Bruce Carter

By Glenn Naughton   Still thin on veteran depth at inside linebacker, the Jets have re-signed Bruce Carter who spent 2016 with the club after signing as a free agent. https://twitter.com/nyjets/status/860217958957764610 Carter has appeared in 76 career games (36 starts), picking up close to 300 tackles to go along with 5 interceptions. He played in… Read more

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

https://twitter.com/nyjets/status/795303455300718592 Nick Mangold will sit out once again this week. Mangold is still recovering from an ankle sprain, and will be replaced by Wesley Johnson who has done well in his place. Both Ryan Clady and Muhammad Wilkerson will play today. Wilkerson and Clady didn’t participate in practice this week and were listed as questionable… Read more

By Glenn Naughton   As was the case last week for the Jets in terms of a lengthy injury report, it was more of the same today as a total of seven players were held out of practice, while seven more were limited. According to head coach Todd Bowles, the non-participants were C Nick Mangold… Read more

https://twitter.com/nyjets/status/792753478493958144 Nick Mangold will miss his fifth game in 11 seasons with the Jets. Wesley Johnson will start in place of Mangold at center. Fellow lineman Breno Giacomini recently returned from the PUP list, and will start in place of Ben Ijalana at right tackle. Marcus Williams will start for Buster Skrine at cornerback, likely… Read more

By Glenn Naughton   It didn’t garner nearly as much attention as Geno Smith’s right knee injury simply because nothing grabs attention the way a quarterback injury does, but following Smith to the locker room just seconds after his injury, was inside linebacker Bruce Carter.  It should have been a terrible blow to the Jets… Read more

By Glenn Naughton   According to Kimberly Martin of Newsday, Jets head coach Todd Bowles says the Jets are involved in “a lot” of trade talks as the deadline for final roster cut-downs to 53 approaches. https://twitter.com/KMart_LI/status/771787256097046528 While major trades between teams are a rare NFL occurrence, it’s not uncommon for a team to part… Read more

A Quick Recap of Last Week in JetNation:   Carter Brings Depth to Linebacker Group   After re-signing Erin Henderson the Jets wasted little time by adding middle linebacker Bruce Carter to the mix. Carter has agreed to terms on a one-year deal believed to be around the veteran minimum. Carter joins David Harris and… Read more

By Glenn Naughton   After hosting veteran linebacker Bruce Carter last week, it appears a deal may be imminent between the Jets and the former second-round draft pick. https://twitter.com/JennaLaineBucs/status/716263517633048576 Jenna Laine of Sports Talk 1040 in Tampa is reporting that Carter is expected to sign with Gang Green “barring any unforeseen circumstances”. Carter could be… Read more