Jeremy Ruckert is in his fourth yr within the league — all with the Jets — and he’s headed towards free company after the season.
The tight finish’s focus isn’t on his future as a lot as it’s on that of the Jets, even when he’s uncertain he will probably be across the staff subsequent yr.
He has been impressed with Aaron Glenn’s consistency in his messaging in his first yr as a head coach.
“These final couple video games of the season, it’s not about me or what I do personally,” Ruckert mentioned. “It’s about persevering with the tradition [Glenn] is attempting to set and the way he needs us to play.”
And the Lengthy Island native, who drew reward this week from offensive coordinator Tanner Engstrand, is aware of how they end the season issues.
“We wish to play like how we’ve been trending these days so we go into the offseason with some momentum,” Ruckert mentioned. “What’s distinctive about [Glenn] is that he performed right here and he understands what it takes. His message hasn’t modified for the reason that day he acquired right here.”
That consistency has stood out to Ruckert.
“We didn’t begin off the way in which we needed to, results-wise, however he hasn’t wavered in his message to us,” Ruckert mentioned. “He caught to it as a result of he doesn’t wish to be the man that switches issues up when issues don’t go nicely. We keep on with the model we play with, attempt to preserve profitable these video games and take that into the long run.”
Ruckert has been stable once more, with 16 receptions for 131 yards and a landing by way of 12 video games, whereas enhancing in his run blocking.
“I really like the system we’re in now,” Ruckert mentioned. “It suits me nicely, and I’m proud they belief me to have the position I do.”
Adonai Mitchell is seeking to construct on his career-best recreation per week in the past towards the Falcons, when he caught eight passes for 102 yards and a TD.
“I’m nonetheless attempting to get extra comfy,” mentioned Mitchell, who arrived from the Colts within the commerce that despatched Sauce Gardner to Indianapolis simply over a month in the past. “I don’t understand how, however I wish to be as comfy as I can, and it’s not that simple on the finish of the yr.”
Garrett Wilson, out since mid-November with a proper knee sprain, is eligible to come back off injured reserve subsequent week, when the Jets face the Jaguars.
Glenn declined to take a position Friday whether or not the vast receiver, who’s been restricted to only seven video games this season, could be activated for what will probably be a meaningless recreation within the standings for the Jets.
“We’ll see,” Glenn mentioned. “We’ll let that point come and reply that query.”
