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Mekhi Becton has heard it his whole life — he is big, like really big. There was a time when the Jets’ first-round pick did not embrace his size. “I was definitely insecure growing up, being a bigger kid,” Becton said. Growing up in Virginia, Becton said kids talked about him because he was bigger …
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He’s not only the new kid on the block, he’s the biggest kid on the block. Literally. Mekhi Becton is making his presence felt. Just ask any Jets defensive players who has been privy to the sight of the 6-foot-7, 363-pound tackle and first-round draft pick bearing down on them in practice the past few …
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The Jets wide receivers corps was dealt another blow on Monday. Vyncint Smith, who started four games for the Jets last season, learned he needs to undergo surgery on a core muscle injury and will miss the next five to eight weeks, according to a source. Smith practiced Friday, but was then shut down. The …
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The Jets added a veteran receiver on Sunday, agreeing to terms with Chris Hogan, according to a source. The 32-year-old joins a receiving corps that was thin to begin with and has sustained some injuries already in training camp. Rookie Denzel Mims has missed the first two practices with a hamstring injury. Vyncint Smith was …
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Lou Holtz had just taken over as the head coach of the Jets, and now he was trying to track down his star quarterback. This was 1976 and Joe Namath was nearing the end of his run as the team’s franchise quarterback, but he was still the biggest star in the Jets universe. Holtz wanted …
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It was only a matter of time before Jamal Adams entered the war of words between the Jets and Seahawks. Two days after Jets defensive coordinator Gregg Williams said Adams might get “bored” with Seattle’s vanilla defense, prompting a snarky response from Seahawks head coach Pete Caroll, Adams wrote Saturday on Twitter, “Gregg just misses …
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The Jets took the field just after 9 a.m. on Friday for the first time as a team in 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic erased any on-field practices in the spring and delayed the practices this summer. Friday morning, finally, the Jets got to step on the field as a full team and practice. “I thought …
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The Jets were missing one of their top draft picks Friday when they took the field for their first real practice of training camp. Wide receiver Denzel Mims, the team’s second-round draft pick, injured his hamstring earlier this week and did not practice. The Jets are hoping Mims can be a weapon for quarterback Sam …
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Jordan Jenkins recently became one of the two longest-tenured players on the Jets. When the team cut Brian Winters and Quincy Enunwa, that left Jenkins and Steve McLendon as the only players who have been with the team since 2016. That means Jenkins has experienced a lot of losing, something the linebacker said he is …
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Gregg Williams gave the Seahawks some bulletin board material for their Week 14 game against the Jets. The Jets defensive coordinator took a little swipe at the Seahawks’ defensive system, suggesting it is not as complicated as his system. It came in reference to safety Jamal Adams, who was traded to the Seahawks last month …
Mekhi Becton has heard it his whole life — he is big, like really big. There was a time when the Jets’ first-round pick did not embrace his size. “I was definitely insecure growing up, being a bigger kid,” Becton said. Growing up in Virginia, Becton said kids talked about him because he was bigger …
