The retiring D'Brickashaw Ferguson will say goodbye to the NFL in a news conference at 11 a.m. Thursday at One Jets Drive. Current and former New York Jets teammates are planning to attend, along with owner Woody Johnson.
One person who won't be there is former coach Eric Mangini, who played an integral role in the decision to draft Ferguson in 2006.
Mangini and general manager Mike Tannenbaum, both rookies in their respective jobs, made Ferguson their first draft choice -- fourth overall. Obviously, it worked out well. Mangini, currently out of coaching after working last season as the San Francisco 49ers' defensive coordinator, shared his memories and thoughts on Ferguson this week in an interview with ESPN.