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Jamal Adams responds to Woody Johnson allegations: ‘Wrong is wrong!’

Jamal Adams became the first current Jets player to publically speak out against Woody Johnson in the wake of recent allegations against the team’s owner.

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Jamal Adams became the first current Jets player to publically speak out against Woody Johnson in the wake of recent allegations against the team’s owner.

Johnson, the United States ambassador to the United Kingdom who was appointed by President Donald Trump, was investigated by State Department watchdogs following allegations that he made racist and sexist comments to staff and attempted to use his government position to benefit Trump’s personal business in the UK, according to reports from The New York Times and CNN.

“We need the RIGHT people at the top,” Adams tweeted in response to the CNN article about Johnson. “Wrong is wrong!”

Adams later added, “If u don’t think this is wrong you’re part of the problem not the solution.”

The Jets have yet to respond to the allegations, but the league offered a tepid response, according to Manish Mehta of The New York Daily News:

“We are aware of the report and would refer you to the State Department.”Per CNN, a State Department spokesperson issued a statement standing by the ambassador.

Johnson has been the ambassador to the UK since November 2017. His younger brother, Christopher, has been running the Jets as CEO and Chairman since. The elder Johnson’s three-year term as ambassador ends later this year.

Adams’ response to the allegations comes in the midst of his contractual disputes with the team. He wants either a lucrative contract extension or to be traded. Adams has been publically upset with the Jets for months now, but it’s unclear if his frustrations are directed at the Jets as a whole or particular members of the organization.

2015 Jets would’ve made playoffs under new CBA proposal

Under the new CBA, the Jets would’ve made the playoffs in 2015.

If only the 2015 New York Jets could’ve played under the NFL’s new collective bargaining agreement proposal.

The league proposed a new CBA this week that includes a revamped playoff format. Under the proposal, the playoffs would include a seventh team in each conference. The No. 1 seed in each conference would get home field advantage and a first-round bye.

If this playoff structure was in place during the 2015 season, the Jets would’ve made the playoffs with a 10-6 record. In that case, the Jets would’ve faced the New England Patriots on the road. In reality, they missed the playoffs by one disastrous game.

Following an upset victory over the Patriots in Week 16 that year, all the Jets had to do was beat Rex Ryan’s lowly Bills in Week 17. However, Ryan Fitzpatrick threw three interceptions in a 22-17 loss, thus eliminating the Jets from playoff contention.

That 2015 team that fell short ended up being the best squad of Todd Bowles’ tenure with the Jets. It was his first season as a head coach and Fitzpatrick had the best year of his career to go along with a strong defense.

Years later, the proposed new playoff structure would only help the Jets going forward. With an extra team in the playoffs, it’s easier to make the postseason than it is under the current format. Obviously, the Jets would still have to have a decent record to get in and they haven’t done that in a while.

Nothing is set in stone with the playoff format yet, as the players have to agree to the NFL’s new CBA proposal. For Gang Green fans eagerly awaiting a playoff appearance, though, it’s easy to see why they could get behind it.

Former Jets WR Brandon Marshall calls out Darrelle Revis, Sheldon Richardson for roles in 2015 collapse

Former Jets WR Brandon Marshall accuses Darrelle Revis, Sheldon Richardson of stealing money during infamous 2015 collapse in Buffalo.

The Jets 2019 season finale ends in Buffalo, the same place where Brandon Marshall’s playoff hopes died four years ago.

Marshall, one of the better wide receivers of his generation, played with seven teams from 2006-18 and never appeared in the playoffs. Prior to the 2015 season, Marshall was traded to the Jets as a new regime sought its No. 1 wide receiver. He finished the season with 109 receptions on 174 targets for 1,502 yards and14 touchdowns.

Marshall’s best chance at postseason play came in his first season with Gang Green. The Jets stood at 10-5 after beating the New England Patriots in a walk-off overtime thriller the week before. All that was needed was a win over the Bills in Week 17 and New York would be in the playoffs.

Unfortunately, things didn’t go as planned.

The Jets lost to Buffalo and missed the postseason. Marshall felt like he was robbed of a career first and he’s still angered about the events that transpired in the Jets’ Week 17 collapse in Buffalo. Never one to hold back, Marshall took shots at former teammates over the most important game of his career.

“Being brutally honest … you had guys like Darrelle Revis, who just was stealing from us and didn’t show up, didn’t get off the bus, and I was disappointed,” Marshall said on the latest episode of the New York Post’s “Gang’s All Here” podcast.

“But that’s Darrelle Revis, that’s Sheldon Richardson … the big guys that we were counting on, they didn’t show up … being brutally honest. That whole year on that defensive side, man … if those guys were who we thought they were, we probably would have went on to just crush the playoffs.”

The Jets had a simple task. Win and they clinched a Wild Card berth. Unfortunately for Marshall, the team crumbled under pressure. Ryan Fitzpatrick threw three backbreaking interceptions as Rex Ryan got the last laugh in the Bills 22-17 Week 17 upset. Marshall caught eight passes for 126 yards and a score in the game, but it wasn’t enough.

Revis reunited with the team who drafted him when he signed a lucrative contract upwards of $16 million per year in March of 2015. He proved to be a shell of his former self and no longer posed as shutdown threat that he did when he first donned the green and white.

In that Week 17 game, Revis was tasked with covering Sammy Watkins, who wound up catching 11 passes for 136 yards in winning fashion. In the trenches, Richardson six total tackles and two TFLs.

Marshall and Richardson have a long-standing feud that boiled over in the Jets locker room following a 24-3 loss to the Chiefs during the 2016 season, in which Fitzpatrick threw six interceptions.

Since then, Marshall has decided to take the high-road in what he described as a “one-sided feud.” However, he could no longer bite his tongue regarding postseason play. Marshall’s 13-year career never went beyond the first week of January.

In his eyes, he has some former teammates to blame for that.