Jets’ Jeremy Ruckert excited to be reunited with Justin Fields

Garrett Wilson isn’t the one Jet who has been reunited with Justin Fields this spring.

Tight finish Jeremy Ruckert additionally performed with Fields at Ohio State and has been excited to see his former school teammate in Florham Park.

“It’s been nice,” Ruckert mentioned. “Anytime you get an opportunity to reconnect one among your former teammates, whether or not it’s an previous league or in school, it’s nice. I’m excited the place we’re going as a group and, and, and the tradition we’re setting. And I feel he’s excellent for that, for that position. And simply getting these final couple weeks to get again on the identical web page and get our timing proper with all the fellows. It’s been particular to be part of that, but in addition, , form of get the opposite guys, get the opposite guys rolling and and proceed to develop as a unit.”

Ruckert mentioned past Fields’ apparent bodily presents, he has the psychological make-up to assist the Jets.

“I feel the most important factor about him is his psychological toughness, nothing’s going to rattle him,” Ruckert mentioned. “He’s good for this group, this space. And he desires the strain. He’s constructed for it. And simply the angle that he brings and, and the professionalism that he has, he’s proven it ever since we have been in school. After which he’ll proceed to try this and we’ll rally behind him.”

It is a huge season for Ruckert, who’s coming into his fourth yr within the league.

New Jets coach Aaron Glenn challenged him to be extra constant once they sat down this winter to fulfill.

The Jets misplaced Tyler Conklin in free company, leaving a gap at tight finish.

However the group chosen Mason Taylor within the second spherical, so Ruckert should must combat for taking part in time.

“I feel that’s one thing I’ve been actually specializing in simply being essentially the most constant form of participant I could be,” Ruckert mentioned, “and doing no matter they want me to do, whether or not that’s within the run sport, within the move sport, no matter it’s, simply proceed to get larger, stronger, quicker. And yearly you play, you get extra expertise and, and form of use that have to develop and get higher. So primarily simply take this, run with it and, and simply be one of many guys that may carry these guys alongside.”

Glenn mentioned the Jets and Giants would conduct joint practices in August earlier than their preseason sport.

There will likely be one observe on the Jets headquarters in Florham Park and one on the Giants headquarters in East Rutherford.