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Getty Images After the Jets traded up in the first round to select guard Alijah Vera-Tucker, General Manager Joe Douglas called it a unique opportunity to get a very good prospect. Based on what he paid, he’d better be right. The Jets gave up picks No. 23, 66 and 86 to get pick No. 14, which...

USA TODAY Sports Jets rookie quarterback Zach Wilson wants nothing to be handed to him. “In this position, the coaches want to play the best player,” Wilson told reporters at rookie minicamp on Saturday, via Rich Cimini of ESPN.com. “That position has to be earned. I have to do what I’m...

Getty Images Marcus Maye will play for the Jets in 2021. The Jets want to keep him around longer. Maye signed his one-year franchise tender, which will pay him $10.612 million this season. Jets coach Robert Saleh said he has talked to Maye, whose signing to a long-term deal is a priority for...

Getty Images It didn’t take long for Jets quarterback Zach Wilson to establish himself as a team leader. Jets rookie receiver Elijah Moore, who was drafted in the second round after Wilson went in the first round, said he’s been in almost daily contact with Wilson since the draft, and that...

USA TODAY Sports Robert Saleh directed his first practice as the Jets’ head coach on the first day of the team’s rookie minicamp. It was as new to him as it was to the Jets’ rookies. “The horn blew for practice to be over, and I started to take my normal spot behind the huddle to listen to the...

Getty Images Rookie quarterback Zach Wilson is the likely Week 1 starter for the Jets in the upcoming season. The only other two players at his position currently on New York’s roster are James Morgan and Mike White. There’s an inherent pressure that comes with being the No. 2 overall pick...

Getty Images The Jets are closing in on having their entire draft class under contract. They announced two more signings on Friday, which means they now have six of their 10 picks in the fold. Fifth-round cornerback Michael Carter II and sixth-round linebacker Hamsah Nasirildeen are the latest...

Getty Images The Steelers made an addition to their secondary on Friday. The agents for defensive back Arthur Maulet announced that their client signed with the Steelers. No terms were announced. Maulet spent the last two seasons with the Jets and started 11 of the 23 games he played for the...

Getty Images The Texans have added another free agent. After visiting with Houston on Thursday, linebacker Neville Hewitt has agreed to sign a one-year deal with the club on Friday, Hewitt’s agent Drew Rosenhaus told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Hewitt played for the Jets for the last three seasons...

Getty Images Jets defensive lineman Quinnen Williams is recovering from foot surgery and should be good to go well before the start of the regular season. Williams had successful surgery Thursday with Dr. Robert Anderson to repair a broken bone in his foot, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network...

USA TODAY Sports The Jets added some depth to their wide receivers group on Wednesday. Per Field Yates of ESPN, New York claimed Matt Cole off waivers after the 49ers cut him on Tuesday. Cole has familiarity with several members of the Jets’ coaching staff from their shared time with San...

Getty Images One of the quirkier developments in this year’s draft came on the final day when the Jets followed up their fourth-round selection of running back Michael Carter by picking defensive back Michael Carter II in the fifth round. After the draft, General Manager Joe Douglas joked that...

Getty Images Jamien Sherwood was not the first player picked in the 2021 NFL Draft, but he is set to be the first player from the class with a contract. Sherwood’s agent Drew Rosenhaus announced that Sherwood is signing his four-year rookie deal with the Jets on Wednesday. That leaves 258 more...

Getty Images The Rams have added some depth to their defensive line, claiming John Daka off waivers from the Jets. Daka entered the league as an undrafted free agent with the Ravens last year out of James Madison University. Baltimore waived him during roster cuts in August. He then signed a...

Getty Images When the Ravens brought in tackle Alejandro Villanueva for a visit last month, word from Baltimore reporters was that the team was not expected to make a move until after the draft. Compensatory draft picks were central to that approach. The Ravens and other teams have prized the...

Getty Images Jets defensive tackle Quinnen Williams is going to miss a couple months of offseason work. Williams broke a small bone in his foot and likely will have surgery that will sideline him 8-10 weeks, NFL Network reports. That timeline would put Williams out of Organized Team...

Getty Images The deadline for NFL teams to exercise their fifth-year contract options on 2018 first-round picks passed on Monday afternoon and 21 players had those options picked up. Panthers quarterback Sam Darnold is part of that group. Carolina traded for Darnold last month and announced...

Getty Images The Jets have agreed to terms with 12 undrafted free agents, Ralph Vacchaino of SNY.com reports. Priority free agents Kenny Yeboah and Isaiah Dunn were among them. Dunn, a cornerback from Oregon State, received $185,000 in guaranteed money, including a $25,000 signing bonus, Aaron...

Getty Images The Jets added several players who could be part of their defensive backfield during the 2021 draft and General Manager Joe Douglas is now set to turn his attention to a player who has been around for the last four years. Safety Marcus Maye has signed his franchise tender, so he’s...

Getty Images Jets General Manager Joe Douglas is employing the best Michael Carter available strategy to picking players on Saturday afternoon. The Jets were the second team to pick in the fourth round and kicked off their day by drafting former North Carolina running back Michael Carter. They...