16-3 preseason opening loss to Tampa Bay last Friday, a game in which the Jets gained just 44 rushing yards.

Last week, New York coach Eric Mangini told the Journal-News of New York that Hartigan was doing a "tremendous job" in camp. With Curtis Martin on the PUP list and the Jets voiding their trade with Cleveland after RB Lee Suggs failed his physical, Derrick Blaylock and Cedric Houston are the team's top backs.

Hartigan gained a school-record 1,727 yards last year as the Bears won the Ivy League title. If Hartigan can't catch on with an NFL team, he has already been accepted to Harvard Law School.

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