Shonn Greene's mind drifted a few times while he unloaded trucks and assembled furniture in a store warehouse in Iowa.
He couldn't help it. His NFL dreams never included couches, La-Z-Boys and dining room sets.
"I didn't let it get the best of me," the New York Jets' third-round draft pick said.
The big, bruising running back was as far from a football field as one could be two summers ago. Greene was working at McGregor's Furniture in Coralville, Iowa, and making $8 an hour after being ruled academically ineligible at the University of Iowa.
He used the money from the heavy lifting to pay for his tuition at Kirkwood Community …
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