John Franklin-Myers
Jets Create cap Space by Re-Working John Franklin-Myers Contract
Looking to free up a bit of cap space before Aaron Rodgers’ contract hits their books, the Jets and defensive lineman John Franklin-Myers have re-worked JFM’s deal according to insider Field Yates. https://twitter.com/FieldYates/status/1651348894226194433?s=20 According to Yates, the Jets created $3.5 million in cap space by converting Franklin-Myers’ salary into a signing bonus. Expect more moves… Read more
Franklin-Myers Latest Jet to Re-Work Contract to Create Cap Space
Add John Franklin-Myers to the list of players moving some of their money around to give the Jets a little bit of breathing room under the salary cap. https://twitter.com/FieldYates/status/1635454157946585088?s=20 According to Field Yates of ESPN, the Jets have created $4.8 million in cap room by converting a portion of Franklin-Myers’ base salary into a signing… Read more
Jets D-Line Sacks the Pack in 27-10 Upset win
https://youtu.be/0mL75ChsYhU Don’t look now Jets fans, but it seems your favorite NFL team, and specifically their defensive line…has arrived. After years of forgetful football, the Jets are finally fielding a winning product. And while contributions are coming from all corners of the roster, it’s the defensive line that got it done today. Led by Quinnen… Read more
Jets Fillet the Fish; Ground Attack Leads Gang Green to 40-17 Blowout win Against Banged up Dolphins
Have the New York Jets finally arrived? This is the question Jets fans find themselves asking after the team’s 40-17 blowout win against the floundering Miami Dolphins. While Dolphins fans will be quick to point out (and rightfully so), that their team was without their top cornerback, their starting left tackle and their top two… Read more
Don’t get mad at Mekhi, Jets Dropped the Ball With Becton
On this episode of JetNation RadioAM, we talk about the botched prognosis of Mekhi Becton, the improved supporting cast around Zach Wilson and some of our stories from JetNaton.com front page. https://youtu.be/yEj0bHxZISM Are fans justified in getting mad at Mekhi Becton after the team told fans he would miss less than two months? Now that… Read more
One Team’s Trash is Joe D’s Treasure; GM Doing Impressive Work With Previous Castoffs
It’s no secret that the respective tenures of former Jets General Managers John Idzik and Mike Maccagnan were some of the worst years Jets fans have ever seen in terms of talent evaluation. The two ran a total of six drafts. The result? Gang Green selected 53 players with most of them off the roster… Read more
27-24 Overtime Victory Gives Jets First win of Zach Wilson era as D-Line Dominates
A win is a win is a win in the NFL, but some wins are more important than others for reasons other than a team’s overall record or where they are in the standings. For Zach Wilson and the New York Jets, this was one of those wins. In what was the first victory of… Read more
Jets Face new Look Patriots With Darnold on the Shelf
As difficult as it may be to fathom the 2020 Jets winning a football game, there’s a very slim chance that they pull that off this evening on Monday Night Football when they take on the 2-6 New England Patriots, who may be getting in on the “Tank for Trevor” sweepstakes with their season essentially… Read more
Five Under-the-Radar Players to Watch as Jets Continue to Build 2020 Roster
With all of the pomp and circumstance that comes with the NFL draft and the “etched in stone” players on the 55-man roster, we sometimes lose sight of the bottom-of-the-roster guys who didn’t see action during the previous season but were retained by their team or added by another on a future contract. Who are… Read more
Jets Activate Pair From IR; Qvale and Franklin-Myers Back at Practice
The Jets announced via their official twitter page that right tackle Brent Qvale and defensive end/outside linebacker John Franklin-Myers have returned to practice after spending the first part of the season on IR. https://twitter.com/nyjets/status/1199792744903970816 Both are intriguing players for their own reasons at this point in the season. Jets right tackle Brandon Shell has played… Read more