The Jets have gone quiet, and in this corner of the offseason that almost feels like news in itself.
There’s still no update on Geno Smith and the allegations he’s facing, and with most players scattered on their travels, Aaron Glenn is likely somewhere down south fishing. For now, the building is calm. That may not last forever, but for a few weeks at least, the noise is down.
One of the more encouraging signs around the roster came from Nashon Wright, who sounded genuinely impressed with what he’s walked into. He pointed to the mix of talent and experience already in place, saying:
“Man, you got Stigs, who’s a tremendous player, you got B. Stephens, who’s been around the league, I mean, just as long as me, and been a starter since he’s been in the league, and then you got AZ, who’s young and can play ball, he’s super, he’s long, lengthy, and I think he’s, he’s going to be great for us.”
Wright also singled out the veteran tone Demario Davis has brought into the room.
“I think AG and this organization in general did a good job of bringing in veteran presence, like [LB] Demario [Davis]. I think Demario has been kind of at the forefront of everything, and just kind of leading us, and everybody kind of taking heed to that, and just kind of following him.”
Davis is drawing praise beyond the locker room too. NFL.com placed the new Jets linebacker at No. 95 on its NFL Top 100 list.
After five straight years on the list, he was left off in 2025, but he’s back after a strong final season with the Saints and a return to the Jets, who drafted him in the third round back in 2012. The two-time Pro Bowler posted a career-high tackle total in his age-36 season and finished with 20 run stuffs, which ranked third in the NFL.
Rich Cimini also took a look at what Davis does to keep himself on the field, and the number attached to it stands out: $1M annually. Considering Davis has missed only one game because of injury, the routine seems to be paying off. His physical therapy includes cupping, scraping, dry-needle therapy, a hyperbaric chamber and red-light therapy.
There was also some encouraging external chatter about the Jets’ skill talent. ESPN ranked their TE/WR/RB group 12th in the league, a huge jump from 27th last year.
The piece pointed to the depth around Garrett Wilson and Breece Hall, along with first-round pick Omar Cooper Jr., Adonai Mitchell, Mason Taylor and Kenyon Sadiq. The argument was simple: there’s more in the cupboard now, and it shows.
On the quarterback front, Cimini said the Cooper Rush idea is basically done.
“I think the Cooper Rush thing, that ship has sailed. I mean, there is Josh Dobbs out there.
I think if the Jets made a move, it would have to be someone who is currently on a roster … I would keep an eye on, like the Philadelphia [Eagles] situation, they have a lot of quarterbacks there. Andy Dalton, are they going to keep four quarterbacks on their roster?
I don’t know, they say they can do that, but that’s a lot. So I would keep an eye on that situation.
I think it would be more of a player who is on a roster,”
And that’s where things stand: no fireworks, a few useful notes, and a roster that at least looks better stocked than it did a year ago.
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