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          New York Jets

          Ex-Jets QB Matt Flynn maintains his spirits after another lost chance

          • Rich Cimini, ESPN Staff WriterSep 23, 2015, 12:38 AM ET
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              Rich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has covered the Jets for over 30 years, joining ESPN in 2010. Rich also hosts the Flight Deck podcast. He previously was a beat writer for the New York Daily News and is a graduate of Syracuse University. You can follow him via Twitter @RichCimini.
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          Say this for old friend Matt Flynn: He knows how to handle rejection.

          The well-traveled quarterback, he of the famous Bloody Mary tweet after being released by the New York Jets on the final roster cutdown, ordered another drink for the road after being sent home Tuesday by the Dallas Cowboys. Flynn was one of a handful of free agents who worked out for the Cowboys, who were in the quarterback market because of Tony Romo's injury. Flynn didn't get the gig, as the Cowboys traded for Matt Cassel.

          Oh, well. Before flying home, Flynn ordered a Margarita and tweeted a photo. When in Rome ...

          This probably won't be his last tryout, which raises so many tasty possibilities. Imagine: How about a Mojito in Miami? Or a Lynchburg Lemonade in Tennessee?

          We'll keep tracking his football/imbibing journey.

          In case you missed his farewell to New Jersey ...