Frank Beltre
Freddie Bishop Added to 53 man roster
The Jets filled the roster spot vacated by released defensive lineman Claude Pelon by elevating linebacker Freddie Bishop from the team’s practice squad. https://twitter.com/RichCimini/status/908825985482706944 Bishop, a CFL import, will look to get some time on the field this Sunday against the Raiders after appearing in just a handful of games last season down the stretch… Read more
Jets Claim Four, Start Assembling Practice Squad
The Jets have claimed four players who were waived by their teams yesterday. The four are as follows: TE Will Tye: A former Giant, Tye fills a need at tight end with Austin Seferian-Jenkins suspended for the first two games of the season. Tye will likely join Jordan Leggett and Eric Tomlinson with Jason Vander Laan… Read more
Jets Cuts Continue Rolling in
Continuing to purge their roster, the Jets made several more cuts today with the most notable being defensive lineman Deon Simon and long snapper Tanner Purdum. Here is a full list of cuts as reported by NJ.com and Rich Cimini. OT Jeff Adams WR Gabe Marks LB Spencer Paysinger TE Brandon Barnes WR Myles White… Read more
Mauldin, Forte Won’t Play Saturday
New York Jets head coach Todd Bowles announced after practice on Thursday that Gang Green would be without running back Matt Forte and outside linebacker Lorenzo Mauldin when they take on the Lions in Detroit this Saturday. Missing game action won’t hurt Forte nearly as much as it could Mauldin, as Forte’s roster spot is… 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
Enunwa Done for Season; Other Camp Notes From Florham Park
It’s official. The New York Jets have announced that wide receiver Qunicy Enunwa will miss the entire 2017 season with a neck injury. It’s a bulging disk that the team believes will require surgery and a 6-9 month rehab/recovery time. So, what now? If today’s practice in Florham Park was any indication, the Jets will… Read more
Jets Linebackers in Competition of Their own
While all the focus in Jets training camp is seemingly revolving around the quarterback competition, as it should be, there’s another another fierce competition under way for the outside linebacker spot opposite second year strong side linebacker Jordan Jenkins. Jenkins is all but cemented in as the edge setter in Todd Bowles’ defense as he… Read more
Inexperienced Jets ‘Backers Look to Explode on to Scene
explosive adjective ex·plo·sive 1. able or likely to shatter violently or burst apart. Explosive. When discussing the tools required for an NFL edge rusher to be a disruptive force; to put a quarterback on his back consistently, he’s got to have “explosiveness”. As the definition above states; able or likely to shatter violently or burst apart. It’s something the… Read more
Jets Sign CFL Linebacker Frank Beltre to Reserve/Future Contract
By Glenn Naughton One year after adding CFL import Freddie Bishop to their linebacking corps, the Jets are looking up north once again to potentially bolster the group by signing former Calgary Stampeders linebacker, Frank Beltre. A native of the Dominican Republic who played his high school football locally at Randolph High School in… Read more