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Jets' Robby Anderson learns from HOF-caliber tutor -- Hines Ward

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- A look at what's happening around the New York Jets:

1. Summer school: Robby Anderson has a new mentor -- Hines Ward, the former Pittsburgh Steelers great. How perfect is that?

Ward, hired as a coaching intern in training camp, arrived on Monday and gravitated toward Anderson, a talented, but still-developing wide receiver. In Ward, he has a personal tutor who played with attitude, toughness and intelligence -- a role model who has succeeded in his post-football life.

The Jets already have a well-respected receivers coach in Shawn Jefferson, a fine receiver in his day, but general manager Joe Douglas reached out to Ward, hoping he could bring another perspective.