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In today’s NHL rumors rundown, Tyler Bertuzzi will be testing free agency. Meanwhile, is William Nylander asking for more than the Toronto Maple Leafs are willing to pay? Did the Detroit Red Wings want Klim Kostin and take Kailer Yamamoto to get him? Finally, the Winnipeg Jets are planning to buy out Blake Wheeler’s contract. What does that mean moving forward?

Bertuzzi Going to Test UFA Market

It appears that Tyler Bertuzzi, a 28-year-old forward, is set to become a free agent on July 1. The Bruins sent forward Taylor Hall to the Chicago Blackhawks in a move related to salary cap considerations. The hope was that they could sign Bertuzzi with some of the freed-up cap space. It doesn’t look like that plan paid off.

This is not good news for the Bruins who also await decisions on other key players. Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci, who have been longstanding franchise staples, don’t know if they’ll be returning. Additionally, Dmitry Orlov, who was acquired near the trade deadline, is also set to become an unrestricted free agent.

Tyler Bertuzzi, Boston Bruins (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers)

During the most recent season, Tyler Bertuzzi managed to record eight goals and 30 points in 50 games, despite missing some time due to a hand injury. There will be plenty of suitors for him and there’s a very good chance his time in Boston was short-lived. He wanted to test free agency prior to joining the Bruins and it looks like his run there hasn’t changed his mind.

Nylander’s Ask Higher Than Maple Leafs Want

According to Pierre LeBrun of TSN and The Athletic, there is currently a significant difference in the desired contract ask between William Nylander and the Toronto Maple Leafs. The team is reportedly not willing to meet Nylander’s desired price for a potential contract extension and while the two sides continue to try and close the gap, talk of a potential trade has popped up.

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Nylander, who is eligible to sign an extension starting Saturday, also has a 10-team no-trade list that kicks in on the same date. This means that he can specify ten teams to which he cannot be traded without his consent. The 27-year-old forward is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent in the summer of 2024. LeBrun says one of the issues for the Maple Leafs is that the trade market has dried up and the big return for a player like Nylander might not be there.

Red Wings to Sign Kostin, Buy Out Yamamoto

According to Mark Spector, “I’m told that the player Yzerman really wanted was Kostin. I assume he’ll sign in the next 24 hours.” He adds, “Then we find out how much Red Wings covet Yamamoto. I really do not know the answer to that at this point. There is every chance both players open season as Red Wings.” It was later learned that the Red Wings were buying out Yamamoto’s contract and he was one of many players placed on waivers Friday.

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The fact is, Edmonton couldn’t compete against the KHL’s offer to Kostin but the Red Wings can. Darren Dreger reports, “Detroit strongly considered keeping him but couldn’t make moves to make it work. Given tight cap, Yamamoto is a good young player hitting the market.”

Jets to Buy Out Blake Wheeler

According to TSN’s Darren Dreger, the Winnipeg Jets are processing Blake Wheeler’s buyout. “He will be on waivers today. There will be a number of teams with interest in signing the veteran as a free agent, including the Dallas Stars,” the insider writes. Wheeler’s buyout of the final year $8.25M Cap Hit & Salary carries the following cap hits: Year 1 $2.75M cap hit ($5.5M savings) Year 2 $2.75M Cap hit/cost.

Wheeler was a former captain of the Jets before being stripped of the “C” ahead of the 2022-23 season. He is a pure playmaking veteran winger who can still pass the puck and produce primary assists at a high rate.

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July 1, 2023
Jets’ Zach Wilson must avoid temptation to rush greatness

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It is a wonderful time to be Zach Wilson. The Jets have gone out of their way to surround and support the quarterback with playmakers and protectors, and when they trumpet “Take flight” as a slogan, they are counting on him to one day land the plane, and they still believe that one day he will.

But in the meantime, before the summer of his second season even begins, it is critical that Wilson and the organization navigate the expectations for who he is now, and who they and long-suffering Jets fans hope and pray he can yet be.

“He doesn’t need to be Tom Brady this year. … If he ends up being that, that’s awesome,” head coach Robert Saleh said, “but that’s not the expectation for him. The expectation is for him to continue to climb that mountain.”

