It is natural for assistants behind successful head coaches want to get their chance for the top job themselves. Some, like Bill Belichick and Bill Parcells, ended up having a heated rivalry of their own for years.
The New York Jets could have an opening to expand rookie tight end Kenyon Sadiq’s workload Sunday against the Detroit Lions, and the thinning depth around him makes that more than a developmental choice.
The New York Jets might need to temper their usual aggressiveness to pull off an upset of the Detroit Lions on Sunday. Locked On Jets host John Butchko argued that the matchup calls for fewer blitzes and more two-high coverage against quarterback Jared Goff, whose quick processing could punish an overextended secondary.
The rankings look elite. Now Aaron Glenn, Karl Dunbar and the Jets pass rush face an offense that can punish their mistakes. Through two games, the Jets rank first in yards allowed and sixth in points allowed , compared with 14th in offensive yardage and 20th in scoring.
Two things have been made abundantly clear for the New York Jets through the first couple games of the 2026 season. 1. The roster is significantly better than in years past.
A few trades have rearranged the NFL's backup quarterback ranks, but the dust has mostly settled. From a mix of recent first-round disappointments, aging vets, and young project types, here is how the league's QB2 ranks look for the 2026 season.
The Jets signed wide receiver Jamaal Pritchett to the 53-man roster Saturday and elevated kicker Jason Sanders and wide receiver Sterling Shepard from the practice squad for Sunday’s game against the Lions in Detroit.
Walking into the season, it seemed like the wide receiver position was a strength for the New York Jets. Just two weeks into the year, though, and the depth of the group has already been tested.
The NFL wasted little time reviewing New York’s Week 2 loss in Green Bay, and the most conspicuous name on the fine sheet was Jets quarterback Geno Smith.
It is said that familiarity breeds contempt. Not so with the matchup this Sunday of the New York Jets wide receiver Garrett Wilson versus the Detroit Lions cornerback D.J.
If you’re a wide receiver, give the New York Jets a call. They’re hiring. An already depleted Jets wide receiver group took another hit on Thursday. That’s when No.
The Jets made a few roster moves ahead of their Week 3 meeting with the Lions, per Zack Rosenblatt of The Athletic. New York elevated wide receiver Sterling Shepard and kicker Jason Sanders from the practice squad, and it signed wideout Jamaal Pritchett to the active roster.
NFL stars can't play forever, and retirement is coming sooner than later for some of the league's top players. These 25 players could call it quits following the 2026 season.
Per Zack Rosenblatt, the Jets are elevating WR Sterling Shepard and K Jason Sanders to the active roster for Week 3. The team is also signing WR Jamaal Pritchett from the taxi squad to its active roster.
The New York Jets were already underdogs going into their Week 3 contest against the Detroit Lions. Now, one injury could make their task even harder. Jets wide receiver Adonai Mitchell is listed as questionable going into Sunday's game with a finger injury.
It isn’t often you see NFL teams draft a tight end in the top half of the first round nowadays. In April, Oregon’s Kenyon Sadiq was chosen 16th overall by the New York Jets, making him just the seventh tight end drafted in the top 16 over the last 20 drafts.
Oh, what could have been. As the Jets get set to travel to Detroit for a Week 3 contest against the Lions, fans can't help but feel a little dejected after their overtime loss last Sunday.
Through the first two weeks of the 2026 season, the New York Jets don’t appear to be playing for the No. 1 overall pick. Nonetheless, they’re in shape to have more draft capital than any other team in the NFL.
New York Jets tight end Mason Taylor has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the host Detroit Lions due to a thumb injury. Taylor sustained the injury during a 20-17 overtime loss to the Green Bay Packers last Sunday.
“Transparent” is a word you don’t often hear used to describe NFL coaches. New York Jets offensive coordinator Frank Reich displayed transparency in spades during his Thursday press conference.
Detroit escaped with a 31-30 overtime win over the 1-1 New Orleans Saints at home in Week 1 and lost to the 2-0 Buffalo Bills, 41-31, on the road in Week 2.
Second-year Jets receiver Arian Smith will miss the rest of the season following ACL surgery, New York coach Aaron Glenn confirmed Wednesday. The 2025 fourth-round draft pick sustained the knee injury during Sunday's 20-17 overtime loss against Green Bay.
The Jets placed wide receiver Arian Smith on IR with a knee injury on Tuesday. It turns out Smith will not return in 2026. He underwent season-ending surgery on his ACL, head coach Aaron Glenn announced (via Rich Cimini of ESPN).
Ten snaps? It was perhaps the most puzzling storyline from the New York Jets’ Week 1 win. One week later, it’s even more puzzling—except, after what we saw in Week 2, it probably won’t be an issue again.
According to Ian Rapoport, Jets TE Mason Taylor suffered a thumb injury and is considered week-to-week. Rapoport notes that Taylor will likely miss Week 3 against the Lions. Taylor, 22, was a three-year starter at LSU.
ESPN’s Rich Cimini reports the Jets are placing WR Arian Smith, DT David Onyemata and LB Marcelino McCrary-Ball on injured reserve. Onyemata, 33, is a former fourth-round pick of the Saints back in 2016 out of Manitoba College.
He seemingly is enjoying his current schedule that involves not being associated with any one team, and he has already given viewers some viral moments in his new role.