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Star-struck LIer Mike Catapano thrilled to be a Jet

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Three words were all it took to send Mike Catapano's loved ones into a state of frenzy.

"I just texted them: 'I'm a Jet.' And they were like, 'Holy [----].' They couldn't believe it," the Bayville native told Newsday Wednesday after his first day on the practice field with his new teammates.

"My phone's been blowing up like crazy. Like I was just the MVP of the Super Bowl."

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Catapano, a former Chief, flew in from Kansas City Monday night and worked out with the Jets on Tuesday.