The Jets’ new-look offensive line was complete for the primary time throughout group drills on Wednesday.
New left sort out Duane Brown joined the primary unit for the primary time since signing with the Jets two weeks in the past within the wake of Mekhi Becton’s season-ending knee damage.
“It was superior to get the entire frontline working collectively, first time all yr, and it was actually good,” head coach Robert Saleh mentioned. “I’m positive it felt good for [Brown] for his first couple of reps, and we’ll proceed to ramp him up. … He’s in phenomenal form, so I’m not apprehensive about his capacity to go for a full recreation. It’s only a matter of getting the soccer performs in. He’s very aware of the scheme, so it was superior to get all of them collectively.”
Saleh mentioned Brown would play Sunday within the preseason finale in opposition to the Giants, as will the entire Jets’ starters. The coach has but to find out how lengthy the starters will play, however he mentioned it will likely be at the least one quarter and presumably as a lot as a half.
A five-time Professional Bowler, the 36-year-old Brown’s addition moved George Fant over to proper sort out.
The competitors to be the Jets’ No. 2 cornerback has but to be decided, Saleh mentioned. Rookie Sauce Gardner and Bryce Corridor stay in a battle for the spot, although Corridor struggled Monday in a preseason recreation in opposition to the Falcons.
“He’s had a very nice camp, and like I mentioned in my press convention after the sport, I don’t need in the future to outline him,” Saleh mentioned of Corridor, who's getting into his third yr within the league.
Gardner, the fourth-overall choose within the draft, is the heavy favourite to win the job, although he's nonetheless splitting first-team reps with Corridor in apply.
The Jets and Giants on Thursday could have their first joint scrimmage since 2005. That yr, a bunch of fights broke out. Saleh hopes to keep away from these shenanigans and that the scrimmage will change into an annual custom between the 2 groups.
“I imply, it is smart,” Saleh mentioned. “They’re proper down the road. We have now preseason video games with them yearly. If all of us do it the precise means, I feel we will all profit for a really very long time.”
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