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Getty Images Going into the final week of the preseason, the Jets know they have one significant regular season need. Via Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News, Jets General Manager Joe Douglas admitted the team wanted to upgrade its talent at the cornerback position. The Jets aren’t sure...

Getty Images Blair Walsh, out of football for all of 2018, has returned to the sport in the same state where he starred as college kicker. The Falcons have signed Walsh. The team announced the move on Saturday. Walsh, 29, entereed the NFL as a sixth-round pick of the Vikings in 2012. Solid...

Getty Images When going over plans for Saturday night’s game against the Saints, head coach Adam Gase said center Ryan Kalil would play about a quarter in his first game action since signing with the team. On Saturday night, however, the Jets opted not to play Kalil at all. Jonotthan Harrison...

Getty Images Barry Bennett, a defensive lineman who spent 11 seasons in the NFL, and his wife were found dead Wednesday, via the Associated Press. Foul play is suspected, and their 22-year-old son reportedly is the primary suspect. The 63-year-old Bennett lived in Long Prairie, Minnesota. A...

Getty Images Justin Hunter doesn’t want teams to forget he’s out there, so he’s meeting with a bunch of them in hopes of finding a job. According to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com, the former Steelers wideout is working out for a group of teams including, the Jets, Texans, Patriots, Ravens, and...

Getty Images The Jets signed receiver Quincy Adeboyejo on Thursday, the team announced. They waived receiver J.J. Jones in a corresponding move. Adeboyejo signed with the Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2017. He appeared in one game during his rookie season. A leg injury caused him to...

Getty Images The Jets had wide receiver Dontrelle Inman in for a visit before he signed with the Chargers this week and they’re continuing to look at available options at wideout. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the Jets are working out Quincy Adeboyejo. Adeboyejo signed with the...

Getty Images One wouldn’t think to compare Jets teammates Le'Veon Bell and Sam Darnold to one another. Darnold’s a quarterback and Bell is a running back, which means they have very different skill sets and responsibilities on the football field. As Bell has gotten to know Darnold since...

Getty Images Jets running back Le'Veon Bell will not play in the preseason, after not playing at all last year. So when he takes the field in Week One, it will be the first full-contact action he’s had since the end of the 2017 season. But Bell says his teammates are hitting him just enough to...

Getty Images The Jets will have two players serving four-game suspensions to open the 2019 season. Linebacker Brandon Copeland has been suspended for violating the league’s performance-enhancing drug policy. Tight end Chris Herndon was suspended earlier this year for a substance abuse policy...

Getty Images During three years in Miami, Adam Gase wrestled with the issue of selfish players. In his first year with the Jets, he’s already found a different culture. “I think where our locker room is right now where guys are really working hard and trying to focus on creating the best team...

Getty Images The Browns claimed safety Montrel Meander off waivers from the Jets, the team announced Wednesday. They placed receiver D.J. Montgomery on injured reserve with a hamstring injury. Montgomery made five receptions for 124 yards and one touchdown in two preseason games. Meander...

Getty Images They once were teammates. Now, they’re on different teams. Le'Veon Bell sat out last season in a contract dispute with the Steelers and walked in free agency. Pittsburgh traded Antonio Brown after the receiver became a major distraction. The two haven’t spoken recently, according...

Getty Images Just days after being released by the Atlanta Falcons, linebacker Stephone Anthony has found a new team with a familiar face as head coach. Anthony has signed a new deal with the New York Jets, which the team announced Tuesday night. The move to New York reunites him with head...

Getty Images Dontrelle Inman didn’t land a job with the Lions during a Monday visit, so he’s moved on to meet with another team. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Inman is meeting with the Jets on Tuesday. Inman was released by the Patriots over the weekend after making three catches for...

Getty Images Derrick Kindred was claimed off waivers from the second time in four months. The Colts, who claimed Kindred from the Browns on April 2, waived him Monday. The Jets claimed the defensive back Tuesday, Field Yates of ESPN reports. The Browns made Kindred a fourth-round pick in...

Getty Images The Texans signed cornerback Derrick Jones on Monday, according to the NFL’s transactions report. They waived receiver Stephen Louis in a corresponding move. It is Jones’ third team in the past week. The Jets cut him, and he was claimed by the Packers last week. But Green Bay...

Getty Images Le'Veon Bell didn’t play at all last year, and he won’t play at all until the start of the regular season. Via Ralph Vacchiano of SNY.com, Jets coach Adam Gase said Sunday that the veteran running back would not play in the preseason. The Jets signed Bell to a four-year, $52.5...

Getty Images Avery Williamson tore an anterior cruciate ligament on his 30th defensive snap Thursday night. It was at least one snap too many. Jets coach Adam Gase said Sunday that he regrets leaving in Williamson as long as he did. “We had him at a new position compared to what he played in...

Getty Images There’s a certain optimism about the direction of the Jets’ offense, but there are still plenty of question marks based on the uncertainty about their offensive line. That line is still missing some key parts, while others are just arriving. Via Rich Cimini of ESPN.com, both left...