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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Mike Catapano was sitting in his sixth-grade music class when panic suddenly filled the room.His instructor was distraught, having just heard that each of the towers at the World Trade Center, where one of his loved ones worked, had been hit by a plane.Youre young, so you dont really know exactly whats happening, the New York Jets linebacker recalled of the Sept. 11 attacks. Was it a crash? Was it an attack? Youre just so confused.Catapano, the only player on the Jets roster who was born and raised in New York, grew up in the Long Island village of Bayville -- about 35 miles from lower Manhattan.I remember hearing that the World Trade Center went down, Catapano said in an interview with The Associated Press. I wasnt really sure where that was at the time, and then everybody started saying, `twin towers.Thats when I was like, `Oh my God!His thoughts immediately turned to an uncle who worked at a nearby building. Then, his mother, Barbara -- like many other worried parents -- showed up at the school to bring him home.My mom was freaking out and buying all kinds of food from the supermarket, thinking that we might be going to war or something, said Catapano, who was 11 at the time. It was just pandemonium. For a little kid, it was just kind of all a blur. But I remember everyone around me kind of being in a panic.Once back home, Catapano and his mother flipped on the TV to try to make sense of everything that was happening.We just stared at the screen in horror, he recalled.Anxious moments eventually gave way to relief as the Catapanos confirmed, one by one, that all of their immediate family members were OK. That included his uncle and a few firefighters, including two who were first responders.His music instructor and several classmates at St. Dominic Elementary School in Oyster Bay werent nearly as lucky.Neither were many of his neighbors.It was all around us, Catapano said. As anybody in New York knows, it was just a terrible, terrible day.Nearly 3,000 people were killed in the Sept. 11 attacks, including 2,750 at the World Trade Center.I remember one of my classmates being on TV and announcing his fathers name as one of the victims, Catapano said. Its just horrible. ... When you say 15 years, it seems like a long time ago. But, its really just like yesterday.During the days and weeks after the attacks, Catapano remembers joining his mother, a member of the neighborhood Rotary Club, going door-to-door bringing food and checks to people who lost the breadwinners of their household.They did the same with families affected near his grandmothers home in nearby Bethpage.Sunday marks the 15-year anniversary of the attacks, and Catapano will be on the field at MetLife Stadium for the Jets season opener against the Cincinnati Bengals.Rookie Jordan Jenkins, the projected starter, is dealing with a calf injury and hasnt practiced all week. That could open the door for Catapano to make his first NFL start.He is excited for the possibility, but the game will take on even greater meaning for Catapano and his family.I remember the country really coming together right after the attacks, even as a little kid, Catapano said. I could sense that, and Im sure you will feel that in the stands Sunday. Thats a special thing. It shows the resiliency of humans, the resiliency of the United States. Its much bigger than the game of football.Its cool to be a part of those feelings and kind of put it on the field and do it for those people in the stands.The memories of that day in 2001 will again be all around him before the game when the Jets hold a pregame tribute to remember the victims. Members of Tuesdays Children, an organization that supports youth, families and communities impacted by terrorism and traumatic loss, will participate.Representatives from the FDNY, NYPD and PAPD and the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Tower Foundation will be honorary captains, along with members of the Jets 2001 team, who will also be featured in a video shown during the ceremony remembering 9/11.Current players will wear commemorative helmet stickers, and coaches will have lapel pins on their shirts.Catapano will also carry lots of emotions with him onto the field, and feels a responsibility to those former classmates, friends and neighbors who will spend part of that day grieving for lost loved ones.It takes it to a bigger picture outside of football when youre representing New York and its Sept. 11, Catapano said. It makes you think about more than the game itself and how important the game can be to other people in New York. 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Wilson hit Schenn from behind during Tuesday nights game in Philadelphia, earning a five-minute major for charging and a game misconduct. He has a phone hearing with the department of player safety, which limits any potential suspension to five or fewer games.Correction: Weldon Green was originally referred to as an esports psychologist when he is actually an esports coach and performance consultant. The article has been modified accordingly. We have also updated Greens time with TSM, which was four months, not six. Team SoloMid has announced today on its website that it has mutually parted ways with esports coach and performance consultant Weldon Green. The event marks the end of Greens four-month-long term as a full-time member of TSMs coaching staff, during which the squad had qualified for the 2016 League of Legends World Championship.Team SoloMid encountered Green as they turned to his consultancy services to help the squad throughout the 2016 spring split, and the organization subsequently signed him as a coach throughout the summer season. The squad seized the North American League Championship Series crown following a dominant run, winning 41 games out of 48, and proceeded to a narrow group stage exit during the World Championship.According to the official release, Green was hired to help develop [TSMs] players as competitors and manage internal relations within the team, as well as assist the players in building chemistry.dddddddddddd However, the organization ultimately saw more value in consulting him for short periods of time.Since the announcement, Green has hinted at a new project which he was not able to announce previously. Before the 2016 summer split, he worked with other League of Legends teams such as Enemy, Counter Logic Gaming, Renegades, Fnatic, Copenhagen Wolves, Ember and Team Liquid, among others.Green was vocal during his tenure within TSM, highlighting the need for higher player pay following the teams victorious summer split campaign. However, he also drew the ire of South Korean League of Legends fans following controversial statements he made during the squads scrimmage period in South Korea. ' ' '