For Jets quarterbacks who have followed Joe Namath, most recently Sam Darnold, it has proven akin to climbing Mount Everest.

It is terrific that the franchise quarterback is a young man in a hurry. But Wilson needs to resist the temptation and desire to make that climb today.

“I really do have a lot of confidence in myself,” he said. “Obviously I think I can be one of the best, and I think if anybody doesn’t say that then they’re not a true competitor.”

And:

Zach Wilson throws the ball the Jets practice.
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“I see the best play the game, and I think I can do the same thing right now.”

Except he can’t, and his maturation demands that he acknowledge and accept that.

“You have to ride out that process, you have to understand the process and where you’re trying to get ultimately overall,” Wilson said. “You can’t just look at it all in one year. I have to look at last year, the struggles and ups and downs that’s part of the process of getting better.

“Of course I’m gonna try and be the best I can right now, but you have to understand that it’s gonna take time.”

His challenge as an NFL quarterback is learning how to play the position. You can’t play hero ball and expect the honeymoon to last.

“Approaching every play like it’s just only that play you gotta focus on.” Wilson said. “For me it’s: How can I just go in there and make the best decision to put my team in the best position? How can I just do what the coaches are asking me? And then my time will come to be able to do the off-schedule stuff and whatever.”

Just because the best quarterbacks can take what they want doesn’t mean they should neglect taking what the defense gives them.

“It’s how smart and aggressive you can be at the same time,” Wilson said.

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It isn’t just his physical gifts that have led him to becoming the franchise’s latest would-be savior.

“It goes back to mental makeup,” Saleh told The Post, “and just the way he sees the game, his recall, his ability to dissect and understand what’s happening around him.

“He’s got desire to be great. He’s first one in, last one out. You gotta kick him out of the building to go rest. But he’s made of the right stuff.”

And it is his good fortune that general manager Joe Douglas and Saleh are all-in on him.

Zach Wilson talks to offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur.
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“You can tell the organization cares,” Wilson said. “They want to win just as badly as all of us. They’re doing everything they can to put me in the best position and everybody else around me. They’re giving me the ability just to say, ‘I’m gonna give this guy a shot right here, I’m gonna let him win.’ … We just need to put it all together.”

He saw how New York embraces winners in person at the Garden during the Rangers’ playoff run.

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“I don’t think there’s a better place to be,” Wilson said. “The longer I’m here, the more I do enjoy being here.”

It helps if and when you can block out the noise.

“There’s always somebody that’s doubting something that you’re doing or something that our team is trying to accomplish,” Wilson said. “I feel like that just kind of fuels you as a team. I would say 98 percent of the people outside of our building have no idea what’s going on anyway.”

But 100 percent of the people know a Namath from a Christian Hackenberg, and anyone in between.

“I think Zach’s ceiling is exactly what he thinks his ceiling is, which is no limit to what we think he’s capable of, and I mean that genuinely,” Saleh said. “Yeah, he’s a competitor. He wants explosive plays, he wants to be the best quarterback in the league Day 1. … For him, it’s not about being the best today, it’s about being your best today, and whatever your best is today, trust that it’s good enough, and you can grow into whatever you are, to maximize. I believe it’s gonna be special.”

You don’t have to be Tom Brady today to be special tomorrow.

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June 16, 2022
Who’s carrying the burden for the Jets’ progress in 2022 – and will shoulder the blame if it goes very wrong

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As the Jets plunge furher into their rebuild, a handful of individuals are sure to start feeling the heat if the losses keep piling up.

The post Who’s carrying the burden for the Jets’ progress in 2022 – and will shoulder the blame if it goes very wrong appeared first on REPORT DOOR.

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April 6, 2022
Jets release tight end Ryan Griffin after free-agency moves

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The Jets released tight end Ryan Griffin, who was squeezed out by the free-agent additions of C.J. Uzomah and Tyler Conklin.

Griffin, 32, had 34 catches and five touchdowns in 2019 but his production dwindled over the next two seasons and he finished 2021 on injured reserve. He would’ve been due a $2.6 million salary and leaves behind about $200,000 in dead-cap space.

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Griffin signed a three-year contract extension during his first season with the Jets in 2019. He finished that season on injured reserve with an ankle injury, and spent the last two games of last season on IR with a knee injury.

