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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Sheldon Richardson is a different guy from the one the New York Jets had in camp last summer.Wiser. Smarter. Happier. More mature.The defensive lineman had a rough year off the field and he knew things needed to change. So, Richardson did just that and hes leaning more on defensive line coach Pepper Johnson than he had before.I got my head right, he declared after practice Monday.When asked to what he attributed that, Richardson offered a simple yet complicated response.Life, he said.He was then asked if he feels happier now.Yeah, Richardson said with a big grin. Except when Im talking to yall.Richardson will serve a one-game suspension this season, the result of an arrest after driving his car at high speeds in Missouri last summer. He was thankful it wasnt more because he has been there before.The 2013 Defensive Rookie of the Year sat out the first four games last season because of marijuana usage, a violation of the NFLs substance abuse policy. While addressing that last July, Richardson pledged to not be a distraction to his team. A few hours later, the news of the Missouri incident broke.He was embarrassed, and so were the Jets.But Richardson sought help at the urging of the team, talking through his issues and surrounding himself with a support group. Despite his colorful personality, hes a mostly private person who doesnt trust easily. And, a year ago, he had to earn back the trust of his teammates and the organization.Richardson finished with five sacks and two forced fumbles last season in 11 games. He acknowledged, though, that he needed to adjust to Johnson after having so much success his first two years with Karl Dunbar as his position coach.Last year, I was a little more hardheaded, Richardson said. I felt my way worked. I felt like I knew the system. We were trying new stuff, so I just was being hardheaded. Thats all.He said he has been more compliant this offseason, getting to know how Johnson likes things -- and believing more in his system.What I appreciate from him is that hes getting more confidence in me, Johnson said. Hes asking me questions and hes kind of referring to me now more than what he did last year, (when he was) trying to get some things accomplished himself. I just try to relate to him that Im here to help.The two are clicking more when it comes to the technical aspects of playing the game: his technique on the line, setting the edge, being more productive.The Jets defensive line had already been regarded as one of the best in the league with Dunbar, who was part of the coaching staff under Rex Ryan, who was fired after the 2014 season. The big defensive lineman was already a rising star, so, he figured, why should he change things for someone he didnt really know?It was a little bit like that, Richardson said. I mean, what we did worked. Our record might not have been what we wanted it to be, but what we did in our defensive line room worked.Both Ryan and Todd Bowles run 3-4 base defenses, with personal tweaks to each system. Richardson said theres a little give-and-take to what the linemen do now from how they did things under their previous coaches.Johnson knows he has a talented group with Richardson, Muhammad Wilkerson, Leonard Williams and Steve McLendon leading the way. He is also aware that the expectations are once again very high for the Jets defensive line, which is regarded as perhaps the teams strength.The big guys on the line also are among the teams biggest personalities.I have an awesome room, Johnson said. I really like it. I have a lot of guys that communicate well, get along with each other and it shows out there on the field. And hopefully you see it his year, see a lot of guys enthusiastic and happy for each other.Richardson is in a good place mentally right now, and he feels good again on the field. Hes also a bit lighter, having come into camp weighing what I need to weigh.Hes under contract through next season, and could be looking at a huge deal beyond that -- whether thats with the Jets or elsewhere. Richardson knows theres a lot on the line for him, but he insists theres just one thing that would make this season a success.If we win, he said. Period.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: http://twitter.com/AP-NFLNike Air Max Plus France . The head of USA Boxing came out swinging Tuesday with an open letter to Tyson -- a former Olympic hopeful himself -- that accuses the former heavyweight champion of trying to poach fighters who might be candidates for the U. 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The formidable trio of Canadian receivers -- individually known as Chris Getzlaf, Rob Bagg and Andy Fantuz -- will share the field at Mosaic Stadium one more time on Sunday.Tom Wood hopes to resurrect his international career to ensure last years failed World Cup is not his final experience in an England jersey.Woods most recent Test appearance was in the rout of Uruguay 12 months ago but, by the time the South Americans arrived in Manchester, the hosts had already been knocked out of the tournament, their fate sealed by defeats to Wales and Australia.The Northampton captain, who turns 30 on Thursday, was a permanent fixture under Stuart Lancaster but was immediately axed by Eddie Jones on the grounds of being distinctly average.An injury crisis has swept through Englands back row, however, to present the opportunity to add to his 42 caps in the Old Mutual Wealth series which opens with South Africas visit to Twickenham on Nov. 12.I always had it in the back of mind that I wanted to be back here at some point, Wood said at the squads training camp on the Algarve.I knew it may take an injury or 10 to get me here, but thats the nature of the game.If and when I eventually finish with England, it would be nice to finish on a high. It [the World Cup] was an incredibly disappointing moment in time but, as a professional rugby player, I dont dwell on it from day to day.I played for Northampton the following week. Ive got a full season under my belt since then and you move on.Ill always wish that things had been different at that World Cup and that we were more successful, but thats true of every game I lose.Wood has an outside chance of starting at openside against the Springboks, although it was uncapped Nathan Hughes who trained alongside Chris Robshaw and Billy Vunipola during Tuesdays training session in Vilamoura.A high work-rate and line-out option are Woods key strengths, buut it is his ability to cover six, seven and eight that could see him picked on the bench on Saturday week.ddddddddddddddie has been in fairly regular contact, giving me a few pointers and touching base now and again to let me know the door has never been closed, so that has been good for me morale-wise to keep pushing, Wood said.I was always pretty philosophical about the whole thing. I never got too worked up about it. I didnt throw my toys out of the pram.The reality was that I wasnt picked because what he had seen from me hadnt been good enough at that stage.The fact that he did touch base to let me know he was watching gave me that bit of encouragement that I wasnt too far away and that if a couple of injuries cropped up - which they inevitably do in the back row -- then I was ready and waiting.The door is ajar for me now. Ive got one foot through it but now I have to show what I am about in training.Sometimes you get a better feel for a person once you are in a camp like this and you are training and preparing.Hopefully I can put my best foot forward and do myself justice and well see where it goes from there.Woods shaggy appearance has prompted comparisons with Samson and Rambo from Jones, and he intends keeping his locks and beard intact.The hair was just me being lazy initially but then it seemed a shame to waste all that growth time, said Wood, who was a black belt in Japanese martial art jiu-jitsu at the age of 13.Its going to have to stay now with getting called Samson in the press. I have to figure out something to do with it -- maybe a French plait or a ponytail. ' ' '