Category: Jets Training Camp

Sauce Gardner: Jets ‘not playing complementary football’

Sauce Gardner: Jets ‘not playing complementary football’

The defense of the New York Jets continues to put out stellar performances each and every week. Unfortunately for the defense, the offense continues to put out not-so-stellar performances and thus the Jets sit at 4-5 after a 16-12 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders Sunday night.

Understandably, the defense seems to getting quite frustrated with the results. One example came after the game Sunday with Jets cornerback Sauce Gardner.

Gardner was asked if he is surprised by the team’s 4-5 record with how well the defense in playing. Gardner said, “We’re not playing complementary football.” He also said that the defense feels like they have no margin for error but added coaches tell them they can’t lose if their opponents don’t score.

The Jets have allowed under 20 points in five games this season. They are just 3-2 in those games.

The Jets are allowing the sixth-fewest yards per game at 307.8. The offense is mustering the fourth-fewest at 283.1.

There’s no two ways about it. The Jets are struggling on offense, especially in the red zone, and it is costing them points and ultimately wins. What could easily be at least a 6-3 record, maybe even 7-2, is now at 4-5 and the season is starting to become lost. Again.

The Jets have two huge divisional games coming up against the Bills and Dolphins. If things don’t change, the Jets will quickly fall to 4-7 and Aaron Rodgers may start thinking twice about returning to action this season.

Randall Cobb and Aaron Rodgers joke about preseason blindside hit in Hard Knocks preview clip

“Cobb, he lost all his (expletive) training camp money.”

Tuesday brings episode No. 4 of Hard Knocks with the New York Jets at 10om ET on HBO. NFL Films shared a preview clip on X that focuses on wide receiver Randall Cobb. It was a clip of his blindside hit penalty in the preseason finale against the New York Giants and his wife saying they’ll expect a fine in the mail.

Cobb got back to the huddle and joked with quarterback Aaron Rodgers about the time.

“Cobb, he lost all his (expletive) training camp money,” Rodgers said in the huddle after the play.

“My bad, man,” Cobb replied.

“What are you doing, bro? This ain’t 2014,” Rodgers said.

“I forgot,” Cobb said. “I blacked out.”

This is just another example of the type of close relationship Rodgers and Cobb have and we’ll see more of the relationship as Hard Knocks continues and throughout the season as Cobb starts to take on more of a role in the slot and overall in the offense with Corey Davis now out of football.

Jets waive RB Zonovan Knight

Bam ends up the odd man out in the running back room.

We got our answer on which running back would be squeezed out for the Jets following the signing of Dalvin Cook. That will be Zonovan Knight. The second-year back was waived by the Jets as reported by Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.

The Jets have a room full of running backs including Cook, Breece Hall, Michael Carter and Israel Abanikanda. The first three were locks and the Jets weren’t giving up already on Abanikanda. That left Knight squarely on the roster bubble and he wound up on the wrong side of the bubble.

The Jets could potentially bring back Knight back on the practice squad but he’s also a candidate to be claimed off waivers and join another team.

Knight played in seven games last season and rushed for 300 yards on 85 carries. He was the third-leading rusher last season for the Jets behind Hall (463) and Carter (402).

Jets vs. Giants live stream, time, viewing info for preseason game

How to watch Aaron Rodgers’ debut Saturday

The end of the preseason is upon us.

The Jets will play their final tuneup game for the regular season and it will feature the debut of one Aaron Rodgers in a Jets uniform as the battle of the MetLife Stadium occupants commences Saturday night between the Jets and the Giants.

Here’s how you can watch tonight:

New York Jets @ New York Giants on Saturday, August 26 (6:00 p.m. ET)

TV info: WNBC (NBC Local)

In-market live stream: NFL+, FuboTV

Radio: 98.7 FM WEPN

Location: MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ

Forecast: Mostly sunny, 83 degrees

Opponent Wire site: Giants Wire

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Jerome Kapp gets salute from Eminem for ‘8 Mile’ performance

The Real Slim Shady showing love to the Jets’ Slim Shady.

The latest episode of Hard Knocks with the New York Jets featured a talent show of sorts from some of the rookies. Perhaps the best performance came from wide receiver Jerome Kapp, who sang the freestyle scene from legendary rapper Eminem’s 2002 movie “8 Mile”.

