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Ex-NFLer finds jump to athletics not so smooth

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David Wilson, then #22 of the New York Giants, carries the ball in the second quarter against the Denver Broncos at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on September 15, 2013 (AFP Photo/Elsa)

New York (AFP) - Former New York Giants running back David Wilson leapt into his new athletics career on Saturday, but found it far from smooth sailing.

Wilson finished ninth in the triple jump at the New York Diamond League meeting and his 14.66m -- in a competition won by Cuban Pedro Pichardo with a leap of 17.56m -- meant he failed to qualify for the US World Championship trials later this month.