Griffin was a sixth-round pick of Houston in 2013 out of Connecticut. He spent his first six NFL seasons with the Texans before signing with the Jets in 2019. Griffin has 206 receptions for 2,158 yards and 14 touchdowns in nine NFL seasons.

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April 5, 2022
Jets and Giants will have pick of offensive linemen high in NFL Draft

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On one hand, it’s the same. On the other, it’s very different.

Just like in 2020, the 2022 draft class includes four offensive tackles likely to be selected in the top half of the first round. Just like in 2020, the Jets and Giants are in position to strike. Just like in 2020, both New York teams are trying to figure out how to protect young quarterbacks.

“Where it’s different is that year no one knew who the top tackle was. There was an argument for all four,” ESPN draft analyst Matt Miller said. “This year there is more of a clear-cut picture of, we know who the top-two tackles are. A big part of it is, what do you need at the position?”

Want a mauling run-blocker? How about the versatility to play tackle or guard? Look no further than North Carolina State’s Ikem Ekwonu.

Want a sound pass-blocker? How about better body control and short-area quickness? Alabama’s Evan Neal is the target.

The scouting community is split on whether Ekwonu (6-foot-4, 310 pounds) or Neal (6-7, 337) should be OT1 on draft boards, but the consensus is that those two belong ahead of Mississippi State’s Charles Cross (6-5, 307) and Northern Iowa’s Trevor Penning (6-7, 325).

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Given six superlatives by The Post to assign to any of the four players, Miller chose Ekwonu for three (best run-blocker, most versatile, best finisher) and Neal for three (best pass-blocker, quickest impact, highest ceiling).

So, it would be a surprise to see a repeat of when Tristan Wirfs slipped to the Buccaneers at No. 13 — after Andrew Thomas to the Giants at No. 4, Jedrick Wills to the Browns at No. 10 and Mekhi Becton to the Jets at No. 11 — but became the first (and only, so far) to be named a First-Team All-Pro.

“I prefer Neal, but it’s really close between the top two,” said Miller, who publishes thedraftscout.com. “Neal is well-rounded and more athletic. It’s such a big difference in the pass game — and some of that is because of his length and being 6-foot-7 versus 6-foot-4. But Ekwonu is so powerful in the run game that he does remind you of Tristan Wirfs where it’s like, ‘This dude is a bad–s.’ ”

There are different conceivable ways for the top four picks to break that could leave the Giants at No. 5 with a choice between Ekwonu and Neal, with one or the other available, or with neither available. The Jets’ intentions at No. 4 are the key variable, but their moves in free agency and public commitment to Becton after a lost year suggest looking elsewhere.

The Giants also have done a “ton of work” on Cross, one league source said. Perhaps that is preparation for the No. 7 pick, after filling a different need at No. 5. Penning impressed scouts as a finisher with “tree trunks for legs” at the Senior Bowl, when he was on a mission to prove he could stand up to a higher level of competition than the FCS offers.

“If you are looking for the best pure left tackles, it’s Neal and Cross to the core,” a scouting source said. “They can all play right tackle, but Ekwonu is an elite-level guard. It’s not that he can’t play left tackle, it’s just that you are going to lose some stuff. If you take him before the other two, you fell in love with his A-plus character.”

Some teams will rule out drafting a guard that high based on positional value, but the Colts bet on Quenton Nelson’s talent and character combination with the No. 6 pick in 2018. Regrets? Nelson is a three-time First-Team All-Pro anchoring the NFL’s No. 2-ranked rushing attack.

Run-blocking is the question with Cross, who comes out of coach Mike Leach’s unique Air-Raid offense, in which he allowed just 16 pressures on 719 pass-blocking snaps as a “big, athletic freak” in 2021. Leach’s last first-round offensive tackle (the Eagles’ Andre Dillard in 2019) looks like a bust.

“Cross doesn’t even look like an offensive lineman in person,” Miller said after watching Cross, Neal and Penning train in-person. “They were doing shuttle runs, and he was outrunning tight ends. I was like, ‘This is one of the crazier things that I’ve seen.’ His 10-yard explosiveness is so freaking good. Get this guy around a good offensive line coach and he is going to take off.”

Maybe the 2020 class will have some competition at the top after all.

