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Why the Jets’ unofficial depth chart in training camp isn’t important

2025-08-04T15:58:10-04:00

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It’s nice for discussion but little else.

The Jets have released their first unofficial depth chart of training camp.

On the depth chart, you will see listings like Justin Field as the number one quarterback, Garrett Wilson, Allen Lazard, and Josh Reynolds as the starting wide receivers, and Byron Cowart as the starter at defensive tackle next to Quinnen Williams.

How much should we read into this depth chart? I would say zero.

Note the word “unofficial.” That’s a giveaway to how significant it really is. The Jets are telling you these aren’t actually how the coaches view things at the moment.

Most teams if not all 32 seem to put out these depth charts in advance of the preseason opener. In many cases, they don’t come from the actual decision-makers. Some teams have admitted they were compiled by the team PR staff.

Feel free to take a look at the depth chart. I just wouldn’t read a whole lot into it.

Scouting Jets kicker Nick Folk

2025-08-04T15:00:00-04:00

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Taking a look at an old friend at kicker

The New York Jets recently signed veteran placekicker Nick Folk. Let’s therefore look at Folk in more detail.

Jets fans will be familiar with Folk, who kicked for the team from 2010 to 2016. However, he’s now 40, and seeking to prove he can still kick at a high level as he will compete with Harrison Mevis for the Jets’ kicker role. Although Folk’s only Pro Bowl appearance was all the way back in 2007, he’s been one of the best kickers in the league in recent seasons and led the league in field goal percentage in 2023 and 2024.

Background

Folk was named as a two-star high school recruit by Rivals and headed to Arizona in 2003, but his career got off to a slow start. He missed all three of his field goals in his freshman season and then made 8 of 13 as a sophomore and 7 of 11 as a junior. He was 15 for 20 and named as an all-PAC 10 after his senior season in 2006.

The Dallas Cowboys drafted Folk in the seventh round of the 2007 draft and he made an immediate impact with the Cowboys as he went to the Pro Bowl after having made 26 of 31 field goals and all 53 of his extra points.

Folk was good again in 2008 as he made 20 of 22 field goals and all 42 of his extra points, then started the 2009 season strongly by making 14 of his first 17 field goals despite having to return from offseason surgery. However, he then went into a slump and missed seven of his next 11 field goals so the Cowboys cut him.

The Jets picked him up in 2010, and he seemed to have put his 2009 struggles behind him as he made at least 75 percent of his field goals in each of the next seven seasons in New York.

His best season was 2013, which saw him named as a PFF All Pro after he made 33 of 36 field goals, including a then-franchise record 56-yarder. Folk also set a Jets record by making 23 field goals in a row.

He had a strong season in 2016, as he made 87 percent of his field goal attempts, but was still a cap casualty after the season.

Folk’s next stop was with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but he only played four games with them before ending up on injured reserve. It seemed like his career might be over as the Bucs released him after the season and he was out of the league in 2018.

After a brief stint in the AAF with the Arizona Hotshots, Folk was a late season signing for the New England Patriots in 2019 and also kicked for them in 2020, 2021 and 2022, although he was released and placed on the practice squad several times over that period.

His performance in New England was spectacular, though. At one point he made 36 field goals in a row and 64 straight from less than 50 yards. He made 89 percent of his field goals with the Patriots but was still traded to the Tennessee Titans for a late round pick ahead of the 2023 season.

Trading for a 38-year old Folk worked out quite nicely for the Titans, though, as Folk only missed one field goal in 2023 and then only missed one again in 2024. He led the league in field goal accuracy percentage in each season.

Folk worked out and signed with the Jets last week, after they had announced the release of undrafted rookie Caden Davis.

Now let’s break Folk down in a variety of categories, based on in-depth research and film study.

Measurables/Athleticism

Folk has adequate size but now that he’s 40 is presumably even less athletic than he ever was. His non-kicking contributions have been few and far between with five special teams tackles in his NFL career. He rushed once for one yard in college.

Leg Strength

Folk is not necessarily known for having the biggest leg. His longest ever field goal was just 56 yards, although he did make a 58-yarder with room to spare in a video recently circulated to NFL front offices. He’s been in the league long enough that he’s made 47 kicks from 50 yards or beyond, although his success rate is only 67 percent from that range.

