Lawrence Thomas
New York Jets Report Card: Week 8
Week 8 Report Card: Jets vs. Falcons L 25-20 Quarterback: B+ Josh McCown: 26/33 257 yards, 2 TDs 0 INT Statistically it was a perfect game for McCown, but again there were a couple of boneheaded mistakes that a veteran quarterback shouldn’t make. The biggest mistake was taking unnecessary sacks. McCown tends to… Read more
Lawrence Thomas Officially Makes Switch to Fullback
When Jets defensive lineman Lawrence Thomas lined up at fullback early in the teams match up with the Dolphins two weeks ago, nobody knew if it was a gimmick, a wild experiment, or a tryout. Whatever you want to call it, the Jets obviously liked what they saw as Thomas got more looks at fullback… Read more
For Second Week in row, Jets Youngsters Shine
Coming off the heels of a 20-6 victory against the Miami Dolphins in a game that some felt could end up being their only win of the season, the Jets came out and looked fantastic on defense once again, while their suddenly explosive offense did enough to get them a 23-20 win in overtime. We… Read more
JetNation Tuesday Tidbits; Jets Maye Have Something with Safety Tandem
A few notes, thoughts and links to previous articles on Gang Green to pass along: It’s not exactly time to put anyone in Canton after just three games, but the play of the Jets’ rookie safeties have been extremely impressive through two games, especially in coverage. Jamal Adams hasn’t allowed a completion since week one… Read more
Young Guns Step up in Jets 20-6 Victory Over Dolphins
There won’t be many Sundays like this one for the Jets this season, so fans should allow themselves to enjoy it. In what may have been the Jets’ best performance under head coach Todd Bowles, several outstanding individual efforts gave Jets fans a glimpse in to what the team has to work with moving forward… Read more
Lawrence Thomas Added to Active Roster Along with Freddie Bishop
One of the more surprising decisions made by Jets GM Mike Maccagnan at final cut downs was to waive defensive lineman Lawrence Thomas who played well in limited action last season as an undrafted free agent out of Michigan State. Well, now he’s back. https://twitter.com/calvinwatkins/status/909061934082875392 The Jets have waived injured linebacker Edmond Robinson and added… Read more
Jets Sign TE Neal Sterling; Add Lawrence Thomas to Practice Squad
According to Connor Hughes of NJ.com, the Jets have signed former Jacksonville Jaguars tight end Neal Sterling. https://twitter.com/Connor_J_Hughes/status/905199886647398400 In 19 career games (1 start), Sterling has 12 receptions for 110 yards. The Jets also made a move on the practice squad, parting ways with defensive lineman Patrick Gamble and bringing back defensive lineman Lawrence Thomas… 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
Positional Outlook: Defensive Line
This is the second part of a multi-part breakdown of each positional unit. Here, we are going to breakdown the Jets defensive line, which is certainly their strongest unit. Defensive Lineman on the Roster Leonard Williams, Muhammad Wilkerson, Sheldon Richardson, Steve McClendon, Deon Simon, Lawrence Thomas, Mike Pennel, Anthony Johnson, Claude Pelon, Brandin Bryant, Patrick… Read more
Jalin Marshall, Lawrence Thomas Suffer Torn Labrums
By Glenn Naughton During his post-practice media session today, Jets head coach Todd Bowles revealed a pair of injuries that will sideline two of Gang Green’s rookies. https://twitter.com/nyjets/status/781213094873792512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Wide receiver Jalin Marshall and defensive lineman Lawrence Thomas both had MRI’s that revealed a torn shoulder labrum for each. Both players will be sidelined for… Read more
Jets Announce Official UDFA List, Who’s who?
By Glenn Naughton In the hours and days immediately following the NFL draft, teams get on the phones to quickly sign their top undrafted choices who are officially free agents. JetNation.com took a look at some of the names being reported by the Jets as well as multiple social media outlets. However, with the Jets releasing… Read more
A Closer Look at Jets Undrafted Free Agent Signings
By Glenn Naughton Once the dust stirred up by the NFL draft settles, it’s time for clubs to start working the phones to bring in those players who weren’t chosen, but whose game film, production and interviews left enough of an impression to get themselves signed in the minutes and hours following the draft… Read more