A day after Jets extensive receiver Denzel Mims’ public commerce request through his agent Ron Slavin, it was enterprise as regular 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 a superb dialog with Mims earlier than observe as he isn’t giving up the prospects of the crew preserving Mims.
“I’m not going to say it is over, but you go into this and fight for all of your guys and you try to get them where there want 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 think Denzel has had a good OTAs and has done a good job in training camp. It is just about finding his niche and finding his role. He’s frustrated with his role and he’s not where he wants to be, but that doesn’t mean that he can’t get there. He just has to continue to grind.”
According to a supply, the Jets are anticipated to grant Mims’ commerce request. However, the crew doesn’t plan to provide him away earlier than Tuesday’s roster deadline at 4 p.m.
The Jets will have to be right down to 53 gamers Tuesday and Mims is at the moment 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. Unless 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, in line with The Athletic. This is sensible as a result of Mims performed for present Panthers coach Matt Rhule when the 2 had 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 sector 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 preserving Mims on the crew would trigger a distraction.
“It’s the business part of it,” Saleh mentioned. “He’s a part of our 53 finest and that is the enterprise a part of it. In my coronary heart, I consider it isn’t about Denzel not desirous 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 want more,’ which is comprehensible.
“But at the same time, from a business standpoint, we have to do what’s best for the organization and he’s one of our better players and we gotta find a way to make this work.”
JOYNER CONSIDERED RETIREMENT
It isn’t day-after-day {that a} participant says he wished to play for the Jets or he was going to hold up his cleats. But 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 recreation for the crew in 2021. In the season opener in opposition to Carolina Panthers, Joyner tore his triceps tendon and missed the remainder of the yr.
“It was either the Jets, or I was going to retire,” Joyner mentioned. “I like this group that a lot.
“I was pleased to be with Coach Saleh. I love his mentality, I love his standards and I love his defensive scheme. It was a lot of personal stuff, the Jets were very supportive of my wife and my family. So that gave me that extra push.”
Joyner returned to observe 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 choose Sauce Gardner will enhance their secondary from a yr in the past when the crew completed thirtieth in go protection (259.3 passing yards per recreation).
Joyner says he loves the combo of veterans and younger gamers on the Jets protection.
“You need that,” Joyner mentioned. “You need some balance and some stability in your locker room. Having the core and a bunch of young guys along with some veterans that has some ability to lead those guys and show them the way.”
PRACTICE REPORT
A day after he suffered an harm through the joint observe with the Giants, defensive finish Jermaine Johnson was again at observe with the remainder of the crew. However, Reed, who was additionally being labored on by trainers Thursday, didn’t observe.
Reed is coping with soreness in his knee. The standing of Reed for Sunday’s recreation is unknown, however Saleh doesn’t think about the harm vital.
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Source: www.bostonherald.com