He had two games last season where he was 3-for-3 from beyond 50 yards, so he still has that kind of range. He didn’t attempt any other 50-yarders all season, though. He also hit the crossbar from just 48 yards on this 2022 attempt.

Leg strength on kickoffs could potentially be a minor concern. While he was in New England, the Patriots usually had the punter kicking off. Then when Folk did kick off full time in 2022, he had three returned for touchdowns, including two in a crucial late season game. This was part of the reason they got rid of him.

His kickoff numbers in Tennessee were more encouraging, as he posted a career-high touchback percentage last year. However, he can probably still be considered below average in this area.

Accuracy

Folk had had multiple seasons where his field goal percentage exceeded 90 percent and has set some records in terms of consecutive successful field goals. His extra point percentage is just under 97 percent and his field goal percentage for his career as a whole is comfortably over the 80 percent benchmark at 84 percent.

The few prolonged slumps he has had in his career tend to have been injury related and he eventually found a way through those.

Clutch

Folk earned the moniker “Folk Hero” in his first stint with the Jets, as he hit some memorable game winners over the years, including (but not limited to) a postseason game-winner in Indianapolis, a 50-yarder to win the 2011 season opener against Dallas, a 48-yarder to win on Geno Smith’s debut in 2013 and an overtime game-winner against New England in the famous “Pushgate Scandal” game.

He also hit several game winners with Dallas, New England and Tennessee over the years. Perhaps the most memorable was his “106-yard field goal” for Dallas in his rookie year. In that game, his onside kick was recovered to set up a 53-yard game-winner which he had to make twice because the first one was blown dead. One of his game-winners for New England was a 51-yarder to keep the 2020 Jets winless.

He hasn’t had many missed kicks that cost his team the game over the years, admitting that he is still motivated by a miss he had in the last minute of a 9-7 loss to Wisconsin while at Arizona, which apparently went right down the middle before veering off course at the last moment. In New England, they lost one game where his 56-yard attempt was unsuccessful as time expired, but that was hardly a choke as it had the distance and hit the upright in rainy conditions.

Similarly, the only missed kick that directly cost the Jets a potential win during his seven years with the team was a 58-yarder that was blocked as time expired against New England in 2014.

Tackling

As noted, Folk has five tackles in his career, including one last season (although that was his first since leaving the Jets nine years ago).

Intangibles/Miscellaneous

Folk actually also has some experience as a punter so that’s a role he could handle in an injury crisis. He punted in high school and also punted 96 times at Arizona, where he averaged over 44 yards per punt. He even punted twice for the Titans two years ago.

Injuries have been a constant issue throughout his career and, given his age, the team might be wise to keep another kicker on the practice squad as he’s a possible durability concern.

His 2009 slump came after he was making his return from surgery for a torn labrum in his hip, although he had started well. Apparently, this eventually caused a mechanical issue which he later corrected.

With the Jets, he landed on injured reserve in 2015 with a quad injury and last season he missed three games with an abdominal issue. He also missed a game in 2019 due to requiring an appendectomy.

Conclusions

Folk’s return signifies that the Jets were perhaps not too enamored with Mevis and Davis, and, although Mevis remains with the team for now, it seems unlikely Folk would re-sign here without a strong expectation of being able to earn the starting role.

Over the years, he’s been an excellent kicker and as reliable as anyone the Jets have had since. You might expect him to decline as he enters his forties, but the numbers over the past two seasons are so good that hopefully he should at least be a reliable short-term solution.

Perhaps the Jets will keep Mevis on the practice squad so that Folk can mentor him and the team can groom him to take over in 2026.

New York Jets Flight Connections 08/04/25

2025-08-04T07:00:00-04:00

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Bringing your daily links to the NFL’s New York Jets

Good morning Gang Green Nation! We’re just five days away from seeing some New York Jets football now. On Saturday the New York Jets play the Green Bay Packers in the first of three Jets preseason games. This first game should mostly feature backups and backups to backups after a token appearance by the presumed starters. We’ll get our first chance to see a watered-down version of the new Jets schemes and the many young dudes jousting for positions on the depth chart.

13 days later the Jets preseason will be over and final cuts will begin. Things move fast from here. It’s do or die time for anyone on the roster bubble.

