A lot has been talked about about Aaron Rodgers and the need file he allegedly gave the Jets when he first met with the employees nearly two months prior to now.
Nonetheless, Jets coach Robert Saleh refuted these claims when requested about it on Friday after their first rookie minicamp apply.
“I feel it’s a foolish narrative close to a want record,” Saleh talked about.
“They’re 32 groups within the NFL and it’s frequent follow for after they’re adjustments, when you’ve gotten a brand new teaching employees, when you’ve gotten folks coming in, you encompass these folks with folks they’re aware of.”
The Jets signed veteran broad receiver Randall Cobb to a one-year contract on Wednesday. He’s among the many many ex-teammates of Rodgers that’s joined the Jets roster this offseason.
In March, the Jets moreover signed broad receiver Allen Lazard to a four-year, $44 million contract. Along with Rodgers and Lazard, quarterback Tim Boyle, offensive type out Billy Turner and offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett have all joined the Jets after spending time in Inexperienced Bay.
Different reported names on Rodgers’ need file included former Giants, Browns and Rams receiver Odell Beckham Jr. and former Packers tight end Marcedes Lewis. The Jets expressed curiosity in shopping for Beckham sooner than he signed a one-year, $15 million assured contract with the Ravens in April. Lewis stays a free agent, nonetheless Saleh talked about, “you by no means know” when he was requested about most likely together with the 38-year-old former Professional Bowler.
“I had a want record, there’s Soloman Thomas, Marcell Harris, DJ Reed, Kwon Alexander, guys who I’ve labored with who’re very aware of our messaging and really aware of our scheme who can are available in and play,” Saleh talked about. “We had it on offense with Laken Tomlinson and Tevin Coleman and guys who’ve been inside the system.
“Tom Brady goes to Tampa and he’ll get [Rob] Gronkowski and Antonio Brown. So it’s vitally frequent for model new faces to wish outdated faces to help velocity up the model new arrange of a program. Hackett has one factor to say as he loves Lazard, loves Randall, he took Billy Turner with him to Denver, labored with him in Inexperienced Bay.
“In fact, you’re going to encompass a coach with individuals who he looks like he can plant the flag. That complete narrative of no matter is being placed on the quarterback, it’s drained, nevertheless it’s frequent follow within the NFL.”
BECTON CONTINUES TO IMPRESS
After solely having fun with one recreation over the previous two seasons, it shocked no person the Jets decided to not select up Mekhi Becton’s fifth-year alternative on Tuesday, which could have assured him a wage of $13.5 million for the 2024 season.
Nonetheless, Becton continues to impress coaches as he appears to be like a model new man this offseason. He has reportedly misplaced over 50 kilos and has been practising with the employees in the middle of the Jets offseason program.
“He seems to be good, he seems to be implausible,” Saleh talked about. “I don’t get into the complete enterprise part of it. However merely uncover a strategy to get greater every day.
“He’s attacking this offseason the correct manner and I’m excited for him.”
After his rookie season whereby Becton started 13 video video games for the Jets at left type out, accidents have plagued the earlier first-round choose of Louisville. In the course of the 2021 opener in opposition to the Panthers, Becton suffered a dislocated kneecap and missed the rest of that season.
Becton returned healthful for teaching camp the following season. Nonetheless, he injured the similar knee, main to at least one different surgical process, as he missed the 2022 advertising and marketing marketing campaign. Now Becton will compete with the hopes of him reclaiming a starting operate on the Jets offensive line as quickly as as soon as extra.
Becton has made no secret about his alternative on the offensive line — he needs to be the start left type out. However he can have some rivals on the spot in veteran Duane Brown, who started 12 video video games at left type out remaining 12 months. The Jets moreover chosen type out Carter Warren inside the fourth spherical of ultimate weekend’s draft.
Even when Becton performs at correct type out, there’s no guarantee he begins there each, as Max Mitchell, who started 5 video video games at correct type out as a rookie, is able to return after blood clots in his lungs and calf prematurely ended his season.
“We’re going to play our greatest 5. You possibly can assume AVT [Alijah Vera-Tucker] is the most effective proper guard and Laken. However heart and each tackles, it’s going to be a cool competitors on the offensive line.”
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