Cutting edge: Jets unveil a renovated locker room that includes 92 new lockers and a barbershop
Players such as star wide receiver Garrett Wilson, cornerback Sauce Gardner and new quarterback Justin Fields reporting for the team's training camp Tuesday were arriving at the Jets' facility in Florham Park, New Jersey, to a fully renovated locker room with some state-of-the-art upgrades.
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Jets' Quinnen Williams is sidelined with a calf injury and expected to miss 1-2 weeks
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — New York Jets star defensive tackle Quinnen Williams will be sidelined a week or two with a calf injury after getting hurt in practice Thursday. Coach Aaron Glenn said sitting Williams was a 'precautionary' move and the injury isn't expected to be a long-term issue. 'We want to make sure this player is going to be good,' Glenn said after practice Friday. 'We know what he's all about. We know what he can do. We wanted to hold him out and we'll see how that goes.' Williams was participating in individual drills Thursday when he felt discomfort in his lower leg. He walked into the facility under his own power but sat out the rest of the session. Williams, a Pro Bowl selection the last three seasons, was not present on the field during practice Friday. 'He's actually had this injury before, so he understands exactly how he has to operate and make sure he goes through the process of getting it healed,' Glenn said. Left guard John Simpson also will be sidelined one or two weeks with what Glenn said is a back injury. 'He'll be just fine,' Glenn said. 'Again, another precautionary.' Simpson, entering his second season with the Jets, started every game last season. Rookie safety Malachi Moore, a fourth-round draft pick out of Alabama, is dealing with a strained oblique and also was held out of practice. The Jets got some good news on the injury front with second-year running back Braelon Allen returning after missing the last two practices with soreness in his left knee. 'He's moving around well,' Glenn said. Whistle while you work Aaron Glenn wears a whistle around his neck during practice — a once-common sight among football coaches that has diminished in recent years. But the Jets head coach takes an old-school approach on the field while leading his team. 'I've got to control practice,' a smiling Glenn said when asked why he uses a whistle. 'I've got to stop 'em and tell 'em to go.' When told by a reporter that it's an uncommon sight, Glenn said: 'Listen, they are in tune with this right now.' The coach then blew into the whistle and said when players hear that sound, 'They know what this means.' Folk tales Kicker Nick Folk, signed Wednesday by the Jets, returned to the team nine years after last playing for New York. Thursdays Keep up to date on sports with Mike McIntyre's weekly newsletter. In 2010, one of his Jets teammates was Pro Football Hall of Fame pass rusher Jason Taylor. Fifteen years later, one of Folk's teammates in New York is rookie tight end Mason Taylor, Jason Taylor's son. 'I remember him running around in Cortland when he was little,' Folk said, referring to the Jets' central New York training camp site for five of six summers from 2009 through 2014. 'I just asked him today if he remembers living in New York and he said, 'A little bit.' So, it's a crazy world. Fun to be around.' Folk has another connection to the current Jets: During the offseason of his rookie year with Dallas in 2007, he was briefly teammates with current New York head coach Aaron Glenn before Glenn signed with Jacksonville. ___ AP NFL:
Global News
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- Global News
‘Some nerves': Dylan Samberg's new contract with Winnipeg Jets came down to 11th hour
Better late than never. The Winnipeg Jets' blueline from last season will remain entirely intact after restricted free agent defenceman Dylan Samberg put his name on the dotted line earlier in the week, just ahead of the deadline. Samberg signed a three-year contract for an average of $5.75 million per year. The deal was struck just hours before they were set to go to arbitration. Samberg said there were a few nervous moments before the contract was finally completed and he had already flown into Toronto when the deal got done on the eve of the hearing. 'Obviously very excited about it,' Samberg told reporters on a Zoom call on Thursday. 'Excited to be back in Winnipeg for three more years. There's some nerves that go into it, especially as you get down to the deadline and whatnot. But I'm glad we were able to agree on a deal and get things moving forward.' Story continues below advertisement Samberg has played in parts of four seasons with the Jets. He moved into a top-four role last season and posted career highs in goals and points. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy Samberg was looking for more of a long-term contract and hopes the next three years are just the start. And getting second pairing minutes last season only helped him play with more confidence. 'It's hard to make it to the league, but it's even harder to stay there,' he said. 'I'm happy with being able to stay there and continuing to grow and feel like each year that goes by, I become more confident and this last year with moving up to that second pair and logging more minutes, playing against tougher competition — I was happy with how I handled it and I'm excited for next year and I want to continue to grow on that second pair.' Samberg likes the group the Jets have assembled and is excited to get a chance to play with recent addition Jonathan Toews. 'I think it's huge,' said Samberg. 'Obviously a guy with experience and another voice to hear from. With Lows (Adam Lowry), Schenner (Luke Schenn), and now Toews, I think it'll be great. Obviously one of those guys that I grew up watching. 'It's very cool and I'm excited to meet him and I think this is a good thing for him and I think he's excited to get back home. Story continues below advertisement 'So we're excited about all of our new additions and hopefully we'll continue to go further this year.'
Winnipeg Free Press
a day ago
- Winnipeg Free Press
Jets' Quinnen Williams leaves practice after tweaking calf, Braelon Allen sits out with sore knee
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — New York Jets defensive tackle Quinnen Williams left practice early Thursday after tweaking a calf muscle. Williams was participating in individual drills when he felt discomfort in his lower leg. He walked into the facility under his own power, but sat out the rest of the practice session. There was no immediate update from the Jets on Williams' injury or if he might miss any time. Coach Aaron Glenn wasn't scheduled to speak to reporters until Friday morning after practice. The 27-year-old Williams is a key part of New York's defense and a three-time Pro Bowl selection who was also an All-Pro during the 2022 season. He had six sacks last season, giving him 39 for his career since being drafted with the third overall pick in 2019 out of Alabama. Williams anchors a new-look D-line for the Jets, who also have Micheal Clemons, Will McDonald, Rashad Weaver, Jay Tufele, Derrick Nnadi, Byron Cowart and youngsters such as Payton Page, Leonard Taylor and Eric Watts competing for spots. Second-year running back Braelon Allen missed his second consecutive practice with soreness in his left knee. Allen, who ran for 334 yards and two touchdowns last season as a complement to Breece Hall, was having a standout camp before the knee issue. Glenn said Tuesday the Jets held him out that day since the team had off Wednesday and that would give Allen two days to rest 'and then we will reevaluate as we go forward and see when he will be available for practice.' Allen spent Thursday on the sideline with his left leg in a sleeve. Good Folk Thursdays Keep up to date on sports with Mike McIntyre's weekly newsletter. Nick Folk, reunited with the Jets after signing Wednesday, had a perfect practice debut. The 40-year-old kicker, who played for the franchise from 2010 through 2016, made all six of his field goal attempts during practice. He's competing with Harrison Mevis, who missed two of his six tries. Folk, nicknamed 'Folk Hero' by former coach Rex Ryan for his penchant for making big kicks, looked right at home back in New Jersey except for one thing: his jersey number. After wearing No. 2 throughout his previous stint with the Jets, Folk is wearing No. 18 this time around because backup quarterback Tyrod Taylor is wearing No. 2. ___ AP NFL:
