Xavier Gipson’s greatest Jets roster battle was with himself

It wasn’t that Jamaal Pritchett misplaced the battle to be the Jets kick returner with one muffed punt as a lot because it was that Xavier Gipson received it together with his physique of labor. 

It might need seemed like Pritchett’s fumble within the preseason finale in opposition to the Eagles was the deciding issue and sufficient within the Jets’ eyes to offset his team-high 54 receiving yards and a 41-yard punt return in the identical sport. 

Not so, head coach Aaron Glenn stated. 

“There’s extra than simply the preseason video games that everyone sees,” Glenn defined. “There’s a ton of observe time that Gip has executed an impressive job. We counted most of his reps so far as the punt returner, and I feel he was 145 sturdy with out dropping a punt — and truly catching it the way in which that I see {that a} punt returner ought to catch it. So, I really feel actually assured with him in that facet — and, man, he’s dynamite when he will get within the open area.”