Here are your links to your New York Jets this glorious Monday in August:

Eric Allen - New York Jets: 2025 Unofficial Depth Chart

Susanna Weir - HC Aaron Glenn: ‘You Cannot Win Games in This League with an Undisciplined Team’

Jack Bell - Jets ST Chris Banjo Welcomed K Nick Folk and Called Him ‘Coach’!

Eric Allen & Susanna Weir - Jets Green & White Scrimmage Report from Day 9

Eric Allen - Jets Claim DB Mario Goodrich

Randy Lange - Eight Years After He First Left, Nick Folk Is 'Excited to Be Back In It' as Jets Kicker

Randy Lange - Jamien Sherwood's Aim as Jets MLB: 'Be the Best Player, Best Teammate I Can Be'

Rich Cimini - Jets' Will McDonald: 'I always wanted to sack Aaron Rodgers'

Andy Vasquez - Jets’ Aaron Glenn surprises everyone with reaction to ugly showcase practice

Nick Wojton - Stock up, stock down following the start of Jets training camp

Nick Wojton - 5 breakout candidates for the Jets in 2025

Nick Wojton - Jets training camp: 3 observations from Day 9 of workouts

John Flanigan - Jets’ Jermaine Johnson remains sidelined, but still expected to be ready for Week 1

John Flanigan - Nick Folk taking things day-by-day, but excited for opportunity back with Jets

John Flanigan - Jets Injury Updates: Quinnen Williams, John Simpson expected to miss a week or two

Pete Martuneac - Potential Micah Parsons trade should terrify Jets fans

Pete Martuneac - Aaron Glenn, Jets’ staff among NFL’s worst in ESPN ranking

Pete Martuneac - Feeble effort from offense forces Aaron Glenn to end Jets practice early

Zach Pressnell - Justin Fields Called 'Biggest Loser' In Jets Training Camp

Zach Pressnell - Jets Breakout Player? Young RB Emerging As Potential Star

Patrick McAvoy - Jets Hint At Roster Battle With New Depth Chart

Zach Pressnell - Jets Young Playmaker Turning Heads In Training Camp

Zach Pressnell - Jets Rumors: New York 'Must Invest Long Term' In Offensive Star

Glenn Naughton - Jets Waive Injured Safety, Claim Former Eagle off Waivers

Glenn Naughton - Justin Fields off and Running During Jets “Pseudo Scrimmage”

Justin Fried - Justin Fields' struggles headline winners and losers from Jets scrimmage

Here are your missed connections from yesterday.

The Jets should be interested in trading for Micah Parsons so why won’t they be?

2025-08-03T09:00:00-04:00

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Late last week superstar Dallas Cowboys edge rusher Micah Parsons requested a trade from the team.

Thank you Dallas ! I pic.twitter.com/EUnEj9uRUt
— Micah Parsons (@MicahhParsons11) August 1, 2025

If you haven’t been following this story, the extent to which the Dallas Cowboys have botched this situation has been truly staggering. Negotiating an extension with a player of Parsons’ caliber should be simple. He’s one of the handful of players in the league where a market resetting extension is still a good value. Instead, the Cowboys have dragged their feet and taken negotiations into public.

We have awards for players, coaches, and executives. There are currently no awards for owner performance. If there was a honor for most incompetent owner of the year, (Let’s call it the Woody Johnson Award.) Jerry Jones would have already built up an insurmountable lead for 2025.

The Cowboys have said they won’t trade Parsons. Time will tell. These ugly contract standoffs frequently get pulled from the precipice when a team realizes it can’t afford to lose a player and finally relents with a big contract offer. Bad feelings can smooth over quickly.

It’s certainly possible that will be the case here. It depends on Dallas coming to its senses. But there are no guarantees.

As a Jets fan, you develop a sixth sense for understanding when an owner is damaging his team in a profound way. It seems like Jerry Jones is going out of his way to make this feud personal with Parsons. That could potentially damage the relationship beyond repair and force Dallas to trade him.

Whenever a big name player enters the market, the same question pops up. Should the Jets be interested?

In the case of Parsons, the answer is easy. All 31 non-Dallas teams in the league should all be interested.

One of the things I frequently discuss here is the need for teams to build through the Draft and develop homegrown talent. There’s a simple reason for that. Players like Parsons almost never become available.

