The Rundown: We Welcome Thee, Ben Hartsock

In the midst of the Brandon Marshall mess, there was a good piece of news that sort of flew under the radar. Still, never has the arrival of a blocking Tight End been such a cause of collective relief for many fans. If you have any doubts about whether or not he’ll stick on the roster, just look at the contract he got. Desperate for a blocking tight end, the Jets have signed journeyman Ben Hartsock to a one-year, $1.275 million contract, according to a source. That’s above veteran minimums for the one year deal, so should indicate that as the team is on the edge of the season, that they’re ready to settle with him at the position. That said, this wasn’t something that we didn’t see coming. Just look at a comment of Bent’s from a few weeks ago. The Jets were in the EXACT same situation in 2006 and just picked up a guy on waivers and traded a low conditional pick for another guy in the final week of camp. Zach Hilton did not stick, but Sean Ryan,...