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Todd Bowles OK after golf ball-sized mass removed from throat

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Jets coach Todd Bowles said Wednesday he's OK after undergoing surgery this offseason to remove a benign mass "almost the size of a golf ball" from his throat.

The 52-year-old coach says he requires no further treatment.

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Bowles, who went 10-6 in his first season at the Jets helm, told reporters he first noticed the mass early in the season. After a doctor determined the mass to be benign, Bowles decided to wait to have it removed.