You can find under the radar guys like DJ Reed in free agency.

But when big names become available, there is usually a catch. Many of them are old and declining like Aaron Rodgers, Dalvin Cook, and Tyron Smith. Others come with big injury risks like Mike Williams. Maybe they come with a different risk like Le’Veon Bell, who sat out a full season just before he signed with the Jets. Or there’s somebody like CJ Mosley, a very good player but one who just doesn’t play a position that moves the needle.

The Jets are a cautionary tale in constantly chasing after the shiny object. I just gave you any number of different cautionary tales from transactions made over a five year stretch. These are among the common reasons it’s a bad idea to chase numbers.

In Parsons you have the exception to the rule in the NFL, a truly high impact, transcendent player entering his prime years. Outside of quarterback, there arguably isn’t a player more valuable in the NFL than an elite pass rusher.

I recently took a look at the Stathead database to try and put Parsons’ first four seasons into context. Since it became a stat, only Reggie White, JJ Watt, Derrick Thomas, and DeMarcus Ware compiled more sacks in their first four NFL seasons than Parsons.

White, Thomas, and Ware are in the Hall of Fame. Watt will be the day he becomes eligible in 2028.

It becomes clear quickly that Parsons is one of the few players in the league worth sacrificing a bunch of high Draft picks to obtain AND offering a market resetting extension.

Moves like this should be judged for their long-term impact. If you make a monumental investment in a player, you want him to be very good for a long time. Nobody can predict the future with 100 percent certainty, but Parsons is a 26 year old who has finished in the top three of Defensive Player of the Year voting in three of his four seasons. There isn’t a better bet to be found anywhere in football.

Even the short term would have massive benefits for the Jets. We all know about the giant question marks on the Jets offense. For this year, the team’s needs might be better fit by a Parsons level talent becoming available at wide receiver. That isn’t very plausible, though. Ja’Marr Chase and Justin Jefferson aren’t on the market.

Short of that happening, there’s no better way to help the offense than by lowering the number of points it needs to score to win games. A defense with Parsons and Quinnen Williams getting after the quarterback and Sauce Gardner covering on the back end certainly should keep that number low.

I guess the argument could be made that the Jets would be hurt by trading for Parsons because they would send out first round picks that could be used to pick a quarterback in the NFL Draft.

That is a reasonable concern in theory. In practice, though, I’m not convinced it accurately conveys the risk-reward.

There are three major factors to consider.

There’s no guarantee the Jets will even pick a quarterback in the first round of the upcoming NFL Draft.
There’s no guarantee the right quarterback will be there when the Jets pick.
There are ways to obtain a quarterback other than picking him in the first round.

Would the Jets be better off keeping the pick rather than trading it for Parsons if they were guaranteed to get a Josh Allen/Lamar Jackson quarterback? Sure, but we need to consider how likely that is.

Just go through the list of starting quarterbacks in the NFL. Then ask yourself this question. If I was starting a team, would I choose this quarterback or Micah Parsons?

I came up with 12 quarterbacks I would rather have than Parsons. You can quibble either way over a couple here or there. Still, I think you’re probably going to choose Parsons over more than half the quarterbacks in the league.

Obviously you don’t throw away a lottery ticket that could land a great quarterback for no reason. But is that lottery ticket enough to pass on the chance to add a legendary pass rusher? I’d say no, especially considering how five of the twelve quarterbacks I’d take over Parsons were either drafted by a different team than they currently play for or were picked outside the top 30.

But none of this means the Jets are going to be in the mix to trade for Parsons should Dallas make him available.

Writers come up with all sorts of wild speculative trades like this one from The Athletic.

Jets trade RB Breece Hall, DE Jermaine Johnson, 2026 second-round pick, 2027 second-rounder and 2028 third-rounder for Parsons

If you can get Parsons to New York without giving up that first round pick, I think almost everybody would sign up for that. Unfortunately a deal like this doesn’t seem terribly realistic.

I’m a big Breece Hall fan, but let’s be honest. He plays a low value position. He’s coming off a bad year, and he’s only signed through this season. His trade value is minimal. Maybe Dallas really likes him and would want him in a deal. Still, his value would be as a throw in. Him being part of a deal wouldn’t make Dallas reduce its Draft pick ask by much.

