The Jets are about to kick off another summer of questions, and this one arrives with plenty of weight on it.
After a 3-14 season in 2025 - their worst record since the NFL moved to a 17-game schedule ahead of the 2021 season - New York heads into camp with head coach Aaron Glenn and general manager Darren Mougey under real pressure. The front office added a major wave of talent in the 2026 NFL Draft, including four picks in the top 50: edge rusher David Bailey at No. 2 overall, tight end Kenyon Sadiq at No. 16, wide receiver Omar Cooper Jr. at No. 30 and cornerback D'Angelo Ponds at No. 50.
The regular season opens on the road against former Jets head coach Robert Saleh and the Tennessee Titans on Sept. 13.
Before that, the calendar moves fast.
Rookies have already reported, and veterans are set to arrive for training camp on Tuesday, July 28. The first practice is scheduled for Wednesday, July 29, at the Atlantic Health Jets Training Center in Florham Park, New Jersey, where the team will stay despite ongoing renovations.
Fans will get seven chances to watch camp in person, starting Saturday, Aug. 1 at 8:30 a.m. But attendance will be limited compared to previous years because of the facility work. All seven public practices are already sold out.
The full public schedule includes Saturday, Aug. 1 at 8:30 a.m. for Back Together weekend, Tuesday, Aug. 4 at 8:30 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 8 at 8:30 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 11 at 10 a.m. and Wednesday, Aug. 12 at 10 a.m. for joint practices with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tuesday, Aug. 18 at 8:30 a.m. and Tuesday, Aug. 25 at 12:45 p.m.
Those Buccaneers sessions will be a notable wrinkle this summer. The teams will practice together on Aug. 11 and Aug. 12 before meeting in Week 1 of the preseason on Friday, Aug. 14 at MetLife Stadium.
There will not be a Jets-Giants joint practice this year, since the Giants are going to West Virginia for training camp.
The league’s roster deadline is also on the horizon. All 32 teams must trim from 90 players to 53 by Sunday, Aug. 30 at 6 p.m.
From there, the preseason rolls out quickly for New York: Tampa Bay on Friday, Aug. 14 at MetLife Stadium, at Pittsburgh on Friday, Aug. 21 at Acrisure Stadium, and against the Giants on Friday, Aug. 28 at MetLife Stadium.
Then comes the real thing. The Jets’ 2026 schedule opens Sept. 13 at Tennessee and includes home games against the Packers, Browns, Dolphins, Raiders, Bills, Broncos, Patriots and Vikings, plus road trips to Detroit, Chicago, New England, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami and Arizona. The bye lands in Week 13.
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