The Jets need to hope lots of their gamers don’t act their age in 2026.
In some instances, that’s hoping that gamers aren’t washed up. In different instances, that’s hoping that gamers can mature sooner than regular.
The Jets are in an attention-grabbing place of their rebuild below common supervisor Darren Mougey and coach Aaron Glenn. The duo has reworked the roster that it inherited after they took over in 2025. That has concerned injecting some youth into the staff, largely by the draft. However this yr additionally they determined so as to add veterans to fill a management void that was evident throughout final yr’s 3-14 practice wreck of a season.
“I feel it’s necessary if you’re making an attempt to construct a staff that you’ve a very good mixture of [veteran leadership] so the younger guys can study,” Glenn stated, “and as they study, they proceed to select these issues up and as they get older, they’re capable of move these issues right down to different younger guys. And to me, that’s precisely the way you need your staff to be constructed.”