The same goes for Jermaine Johnson. He has been a good player, but it’s difficult to envision Dallas taking a defensive end coming off an Achilles injury as a centerpiece of a trade. If Dallas wants an established pass rusher, it’s more realistic to think they would ask for Will McDonald.

You’ll find wild trade ideas like this all over the internet. What you won’t find is any actual reporting to suggest the Jets are interested in Parsons.

Frankly, it would surprise me if Aaron Glenn and Darren Mougey had much interest in Parsons. This would cut against everything they have done so far. Their first offseason was lacking in splash moves. Of course part of this was due to the restrictions the Jets’ recent salary cap management put on them.

Still, they have been vocal about focusing on player development and building through within. The big money deals over the last few months have gone to homegrown Jets like Sauce Gardner, Garrett Wilson, and Jamien Sherwood. They have also been open about focusing on rebuilding what was a broken culture that saw plenty of big name players with egos but an overall lack of cohesion. This new regime at least in year one seems to want low profile guys who will not draw attention.

Trading for a Parsons would be a complete 180 from this approach. Is Parsons the type of talent that should cause the new regime to make an exception? I would argue he is, but there’s no indication the people in charge are about to budge from their approach.

There’s an irony here for me. For two years I have felt like the Jets might as well have been run by a WFAN caller (or perhaps more accurately, a Twitter fan obsessed with Madden rankings). The Jets recklessly chased every old, past his prime big name under the sun. Now a potentially available big name player makes sense, and there isn’t much to indicate they will have interest.

I like the early Glenn-Mougey approach of focusing on building from within, and I think they can be successful here even bypassing an opportunity to land Micah Parsons. You can always recover from the player you don’t get. That’s a principle that would have served the Jets well to remember the last two years, and it still applies now.

Still, opportunities like this don’t come around every day. If ever there was a player who merited a one-time strategy shift, Parsons is him.

New York Jets Flight Connections 08/03/25

2025-08-03T07:00:00-04:00

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Tuo päivittäiset linkkisi NFL:n New York Jetsiin.

Happy Sunday, Gang Green Nation.

By all accounts, practice was sloppy on Saturday for the New York Jets. That and more are in today’s links.

David Wyatt-Hupton - Some Worrying Trends

Bent - Jets G/W Scrimmage Recap

Eric Allen - Emotional Aaron Glenn Expresses Gratitude

Eric Allen - Jets Green & White Scrimmage Report | Justin Fields and Jets Record Ground Gains in ‘Pseudo-Scrimmage’

Eric Allen - Jets Claim DB Mario Goodrich

Jack Bell - For Jets Rookie TE Mason Taylor, It’s About Being ‘Where Your Feet Are’

Nick Faria - Has NY Jets offense turned important corner during camp?

Kyle Newman - NY Jets suffer 3 injuries during Green and White Scrimmage

Connor Long - NY Jets ST coordinator reviews progress of P Austin McNamara

Connor Long - Mason Taylor on playing with his father’s NY Jets teammate

Nick Faria - Biggest takeaways from Jets’ Green and White scrimmage

Michael Nania - NY Jets pick up former Eagles cornerback, waive Jaylin Simpson

Andy Vasquez - Jets’ Aaron Glenn surprises everyone with reaction to ugly showcase practice

Brian Costello - The Jets job was the only one for Aaron Glenn — but it won’t be easy

Jared Schwartz - Isaiah Davis makes over-the-shoulder grab as stock keeps rising at Jets camp

Jared Schwartz - Jets’ training camp scrimmage devolves into sloppy mess

Jared Schwartz - Jets rookie following advice of his Hall of Fame father: ‘Just stay where your feet are’

Antwan Staley - After sloppy scrimmage, Jets still have long way to go to clean up penalty issues

Tom Rock - It hits Aaron Glenn, he’s the coach of J-E-T-S

Tom Rock - Jets QB Justin Fields looks better with feet than arm

John Flanigan - Jets’ Jermaine Johnson remains sidelined, but still expected to be ready for Week 1

John Machota - Micah Parsons trade proposals: Analyzing 3 potential offers for the Cowboys

Nick Wojton - Jets QB Justin Fields updates toe injury sustained during training camp

Justin Melo - Jets DC Steve Wilks heaps DE Micheal Clemons with praise

Tarringo Basile-vaughan - 3 teams can fix Micah Parsons’ 2021 NFL Draft oversight with league-changing trade