Kapp went through without missing a beat and easily stole the show and the support of the rest of his teammates. He also support from the rapper himself.

Eminem took to Twitter (or X or whatever it’s being called these days) to recognize Kapp for his performance with a salute emoji while quote-tweeting Kapp’s performance. Not a bad way to end the summer for the rookie out of Kutztown.

How Corey Davis’ retirement impacts salary cap for Jets

The salary cap impact of Corey Davis’ retirement.

Wide receiver Corey Davis made a seemingly sudden decision to retire from the NFL this week at the age of 28. He told teammates on Tuesday about his plan to retire and made the announcement Wednesday. Though he was considering this even before training camp, per ESPN’s Rich Cimini. We certainly wish Davis all the best going forward.

As for the Jets currently, the move has a bit of a financial impact on the team and their salary cap situation. Davis retiring is treated the same as if the Jets were to release him in terms of the salary cap. The Jets save about $10.5 million in salary cap space as a result and now have roughly $19.5 million in space, according to Over the Cap.

Davis leaves just $666,667 in dead money from his prorated signing bonus charges. Davis was in the final year of a three-year, $37.5 million contract.

With the Jets placing Davis on the reserve/retired list, they keep his rights for the remainder of his contract, through the end of the season.

Watch: Aaron Rodgers with a beauty of a throw to Allen Lazard Wednesday

A preview of what’s to come between Rodgers and Lazard.

Jets fans are hoping for plenty of offensive highlights this season with Aaron Rodgers at quarterback and the group of wide receivers he has working with him.

Wednesday provided another glimpse of what some of those highlights could look like. Rodgers made an incredible throw to Allen Lazard with cornerback Suace Gardner covering him. Rodgers rolled to his right and tossed the ball about 40 yards to the back of the end zone right on target to Lazard with Gardner draped over him.

If Rodgers can make these throws against a cornerback the caliber of Gardner, he can make them against almost any cornerback.

Take a look at this throw from Rodgers, courtesy of Bleacher Report and JetsTalkRadio on Instagram.

Duane Brown to be activated from PUP list Wednesday

Duane Brown is back

The Jets are getting their starting left tackle back Wednesday. Per Connor Hughes of SNY, Duane Brown’s doctor’s appointment in Houston came back with “zero concerns” Tuesday and will be activated off the physically unable to perform list Wednesday once he gets back to New Jersey.

Brown will likely just do individual drills Wednesday but the key is that the Jets have their left tackle and could have their entire starting line in play this week. Mekhi Becton is starting at right tackle and both Alijah Vera-Tucker and Laken Tomlinson will be available this week as well with Connor McGovern at center.

The Jets face the New York Giants in the last preseason game of the season and Aaron Rodgers will see action in the game as well in what will be a bit of a dress rehearsal for the Jets that will now include what should be the full starting offensive line.

Jets hoping to get Duane Brown back from PUP list this week

Positive news on the offensive line for the Jets

The Jets are hoping left tackle Duane Brown will be cleared for practice and be able to come off the physically unable to perform list this week, per Dianna Russini of The Athletic.

Brown met with doctors for testing this week and the team is hoping for more information Tuesday. If he is cleared, the Jets can remove him from the PUP and get him back into this lineup this week. That would be great news for the Jets, who had been running Billy Turner and Max Mitchell as the tackles. That could soon become Brown and Mekhi Becton.

This would give Brown three weeks to get into game shape before the season opener September 11 against the Buffalo Bills. The next step would be getting Alijah Vera-Tucker and Laken Tomlinson back into the starting lineup as well as working Joe Tippmann back in from injury as well. But this news on Brown is certainly a positive.

Position questions still to be sorted out for Jets entering final week of camp

What needs to be sorted this week for the Jets?

The Jets have just one week of training camp and preseason left. They’ll face the New York Giants Saturday in what will also be a bit of a dress rehearsal and final tune-up for the regular season as Aaron Rodgers will play in his first preseason game since 2018.

Entering this final week, there are still a few questions at some positions left to be answered before the Jets make their cuts down to 53 players and truly begin preparing for the season opener against the Buffalo Bills on September 11. Let’s run through some of those questions here, starting with the quarterback position.