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April 2, 2022
Zelensky says Biden needs to deliver jets and missiles to Ukraine

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday he trusts that President Joe Biden wants to help repel the Russian invasion — but warned that the leader of the free world can’t prove it without delivering desperately needed fighter jets and missiles.

During an interview on Fox News, Zelensky was asked if he believed Biden “wants Ukraine to win” or fears how Russian President Vladimir Putin will react if his forces are defeated.

“I have faith that President Biden, like any true American citizen, believes and wants the truth to win — and the truth is on the side of Ukraine,” Zelensky said through a translator.

“I believe that they want the values that make our nations closer, to win. That’s freedom. That’s democracy. Freedom of speech. Freedom to choose. Freedom to choose your dignified life, work, who to live with, who to love, how many children to have.”

But in remarks clearly aimed at the White House, Zelensky said Ukraine badly needed the fleet of Soviet-designed MiG-29 jets that Poland offered last month — and which Biden refused to transfer from Germany for fear of starting World War III.

“We don’t want to receive a million of quality bulletproof vests, or some special brand helmets,” Zelensky said.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky still has “faith that President Biden” supports his country’s fight against Russia.
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“Just give us missiles. Give us airplanes. You cannot give us F-18 or F-19 or whatever you have — give us the old Soviet planes. That’s all. Give them into my hands. Give me something to defend my country with.”

Zelensky — who wore a trademark olive-drab military T-shirt for the remote appearance — also said he believed “that the people of the United States want that.”

“But if this process gets longer, continues to be delayed, if we can see that the process of transferring those weapons is getting slower, then people will begin to ask the question: Is it really true? Maybe there is some game behind it,” he said.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky prefers his forces to be supplied with anti-tank missile weapons instead of “a million of quality bulletproof vests.”
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“I don’t want to believe that some — some partners of ours are playing games. We want simple peace for our nation.”

Zelensky continued: “I don’t know if President Biden is fearing President Putin. I don’t — I believe that he doesn’t. I want to believe that he doesn’t. Because he’s the leader of a big nation, a great nation.”

The Ukrainian leader then gestured with both his hands, saying, “I’m holding my fists. That’s our tradition. I don’t know if you understand this.”

President Joe Biden has been reluctant to supply Ukrainian forces with old Soviet era airplanes in fear of Russian retaliation.
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“I hold my fists or cross my fingers so that this will never happen — that any president of the United States would fear Russia, because America for us was always a symbol of democracy,” he said.

“And I have faith that Ukraine is also now.”

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April 2, 2022
Jets’ biggest offseason priority: Supporting Zach Wilson

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Jets owner Woody Johnson did not try to disguise what his team’s offseason plan has been when he met with reporters this week at the NFL’s meetings.

“Developing the young quarterback, that’s really mission No. 1 is getting him going, giving him the things he needs around him in those 11.”

A year after drafting Zach Wilson second overall, the Jets universe revolves around the young quarterback. The Jets will go as he goes and everyone knows it. Coach Robert Saleh and general manager Joe Douglas know they won’t hold their jobs for very long if Wilson is a bust.

That is why Douglas went out and added help on the offensive line and at tight end in free agency and brought back one of his favorite targets in Braxton Berrios. Now, the Jets are anxious to see what kind of progress Wilson can make when the spring program begins this month.

“I’d love to see Zach own the playbook at a faster clip,” Saleh said this week. “Not that he wasn’t … it was a typical rookie learning curve. We’re really looking for that recall. The fundamentals and all that stuff that we’re looking for, that’s all going to come. For OTAs, really looking for him to take that step in the right direction with regards to playbook, football 101, absorbing the scheme so he can play a lot faster.”

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Wilson has shown leadership in recent weeks, traveling the country to throw with his different teammates. He was in Miami last week, working with Berrios.

“I’ve been joking that he’s been on tour, visiting his teammates,” Saleh said. “It’s cool that he’s putting in the work and he’s showing that he’s putting in the work. It’s going to be good when they all get back.”

Wilson showed flashes in his rookie season but not much consistency. He threw nine touchdowns and 11 interceptions and 55.6 percent of his passes. He did not throw any interceptions in his final five games, one encouraging sign from his rookie year.