Justin Fried - Jets player drops brutal truth bomb about Robert Saleh’s coaching staff

Jason Kandel - Jets may be making a costly mistake after latest OL injury

Patrick McAvoy - Micah Parsons To Jets? Buzz Growing About Blockbuster

Patrick McAvoy - Justin Fields New Weapon? Jets Emerging For $68M Star

Zach Presnell - Blockbuster Jets Mock Trade Brings Micah Parsons To NY For Loaded Return

Zach Presnell - This Jets Rookie Is Key To Justin Fields’ Success In NY

Zach Presnell - Micah Parsons Blockbuster? Jets Linked To Deal For Disgruntled Superstar

Zach Presnell - This Player Is Key To Jets-Micah Parsons Blockbuster Trade

Paul Edsen - Jets New Free Agent Addition Carted off Field: ‘Writhing in Pain’

Paul Edsen - Insider Shares Blockbuster Jets Trade Pitch for Micah Parsons

Paul Edsen - Jets Awarded Ex-Broncos Player, Immediately Dump Injured Youngster

Evan Cormier - Jets’ Passing Game ‘Ineffective’ In First Live Scrimmage

Here are your missed connections from yesterday.

Enjoy Sunday.

New York Jets Flight Connections 08/02/25

2025-08-02T07:00:00-04:00

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Tuo päivittäiset linkkisi NFL:n New York Jetsiin.

Happy Saturday, Gang Green Nation.

Here are your Jets links on this summer training camp Saturday.

Randy Lange - Eight Years After He First Left, Nick Folk Is ‘Excited to Be Back In It’ as Jets Kicker

Eric Allen - Jets Practice Report | Justin Fields Shines in Situational Work

Randy Lange - Jamien Sherwood’s Aim as Jets MLB: ‘Be the Best Player, Best Teammate I Can Be’

Robby Sabo - New York Jets camp: Justin Fields, Arian Smith, offense strike back

Rich Cimini - Jets DT Quinnen Williams out 1-2 weeks with strained left calf

Antwan Staley - Jets DT Quinnen Williams will be out 1-2 weeks with calf injury

John Flanigan - Nick Folk taking things day-by-day, but excited for opportunity back with Jets

Josh Alper - Quinnen Williams to miss 1-2 weeks with calf injury

Mark Morales-Smith - Garrett Wilson And Mike Evans Highlight Top Fantasy Football WR Busts

Andy Vasquez - Jets give injury update on key starters: Who will miss time, and who’s back at practice

Rivka Boord - NY Jets may wait to extend AVT for overlooked reason

Al Iannazzone - Lindenhurst’s Jeremy Ruckert settles into consistency with Jets

Stefan Sterling - Full NY Jets Madden NFL 26 ratings: multiple players disrespected

Nick Faria - NY Jets are in awkward QB situation with Justin Fields

Nick Faria - UDFA tackle turning heads at NY Jets training camp

Nick Faria - NY Jets Friday camp takeaways: Justin Fields, offense shine

Connor Long - Chris Banjo reveals why the New York Jets signed Nick Folk

Ethan Sears - Justin Fields shows off consistency, chemistry with receivers at Jets camp

Ethan Sears - Nick Folk’s Jets reunion is far more than a favor for an old friend

Ethan Sears - Aaron Glenn on quest to fix Jets’ penalty woes after players ‘weren’t listening’ last year

Camden Markel - Jeremy Ruckert’s role in Jets offense coming into focus

Jordan Foote - Jets Provide Significant Update on Quinnen Williams Injury

Patrick McAvoy - Aaron Rodgers Takes Shot At Jets Owner Woody Johnson

Justin Melo - Jets OT Olu Fashanu is gaining momentum at training camp

Nick Wojton - 3 observations from Day 7 of New York Jets training camp

Nick Wojton - Sights and sounds from New York Jets training camp: Day 7

Nick Wojton - Jets to wear ‘Rivalries’ NFL jerseys during 2025 season

Paul Edsen - Jets Trade Proposal Flips Promising Youngster, Pick for Terry McLaurin

Justin Fried - Justin Fields silences critics with best practice of Jets training camp

Justin Fried - Jets fans won’t like who’s earning rave reviews at training camp

Levi Dombro - Cowboys’ incompetence with Micah Parsons is Jets’ chance at blockbuster trade

Patrick McAvoy - Jets News: $110 Million Man Out There For Taking

Patrick McAvoy - Jets News: Could NY Land Superstar After Bombshell?

