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Position Battles Continue as Jets Prepare for Lions
As the New York Jets prepare to take on the Detroit Lions tonight, let’s take a look at some key positional battles to keep an eye on, along with young players who will try to build on a strong showing last week. QB Josh McCown vs. Christian Hackenberg: McCown played limited reps in week one… Read more
Who you Should be Watching as Jets Preseason Kicks off vs. Tennessee
Face it Jets fans, this roster is so young and inexperienced, that if you had ten fans write down a handful of players to watch, every player on the roster might show up on the collective lists. This is an incredibly young team with open competitions for starter and back-up spots at almost every position… Read more
JetNation Camp Notes 8/8
After a day indoors out of the elements, the weather at Florham Park eased up significantly and Gang Green headed outdoors once again. It was an ugly day for quarterback Christian Hackenberg who appears to have regressed after an encouraging start just over a week ago. A few notes and obserations. Hackenberg was unofficially 4-12… Read more
2017 Position Outlook: Offensive Line
Leading up to the start of the 2017 season, JetNation.com will be taking a look at each positional group as the Jets roster is currently constructed, with today’s group being the offensive line. Currently under contract: Kelvin Beachum, James Carpenter, Wesley Johnson, Brian Winters, Brandon Shell, Ben Ijalana, Brent Qvale, Dakota Dozier, Alex Balducci, Chris… Read more
Plenty of Jets Storylines as Minicamp Approaces
By Glenn Naughton With OTA’s over and done with, the volunteer portion of the Jets offseason comes to a close as mandatory minicamp gets set to kick off in Florham Park this Tuesday. As you might expect of a team in the early stages of a tear-down and re-build, there’s plenty to keep an eye… Read more
Will Jets Have Right Answers for Plethora of Questions in 2017?
By Glenn Naughton Rookie camp is behind us and the Jets are getting ready to begin OTA’s before starting training in just a couple of months. As one would expect, coming off of just five wins in 2016, there will be plenty of questions for GM Mike Maccagnan and head coach Todd Bowles to… Read more
Inactives Report: Forte Active, McLendon and Mauldin Out
https://twitter.com/nyjets/status/810272367641497601 After suffering a knee injury last week, Matt Forte will return to action tonight against the Miami Dolphins. Forte said he believes he’s been playing with a torn meniscus. Either way, between Forte being injured and Bilal Powell’s performance last week, Powell should have a significantly increased workload. Both Steve McLendon and Lorenzo Mauldin… Read more
Jets vs. Dolphins, Players to Watch
By Glenn Naughton The 4-9 New York Jets look to play spoiler at home against the 8-5 Miami Dolphins who will be forced to turn to back-up quarterback Matt Moore after starter Ryan Tannehill suffered a sprained ACL last week. It’ll be a Saturday night showdown at MetLife Stadium as the Jets hope to… Read more
Inactives Report: Fitzpatrick Active, Mangold and Smith Out
https://twitter.com/nyjets/status/797840316065869824 While Ryan Fitzpatrick is active for today’s game, Bryce Petty will indeed get his first NFL start. Petty and Fitzpatrick split reps with the starters this week in practice, so Bowles likely knew his decision well before news broke last night. Fitzpatrick will backup Petty, and Hackenberg will remain on the bench. It’s a… Read more
Inactives Report: Wilkerson Out, Stanford and Ochi Active
https://twitter.com/nyjets/status/790214879298846720 Muhammad Wilkerson will miss his first game of the season with an ankle injury. Wilkerson has had a less than stellar start to the season only recording one and a half sacks while Leonard Williams leads the team with five. Coming off a huge contract extension, Wilkerson is likely feeling the heat for his… Read more
Inactives Report: Harris and Seferian-Jenkins Out, Revis Active
https://twitter.com/nyjets/status/788153195742633984 For the first time since 2008, David Harris will miss a game for the New York Jets. The iron man’s streak will come to an end with Erin Henderson and Darron Lee starting at middle linebacker. The Jets will miss Harris’ stout tackling against the run up the middle. While Harris’ leadership will also… Read more
Inactives Report: Revis and Decker Out, Seferian-Jenkins Active
https://twitter.com/nyjets/status/785142532871168001 Things aren’t looking good for Eric Decker. He doesn’t seem to have made any progress with his torn rotator cuff injury, and could be out for an extended period of time if not headed for injured reserve. Decker recently revealed in an interview that he is in constant pain when sleeping at night or… Read more