“You know what was amazing was after his injury he never turned the ball over,” Johnson said. “I thought he really … sitting back and watching the game a little bit, he advanced as if he had played. It really was incredible and more to come this year. He didn’t have a lot of his receivers. You don’t want to make excuses but a lot of his receivers, you don’t want to make excuses but a lot of things that could have been better weren’t better. If we can somehow remedy some of that, I think you’ll see some good things out of Zach and the team in general.”

Douglas already has started to address the surrounding cast around Wilson and is armed with four picks in the first two rounds in the draft and surely will do more. Douglas signed tight ends C.J. Uzomah and Tyler Conklin in free agency, hoping they can add another dimension for Wilson and the Jets offense.

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“I think when you have a quality tight end, it’s a great security blanket for a young quarterback,” Douglas said. “It just gives you more options, more options for a young quarterback that can work the middle of the field for us.”

Douglas tried to add a speedy receiver for Wilson in Tyreek Hill, but the star chose the Dolphins over the Jets. The feeling is the Jets are still looking to add a receiver either through a trade or in the draft.

“That’s definitely a position that’s a premium position for us and where we are with a young quarterback,” Douglas said.

Laken Tomlinson should improve the offensive line in front of Wilson and the defense, which ranked dead last in the NFL last year, has to show improvement. All of that should help Wilson in Year 2.

“The goal was to try to help Zach as much as we can on both sides of the ball,” Douglas said. “I feel like we were able to add youthful vets with a lot of experience, been able to play in some big games, a couple of Super Bowl participants.”

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April 2, 2022
Breaking down Joe Douglas’ previous Jets trends

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Jets general manager Joe Douglas is preparing for his third, and arguably most important, NFL draft on the job.

Douglas is armed with four top-40 picks after he executed two big trades, shipping Jamal Adams and Sam Darnold out in exchange for draft picks. Now, he needs to turn those picks into players.

There is plenty of time to dissect what Douglas might do in next month’s draft, but we thought it might be instructive to take a look back at Douglas’ first two draft classes to see if there are any detectable trends in what Douglas looks for from college prospects. Douglas has made 19 draft picks in all. Here’s a breakdown:

Big-school love

Douglas has drafted only three players from non-Power Five conferences. The most notable is quarterback Zach Wilson, the No. 2 overall pick in 2021. While BYU is not in an independent and does not play in a major conference, it hardly qualifies as a small program. The other two players from non-Power Fives are quarterback James Morgan from Florida International and offensive lineman Cameron Clark from Charlotte, both drafted in the fourth round in 2020. These are Conference USA schools, so they certainly are not football powers, but they are not FCS or Division II teams. Douglas has not drafted any players from outside the FBS.

The most notable of Joe Douglas’ non-Power Five conference picks is quarterback Zach Wilson, the No. 2 overall pick in 2021.
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So, don’t look for any small-school sleepers when you are figuring out the Jets’ draft plans.

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Captain, my captain

Douglas and coach Robert Saleh (and before him Adam Gase) speak about a player’s character quite often. Saleh and Douglas talk about wanting players who love football. Douglas has followed through on that in his draft execution. Eleven of the 19 players the Jets have drafted in the past two years were team captains in college.

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There were some headlines about Wilson before last year’s draft because he initially was not a captain at BYU, but he later was made a captain after he won the starting job for the Cougars. Wilson was elected a Jets team captain as a rookie.

Offense first

The split between offense and defense is remarkably even. Douglas has taken nine offensive players and nine defensive players with punter Braden Mann as the lone special teams representative.

Joe Douglas has only picked up one special teams member through the draft — punter Braden Mann.
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What stands out, though, is how Douglas has prioritized offense early and defense later in the draft. Douglas has used all five of his first- — and second-round picks on offensive players — Mekhi Becton, Denzel Mims, Wilson, Alijah Vera-Tucker and Elijah Moore. In 2021, he used his first four draft picks on offense. He then went heavy on defense in the later rounds. The earliest he has taken a defensive player is the third round when he drafted defensive end Jabari Zuniga and safety Ashtyn Davis in 2020.

It will be interesting to see if Douglas turns to defense earlier in 2022 after the Jets’ defense finished 32nd in the NFL last year.