Patrick McAvoy - Jets Lose Rookie; Quinnen Williams Return Timeline

Patrick McAvoy - Jets Playmaker Returns, Two Starters Miss Practice

Patrick McAvoy - Justin Fields Roundup: What They’re Saying After Jets QB’s Huge Day

Zach Presnell - Projected Jets Trade Sends Disgruntled Superstar To New York

Zach Presnell - Jets Blockbuster? NY Could Pursue Trade For Disgruntled Superstar

Zach Presnell - Ex-Jets Aaron Rodgers Making Solid First Impression On Steelers

Zach Presnell - Jets Playmaker Tabbed ‘Steal Of Draft’ Amid Training Camp Breakout

Chris Breiler - Former Michigan RB Donovan Edwards turns heads with impressive catch during Jets camp

Here are your missed connections from yesterday.

Have an excellent Saturday.

Quinnen Williams and John Simpson to miss 1-2 weeks in training camp with injuries

2025-08-01T14:48:01-04:00

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The Jets will be without a pair of starters.

Jets head coach Aaron Glenn announced that a pair of starters will miss time in training camp due to injuries.

Quinnen Williams (calf) will miss a week or two, per Aaron Glenn. G John Simpson (back) will miss a week or two. #Jets
— Rich Cimini (@RichCimini) August 1, 2025

The Jets don’t open the regular season until September 7, which is obviously a long way off. Had these injuries occurred a month from now, it might be worth getting a tad nervous. Both Williams and Simpson have plenty of time to recover, though. The Jets will clearly be cautious.

The injuries will keep both players out of the preseason opener against the Green Bay Packers next week, but it isn’t clear Aaron Glenn is planning on playing his starters anyway. Even if he does, the first team will likely not be on the field for very long.

Of the two injuries, Simpson is the one that seems a bit more concerning since back injuries can linger. But given the 1-2 week timeframe, there isn’t much reason to think it’s a particularly serious ailment at this point.

Terry McLaurin asks Commanders for trade but don’t expect WR needy Jets to be interested

2025-08-01T09:55:07-04:00

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A big name could hit the market, but he won’t likely be coming to the Jets.

The big news in the NFL today is that Washington Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin has asked for a trade.

BREAKING: #Commanders All-Pro WR Terry McLaurin has requested a trade, multiple sources tell me. pic.twitter.com/DQ33B2I6oi
— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) July 31, 2025

McLaurin has been seeking a new contract to no avail. He began training camp by holding out. While he nominally ended his hold out a few days back by reporting to training camp, he has yet to practice.

The Jets have a glaring need at wide receiver. There is little behind Garrett Wilson at the position. That would make them a logical landing spot for McLaurin, right?

The answer is, “probably not.”

Since Aaron Glenn took over as head coach, the Jets have steered away from splashy moves. They have worked out new contracts with homegrown players Garrett Wilson, Sauce Gardner, and Jamien Sherwood and stated a preference for developing their own talent.

Under different circumstance, perhaps the Jets could give McLaurin a look. After all a team can prefer homegrown talent but still make exceptions as opportunities present themselves.

In this case, however, there would be a real cost-benefit deficit.

McLaurin’s reported contract request is exorbitant.

Adam Schefter says that he thinks #Commanders WR Terry McLaurin wants “considerably more” than DK Metcalf ($33M APY)

WOW.

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— brandon (@JayDanielsMVP) July 28, 2025

McLaurin is a very good receiver. He has posted between 900 and 1,200 receiving yards in each of his six NFL seasons. However, he turns 30 on September 15. We can presume that if the Commanders trade him (which is far for a foregone conclusion), they will want at least one high Draft pick in return.

So a team that trades for McLaurin will have the pleasure of sending off a top pick for the honor of paying McLaurin top dollar for his decline years.

I actually think McLaurin’s style of play suggests he will age well and decline gracefully, but a graceful decline is still decline. There is a price a declining McLaurin will be worth. It is almost certainly not what it would cost a team like the Jets.