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Jets draft Mason Taylor, son of Hall of Famer Jason Taylor

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Pro Football Hall of Famer Jason Taylor, tissue in hand, dabbed tears from his eyes Friday night. He was overcome with emotion minutes after his son, former LSU tight end Mason Taylor, was drafted in the second round by the New York Jets -- the team he played for in 2010.

"The sun has set on my career and I'm done, so it's awesome to be able to sit back and watch him," Jason said on a Zoom call with New York reporters. "To watch him walk through the same facility and use the locker room and take that same path that I took -- you're trying to make me cry.