Jets rookie offensive linemen Dakoda Shepley and Darius James took a break from studying their playbooks one night last month to go to a movie theater in Morristown, N.J., near the team’s training center.
They went to see “Deadpool 2.” As the movie played, Shepley pointed to the screen: “There I am,” he told his new teammate.
Before signing with the Jets as an undrafted free agent, Shepley signed another big deal — for a part as a featured extra in the big-budget movie. He plays “Omega Red,” a villain known for his fights with Wolverine.