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Jarran Reed cures NFL draft anxiety by watching 2-week old daughter on FaceTime

Oh yeah, Jarran Reed is antsy.

A day before his name will be called in the NFL draft, the former Alabama defensive lineman didn't play it cool.

Curious.

Nervous.

Excited.

Reed used all three labels for his emotions on a gray, windy morning in Chicago's Grant Park. He'd just completed an hour-long youth clinic with the other first-round hopefuls. His heart was down south with another young life.

His daughter Jacey was born April 8. The momentary cure for the draft anxiety comes in the form of iPhone FaceTime video calls with the newborn staying with her grandma in Atlanta.