KNBN NewsCenter1 May 1, 2021 UPDATE (5/1/21 @ 6:30 p.m.): All indications are that Pine Ridge native Teton Saltes will go to the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent. Saltes updated his Twitter bio and retweeted several Jets fan accounts. His mother, Laticia Decory, also congratulated him on Facebook, as did his aunt.
PINE RIDGE, S.D. — A diamond in the rough. A phrase that can certainly be said of Teton Saltes, who stands at six foot five inches tall and weighs over 320 pounds. He grew up on the Pine Ridge Reservation and now he’s got a chance to shine all way to the NFL.