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Old 10-19-2012, 01:32 PM   #1
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Saints DE Wilson escapes Chicago projects to live life-long NFL dream

METAIRIE, La. — It’s not that you can call Martez Wilson prophetic.
More like a dreamer, one who saw a future and found a way to make it happen.

Nearly a decade ago, in a middle school classroom in Illinois, a young Wilson meandering through a life in the projects of Chicago had a dream.

“My teachers used to tell you write down what you want to be five or 10 years from now,” Wilson said. “I said, 'I’m going to be in the NFL.' ”

He added, “And I’m in the NFL.”

Indeed, he is.

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