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The layoffs will be a part of every major city's redevelopment. There will be bumps in the road, like in any major city. It's unfortunate it came at this time, and dampens the party. But you try to put the best face on that you can.In the book by Jerome Bettis and Gene Wojciechowski MY LIFE IN AND OUT OF A HELMET THE BUS,Jerome Bettis tells his full, unvarnished story for the first time--from his sometimes troubled childhood in inner-city Detroit and his way to the NFL That lead,and a trade for the ages that resulted in ten glorious seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers.The title My Life In And Out Of A Helmet describes his life growing up off of the football field to his life on the football field.

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