Glenn Naughton

In somewhat of a surprise move, Jets GM Joe Douglas moved up from 23rd to 14th overall in the first round by giving up three picks to get two in return. https://twitter.com/Connor_J_Hughes/status/1387951338349383684 Douglas parted with 3 premium picks in giving up picks 23, 66 and 86 to move up and grab offensive lineman Alijah Vera-Tucker. … Read more

As expected, the New York Jets have used the second overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft to select BYU quarterback Zach Wilson to pilot the team’s offense for what Jets brass hopes will be the next couple of decades. In Wilson, the Jets add the most accurate quarterback in the country who showed at… Read more

The New York Jets are expected to use the second overall pick on a quarterback in the NFL draft a week and a half from now.  The smart money is on BYU’s Zach Wilson but some feel it’s premature to rule out Ohio State’s Justin Fields.  Whoever it is the Jets come away with with… Read more

Joe Douglas looked like the cat that ate the canary.  Sitting down for a zoom press conference with Jets beat writers, Douglas was asked about a recent quote from Hall of Fame quarterback Steve Young who said that Douglas and the Jets were already committed to BYU quarterback Zach Wilson with the second pick in… Read more

There is no exact science that allows us to determine just how much of the New York Jets’ putrid offense in recent years was down to quarterback Sam Darnold and how much of it fell on the coaches and the talent around him.  Darnold certainly wasn’t without blame, but there is absolutely no denying just… Read more

After months of speculation, the New York Jets have finally traded former first-round draft choice Sam Darnold, the quarterback who just a few seasons ago was supposed to be the savior for a much maligned franchise. https://twitter.com/nyjets/status/1379166023392321537 Darnold moves on to Carolina in exchange for three draft choices.  It’s a sixth-rounder this season to go… Read more

When you’re one of the NFL’s doormat franchises that hasn’t made the playoffs in a decade, it becomes a yearly exercise.  Fans will review their favorite team’s roster during the offseason in search of any players who may have may have been overlooked in the previous season, but may steal a key role in the… Read more

In looking at the way the New York Jets have handed free agency thus far, it’s abundantly clear that Joe Douglas and company are looking to the not-so-distant past in hopes of finding elite talent that has performed well, but hasn’t peaked.  That’s where Robert Saleh and his coaching staff will be put under the… Read more

In a move that could give the Jets one of the better defensive lines in the NFL, the Jets have come to terms with defensive lineman Sheldon Rankins on a 2-year deal worth up to $17 million.  The former first-round draft choice will join Quinnen Williams, Carl Lawson, John Franklin-Myers, Foley Fatukasi, Nathan Shepherd and… Read more

In need of help at linebacker and looking to add a player who will be familiar with the Jets scheme, the Jets are reportedly courting free agent Keanu Neal.   According to NFL insider Josina Anderson, the former safety has narrowed his choices down to the Jets and Cowboys where he’ll make the move to linebacker… Read more

Rich Cimini of ESPN is reporting that the Jets have come to terms with former Buffalo Bills tight end Tyler Kroft on a 1-year contract. https://twitter.com/RichCimini/status/1373029192456101892 Primarily a blocking tight end, the addition of Kroft could mean Ryan Griffin could be on his way out as Trevon Wesco is the favorite to take the team’s… Read more