A day after Jets huge receiver Denzel Mims’ public commerce request by way of his agent Ron Slavin, it was enterprise as common at Florham Park.
Mims practiced with the remainder of his teammates Friday morning as he labored on particular groups drills and with third-string quarterback Chris Streveler.
Jets coach Robert Saleh mentioned he had an excellent dialog with Mims earlier than apply as he isn’t giving up the prospects of the crew holding Mims.
“I’m not going to say it's over, however you go into this and battle for all your guys and also you attempt to get them the place there wish to be,” Saleh mentioned about Mims. “All the person gamers, you need them to have success and careers and obtain all of their private objectives.
“I do suppose Denzel has had an excellent OTAs and has accomplished an excellent job in coaching camp. It's nearly discovering his area of interest and discovering his function. He’s annoyed along with his function and he’s not the place he desires to be, however that doesn’t imply that he can’t get there. He simply has to proceed to grind.”
In accordance with a supply, the Jets are anticipated to grant Mims’ commerce request. Nonetheless, the crew doesn’t plan to present him away earlier than Tuesday’s roster deadline at 4 p.m.
The Jets will should be all the way down to 53 gamers Tuesday and Mims is at present buried on the crew’s depth chart. Not solely do the Jets have Elijah Moore, Corey Davis, Braxton Berrios and Garrett Wilson forward of him, however Jeff Smith and Calvin Jackson additionally look poised to make the roster. Except the Jets carried seven receivers this season, Mims seems to be the odd man odd.
The Carolina Panthers have known as the Jets about Mims, based on The Athletic. This is smart as a result of Mims performed for present Panthers coach Matt Rhule when the 2 have been at Baylor collectively. In three seasons (2017-19) with Rhule as his coach, Mims recorded 182 catches for two,901 yards and 28 touchdowns.
Mims has struggled with the Jets on and off the sphere as he has simply 31 receptions for 490 yards and 0 touchdowns in 20 video games performed. He has additionally handled an sickness and a hamstring harm throughout his time with the Jets.
Saleh mentioned he didn’t suppose holding Mims on the crew would trigger a distraction.
“It’s the enterprise a part of it,” Saleh mentioned. “He’s a part of our 53 greatest and that is the enterprise a part of it. In my coronary heart, I imagine it isn’t about Denzel not eager to be a part of New York. It isn’t ‘I don’t like my locker room, I don’t like my teammates, I don’t like my coaches,’ it's ‘I need extra,’ which is comprehensible.
“However on the similar time, from a enterprise standpoint, we've to do what’s greatest for the group and he’s one in every of our higher gamers and we gotta discover a technique to make this work.”
JOYNER CONSIDERED RETIREMENT
It isn’t every single day that a participant says he needed to play for the Jets or he was going to hold up his cleats. However that’s exactly what Lamarcus Joyner was going to do through the offseason.
In March, the Jets re-signed Joyner after the veteran security performed one sport for the crew in 2021. Within the season opener in opposition to Carolina Panthers, Joyner tore his triceps tendon and missed the remainder of the 12 months.
“It was both the Jets, or I used to be going to retire,” Joyner mentioned. “I really like this group that a lot.
“I used to be happy to be with Coach Saleh. I really like his mentality, I really like his requirements and I really like his defensive scheme. It was numerous private stuff, the Jets have been very supportive of my spouse and my household. In order that gave me that further push.”
Joyner returned to apply this week as he was coping with an sickness. The Jets are hoping Joyner, together with free agent additions Jordan Whitehead, cornerback D.J. Reed and first-round draft decide Sauce Gardner will enhance their secondary from a 12 months in the past when the crew completed thirtieth in move protection (259.3 passing yards per sport).
Joyner says he loves the combination of veterans and younger gamers on the Jets protection.
“You want that,” Joyner mentioned. “You want some stability and a few stability in your locker room. Having the core and a bunch of younger guys together with some veterans that has some potential to guide these guys and present them the way in which.”
PRACTICE REPORT
A day after he suffered an harm through the joint apply with the Giants, defensive finish Jermaine Johnson was again at apply with the remainder of the crew. Nonetheless, Reed, who was additionally being labored on by trainers Thursday, didn't apply.
Reed is coping with soreness in his knee. The standing of Reed for Sunday’s sport is unknown, however Saleh doesn’t think about the harm vital.
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