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Adam Gase’s defense of Gregg Williams: ‘He did his time’

On the day the Jets officially announced the hiring of Gregg Williams as defensive coordinator, newly hired head coach Adam Gase raved about his new head coach of the defense.

Gase expressed zero concern about the famous Bountygate involvement Williams spearheaded while coaching in New Orleans that led to the NFL suspending him for the entire 2012 season.

“Gregg was penalized for that heavily,’’ Gase said on the Pro Football Talk podcast Wednesday. “Football was taken away from him. He did his time. That’s what makes this country great, right? People get second chances all the time.