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New York Jets Sign Nat King Cole's Grandson Wyatt Ray to Practice Squad

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The New York Jets signed Wyatt Ray to its practice squad this week.

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Ray is the 23-year-old grandson of the late entertainment pioneer Nat King Cole and nephew of the Grammy Award-winning chanteuse Natalie Cole.

Rayโ€™s mother Casey and aunt Timolin are twin younger sisters of the legendary singer.

According to the Associated Press, the 6-foot-3, 255-pound baller was initially signed by Cleveland in May as an undrafted free agent out of Boston College.

โ€œThe fact Ray went undrafted is a shock in itself, considering he was viewed as a Day 3 talent by most outlets and he had a more than solid career at Boston College,โ€ Josh Keatley reported for Brownswire.com in May.

โ€œHe certainly has enough traits to develop into a quality starter in the NFL,โ€ he concluded.

The NFL Draft tracker gave Wray a 5.32 prospect grade, as they listed his strengths and weaknesses:

โ€œHis wingspan is a plus in his favor and he flashes potential as a developmental pass rusherโ€

The site also noted he โ€œNeeds to play faster and keep motor turned up in backside pursuit.โ€

On Twitter today, Wray thanked his former Boston College coach Barry Gallup, retweeting a message extolling his virtues.

โ€œWyatt Ray is a very hard worker and will be an asset to any NFL Team,โ€ he said.

https://twitter.com/Raywyatt5/status/1200185196009721856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

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