FLORHAM PARK, NJ – With the 2017 draft in the books, now comes the time that teams scour the scrapheap of un-drafted college players to fill their training camp rosters and in the process try to find a diamond or two in the rough. Usually these diamonds are few and far between. If a team…
When the Jets drafted two safeties in the first and second round of the NFL draft this past weekend, the writing was on the wall for veteran safeties Calvin Pryor and Marcus Gilchrist. The team declined Pryor’s fifth year option for the 2018 season on Tuesday and he is no lock to make this year’s…
It has been said many times: the NFL is a copycat league. Whether that be offensive and defensive systems being copied or enhanced, or modeling past Super Bowl Champions. In the case of the New York Jets, their model is of one of the most successful teams of the decade- the Seattle Seahawks. The Seahawks…
Hope restored. Well, at least temporarily. The New York Jets took a step in the right direction on April 28th. General manager Mike Maccagnan seemingly took advantage of this year’s NFL Draft with hopes to right the ship from the many issues that plagued the team a season ago. They brought in talent. They infused youth….
The hard luck for Jets WR Devin Smith continues. According to ESPN’s Rich Cimini, wide receiver Devin Smith tore the ACL in his right knee on April 17th before participating in the team’s first off-season workout. A recent MRI confirmed the tear. Smith will need surgery to repair the injured knee and will miss the…
PHILADELPHIA – Jets GM Mike Maccagnan sat put for his first three picks, then he put on his trading hat. Maccagnan traded down four different times in this draft, the most ever in Jets franchise history. The Jets started this draft with seven picks and left with nine players and the Cowboys fifth-round pick in…
FLORHAM PARK, NJ – The Jets streak of drafting safeties stopped at two, but they extended the streak of SEC players to three with the selection of Alabama receiver ArDarius Stewart. After trading down from the 70th overall pick to the 79th pick, and picking up an extra fifth-round pick in the process, the Jets…
With their second-round pick the Jets decided to double-dip in the safety pool, as well as the SEC pool, and drafted Marcus Male from Florida. Mike Maccagnan and Todd Bowles were clearly every bit as frustrated as fans were over the constant miscommunications and easy deep-ball completions that cost them multiple games last year. The…
Like with Leonard Williams the Jets benefitted from some surprising moves ahead of them and were able to scoop up the best player available who they most likely didn’t expect to still be onboard at six. With that sixth pick the Jets drafted LSU safety Jamal Adams. Most people assumed Adams would be off the…
Stop me if you heard this before: the New York Jets are in the midst of a rebuild. Sound familiar? As you prepare for another season of vanilla football at a half-empty stadium, you do have something to look forward to as the NFL Draft approaches Thursday evening. For this day represents a time in the sport…