Jets’ group leaders run walk-through the day after loss to Giants

The Jets held a walk-through Sunday, the day after their loss to the Giants.

There was a twist: It was run by the gamers. No coordinators or assistant coaches had been available, solely head coach Aaron Glenn, there to supervise the one-hour exercise.

The thought for it was Glenn’s. It was one thing the Lions used to do from time to time.

Gamers had been in command of directing the drills and conditions, calling performs and instructing each other.

Linebacker Jamien Sherwood referred to as the performs for the protection, and quarterback Justin Fields dealt with the requires the offense.

“[It was] an possession factor. Additionally us proudly owning the calls, proudly owning the protection, actually leaning into what it’s our coaches are going to be calling and why are they calling it, and might we even step in and predict it as a protection?” free security Andre Cisco mentioned. “It was simply players-led from that standpoint. We took possession of what number of reps we had been going to get, and simply holding guys accountable, how we’re getting the ball, executing the calls. It was efficient.

“[Glenn] mentioned that is one thing that he envisions his group being, a player-driven group. So these player-driven practices are a solution to implement it.”

The Jets added wanted depth to their defensive entrance Wednesday, buying and selling for a pair of defensive tackles: Harrison Phillips of the Vikings and Jowon Briggs of the Browns.

Of the 2, the 6-foot-3, 307-pound Phillips is the extra skilled, coming into his eighth season. In 17 video games final season, he had 56 tackles, two sacks and a pressured fumble.

The Jets landed him in change for second-round picks in 2026 and 2027.

They despatched Cleveland a 2026 sixth-round choose and in addition acquired a seventh-rounder in 2026 for the 6-foot-1, 313-pound Briggs. A seventh-round choose in 2024, he recorded 13 tackles in six video games for the Browns final yr. The Jets had been in the hunt for depth up entrance behind star Quinnen Williams.

Extensive receivers coach Shawn Jefferson mentioned in his practically 20 years working with wideouts he has solely coached one receiver quicker than rookie Arian Smith: Rondale Moore.

The bottom line is Smith, a rookie fourth-round choose, translating that blinding velocity into manufacturing.

“You bought to play with that velocity on a regular basis as a result of velocity kills on this league,” Jefferson mentioned. “When you have it, it’s a luxurious, and if you don’t have it, it’s a detriment. His factor is taking part in full velocity on a regular basis, which he does. Additionally, studying find out how to management that velocity in routes.”