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Keller Expected Back For Opener TWIN CITY DODGE PRESENTS: BOILERMAKERS IN THE NFL KCharters@GoldandBlack.com BY KYLE CHARTERS Aſter coming up lame on the first play of series against Carolina on Sunday night. "I should be fine for the season opener, offense has struggled mightily during the preseason. Through its first three preseason games, New York has yet to score an offensive touchdown. If it does in its final preseason game vs. Philadelphia Thursday, it will do so without Keller or a majority of the rest of the Jets' expected starters. New York opens vs. Buffalo Sept. 9. That'd be good new for the Jets, whose " for the Eagles, subbing in at right tackle while regular starter Todd Herremans was away to at- tend the funeral of a family member. The fiſth-round draſt pick was on the field KELLY STARTS FOR PHILLY Rookie Dennis Kelly got a preseason start Friday night in Cleveland, with several family members in the crowd. "It went pretty well, burbs.com. "Aſter watching the film, I thought I did better than I initially thought. Some of the blocks were kind of ugly, but they ended up not being too bad. But I also saw I have a lot of room to improve. " said Kelly told Philly- " Dustin Keller's recovering from a hamstring injury, but he's expected to be ready for the Jets' season opener. Jeff Zelavansky/Getty Images Keller told ESPNNewYork.com. "… It's not that bad. " Dustin Keller says he expects to be ready to go for New York's regular-season opener. Keller pulled his hamstring during the first the Jets' third preseason game, tight end Kelly is likely to make the Eagles' 53-man roster as a backup guard and tackle. looking for new organizations. CUTDOWNS NOT KIND Several other former Boilermakers are their rosters to 75 players, with vic- tims being Nick Mondek and Torri Williams (Houston); Jared Crank (Arizona) and Carson Wiggs (Se- attle); the Jets had previously cut Royce Adams, who had a knee injury. Those cut could find other This week, teams had to trim employment, or re-sign to their team's practice squad. NINKOVICH TO D-END ished as a defensive end, and now he'll get to play the position again. A linebacker for much of his Rob Ninkovich's career flour- seven-year NFL career, Ninkovich is converting back to defensive end, the position he played at Purdue. "I look at it as an honor that Rob Ninkovich is back to his old position, playing defensive end again for the Patriots. Al Bello/Getty Images TWIN CITY DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM 800-562-4581 twincitysuperstore.com 650 Sagamore Parkway South Lafayette, IN 47905 See the 2011 Jeep Wrangler! GOLDANDBLACK EXPRESS • VOLUME 23, EXPRESS 1 • 19