Player Notes

NJ Advance Media for NJ.comUndrafted rookie receiver Xavier Gipson knew it was going to be tough to make the Jets roster, no matter how well he played in training camp and the preseason. So even after he performed quite well in training camp and the preseason, he was not surprised when the coaches called him into the facility before roster cutdown day and began the meeting by saying “sorry.”He was ...

NJ Advance Media for NJ.comIt’s no secret that the New York Jets were desperately seeking an upgrade at the quarterback position after last season. Jets quarterbacks ranked last in completion percentage (56.9) and passer rating (75) in 2022. They ranked second to last with 15 touchdowns.When it became clear that Aaron Rodgers wasn’t going to retire - after a short stint at a darkness retreat - and ...

NJ Advance Media for NJ.comJets general manager Joe Douglas and coach Robert Saleh have already endured the hardest part of the offseason: telling more than 30 players that they wouldn’t be making a NFL roster in the span of a few days.And while the Jets have trimmed their roster down to the initial 53 men, the roster won’t look the same on Monday, Sept. 11, when they start the season against the Bills ...

NJ Advance Media for NJ.comAnd now for the rest of the story.HBO’s Hard Knocks captured the moment early in Saturday’s game between the Jets and Giants when Jihad Ward gave Aaron Rodgers a light shove after the Jets’ quarterback had completed a short pass to Mecole Hardman that went for a 10-yard gain.The cameras showed Rodgers giving Ward, an eight-year NFL veteran, a shove back before the two exchanged ...

8/30/2023The cruel reality of the NFL made an appearance on the fourth episode of HBO’s “Hard Knocks” on Tuesday.Defensive tackle Tanzel Smart and wide receiver Jerome Kapp — two players released by the Jets as they trimmed their roster to 53 — were the subjects of two lengthy scenes about their unlikely paths to training camp, but their appearances ended with Smart’s shoulder injury in the preseason ...

8/30/2023The last six weeks have been the Aaron Rodgers show at Jets training camp.Rodgers’ ability on the field was fun to watch and lived up to expectations. But Rodgers away from the field may have been even more fascinating.Rodgers met with the reporters who regularly cover the team seven times during training camp, six times after practice and once after the Giants game. During those sessions, ...

8/30/2023Eric Mangini learned it the hard way. So, apparently, has Peter King.If you cross Bill Belichick, the Patriots head coach is done with you.King, now a columnist for NBC Sports, told The Athletic that he hasn’t spoken to Belichick in 17 years.Why?Belichick didn’t like King’s coverage of Spygate.“That’s the cost of doing business sometimes,” King said. “He’s one of the greatest coaches of all ...

8/30/2023When Robert Saleh became the Jets coach in 2021, he talked a lot about the team needing to close the gap within the AFC East.Despite the offseason Gang Green has had, there’s still work to be done in that regard.Saleh and the Jets ended their 12-game losing stream to AFC East opponents last season. However, during his time as coach of the Jets, Saleh has a record of 2-10 within the division.With ...

After Tuesday’s flurry of 53-man roster cuts, only one player will report to the Patriots’ quarterbacks room Wednesday morning.Just two players will walk into the running backs meeting.And close to a dozen, in fact 11, hulking, giant, sweaty offensive linemen will rumble into their own sitdown with new coach Adrian Klemm.How did we get here? How did the Patriots get here?Go back to March. Armed with ...

The most difficult game to play in the NFL isn’t a road game, a Thursday night game on a short week, or even a Super Bowl. It’s the quarterback game. The most influential position in North American professional team sports is also the most enigmatic one to forecast correctly.NFL decision-makers play Alan Turing and try again and again to crack the QB code. Yet it still feels as unscientific as playing ...