Final scores don't matter in the preseason. If they did, Jets fans wouldn't be too thrilled with the team's 24-16 loss to the Buccaneers Friday night. As is the case, though, their preseason opener was more about who did and didn't stand out in a game setting more than anything else.
Cade Klubnik made quite the first impression on New York Jets coach Aaron Glenn when he saw game action Friday. In New York’s 24-16 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Klubnik showed promise throwing the football amongst three different QBs in the green and white.
Jets veteran LB Demario Davis has been around the league for a long, long time. He said recently he has not seen many rookies who have started out as strongly as first-round DE David Bailey.
Mory Bamba turned heads in his first taste of NFL preseason action, and even his head coach could not resist joking about it. The Jets fell to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24-16 in their preseason opener Friday night at MetLife Stadium, a night defined more by young players auditioning for roster spots than by the final score.
David Bailey finally got his first taste of NFL action, and the moment lived up to everything he had built it up to be. The Jets rookie edge rusher made his preseason debut Friday night, and he reflected afterward on what it meant to finally put on the jersey for a live game.
New York Jets quarterback Geno Smith was scratched from the team's preseason opener on Friday due to an injury, but the ailment isn't believed to be serious.
The New York Jets took on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in their first preseason game of 2026 on Friday. Geno Smith was scratched from the contest due to an ankle injury that appears to be minor.
With Geno Smith on the sidelines nursing a sore ankle, rookie QB Cade Klubnik made is preseason NFL debut against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and looked impressive in doing so.
One under-the-radar rookie had a big night in Tampa Bay’s preseason opener. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have built a reputation for finding undrafted talent that sticks, and general manager Jason Licht may have done it again.
The New York Jets are optimistic that Geno Smith can steady the waters at quarterback, at least in 2026, but they also know that the offense will not truly take a step forward unless Garrett Wilson is effective and healthy.
Be it stars returning from late-season injuries to starter-level players who missed most or all of last season, the NFL features a host of rehab odysseys to follow as training camps near.
New York Jets fans are eager to see how the Geno Smith sequel turns out in the Meadowlands, and they were hoping to catch a sneak peak on Friday night.
The Jets will kick off their preseason schedule tonight against Todd Bowles and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and we’ve got a list of players you’re going to want to keep an eye on through the night.
One of the biggest discussion points from Jets training camp has been the safety battle and who lines up opposite of veteran Minkah Fitzpatrick when the regular season begins.
It's been eight months since the last time the Jets played in a football game against an opposing team. That said, this year's team looks far different than the one that walked off the field to conclude a 3-14 campaign.
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Leadership comes in different shapes and sizes. Demario Davis, for example, is expected to be the Jets' outspoken defensive leader in 2026.
The Jets' vision is starting to come together. In a press conference with reporters on Tuesday, head coach Aaron Glenn shared his plans for the Jets' preseason opener against the Buccaneers, revealing that he intends to play everyone.
We don’t have to tell New York Jets fans to watch out for how the starting offense looks or how Cade Klubnik performs. Those are the obvious storylines for tonight’s preseason opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7 p.m.
Preseason production in the NFL does not correlate with regular season production—this has already been established. Therefore, nothing that happens in the New York Jets’ preseason opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers should be treated as a surefire prediction of what’s to come in the regular season.
https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/73881118/download.mp3 The Jets and Bucs met for a second consecutive day and things weren’t quite as testy. After several fights on day one, this session saw far fewer incidents. But who stood out?
Despite being drafted 30th overall in the 2026 NFL Draft, Omar Cooper Jr. is not a great target in 2026 fantasy football this year. It’s not even that the cost for Cooper is that expensive right now either.
David Bailey is all anyone can talk about in Florham Park. He should be, after all. He’s the second overall pick. In that case, his development deserves just as much scrutiny and nuanced analysis as a quarterback chosen in that slot would receive.
The New York Jets received welcome news on Tuesday regarding one of their key free-agent additions from the offseason. Pass rusher Joseph Ossai has been cleared to return to the active roster after the team removed him from the Physically Unable to Perform list.
New York Jets cornerback Qwan'tez Stiggers left Tuesday's joint practice with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in an ambulance after collapsing on the sideline.
Frank Reich believes Geno Smith is physically in his prime. Based on what Smith produced last season, the New York Jets had better hope Reich is seeing something nobody else can.