Prime position

While Douglas has concentrated on offense early in the draft, the position group he has drafted the most is on defense. He has taken five defensive backs, but none earlier than the third round (Davis). He drafted three cornerbacks in the fifth and sixth rounds last year. The next position group he has drafted the most is offensive line with three selections, using first-round picks on Becton and Vera-Tucker. He has drafted two wide receivers, two defensive linemen, two running backs, two quarterbacks, two linebackers and a punter.

Joe Douglas picked up offensive tackle Mekhi Beckton through the draft.
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It is notable that Douglas has not drafted a tight end. It seems unlikely he will again this year after signing C.J. Uzomah and Tyler Conklin in free agency.

Trader Joe

Douglas has made three draft-day trades in each of his two drafts. The most notable trade came in 2021 when he traded up from No. 23 to 14 to get Vera-Tucker. He parted ways with two third-round picks in addition to the No. 23 pick to move up and get the guard.

Douglas is armed with nine picks. It would not be surprising to see him try to maneuver around the board with those picks and possibly pick up extra picks in 2023.

Speed on the outside

Looking at the 40-yard dash times for the Jets draft picks, it is clear Douglas wants burners at wide receiver and cornerback. Looking at the two receivers, Mims ran a 4.38 40 and Moore ran a 4.35. At cornerback, Michael Carter II (4.36), Jason Pinnock (4.45) and Brandin Echols (4.36) all ran fast times. Bryce Hall did not run because he was injured. Becton turned heads with a 5.10 40 at the 2020 combine, a remarkable time for a 370-pound man.

Injury risk

Douglas has taken some gambles on players who were injured in college, but not earlier than the third round. The best gamble he made was on Hall, who missed most of his last year at Virginia with a bad ankle injury. Hall became a starter in the second half of his rookie season and has shown promise for the Jets.

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March 30, 2022
The Jets want a star receiver – and A.J. Brown might fit

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PALM BEACH, Fla. – Joe Douglas showed his willingness to swing a big trade for a wide receiver last week. Now the question is whether he will get another chance at it.

There are four weeks until the NFL Draft, and there could be more trades made in the lead-up. Douglas is armed with nine picks, four in the top 38, which provides him ammunition to make a move if one presents itself.

These big wide receiver trades tend to happen suddenly and out of nowhere. Davante Adams and Tyreek Hill were traded without the public knowing they were being shopped until the last minute in Hill’s case and not at all with Adams. Douglas and the Jets did their best to land Hill, but he chose the Dolphins.

With these trades being as secretive as they’ve been, it’s hard to project exactly who might be the next receiver to hit the block. There are rumors the Titans could move A.J. Brown and the Seahawks could part with DK Metcalf, both of whom are in the final years of their contracts.

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March 30, 2022
Jets QB Zach Wilson spotted at the beach with bikini-clad pal

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Jets quarterback Zach Wilson enjoyed a trip to the beach in Miami this weekend, and it appears he wasn’t alone.

In new photos obtained by The Post, Wilson seemed to soak up the sun with teammate Braxton Berrios and an unnamed blonde, who was photographed in a cream-colored bikini and dark sunglasses.

Wilson and his party relaxed on lounge chairs while surrounded by other beachgoers.

Jets quarterback Zach Wilson was spotted over the weekend in Miami
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An unnamed woman was also part of Wilson’s beach posse in Miami
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The second-year quarterback rocked a Jets cap during the outing
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It’s unclear if the woman accompanied the Jets stars to the beach, or if they made fast friends while out and about in Miami this past weekend.

Wilson, 22, is believed to be single after he and longtime girlfriend Abbey Gile quietly scrubbed one another from their Instagram pages in January. The move fueled fan speculation that the pair had called it quits.

Berrios, meanwhile, is dating model Sophia Culpo — the younger sister of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model Olivia Culpo. The couple has been spending time in Miami this offseason, which has also included quite the payday for Berrios, 26.

Wilson was seen walking on the beach with who appears to be Jets teammate Braxton Berrios
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Wilson’s group sat on lounge chairs during the sunny afternoon
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The former BYU product also wore blue board shorts for the beach trip
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Earlier this month, the Jets re-signed the receiver to a two-year, $12 million deal, which includes $7 million in guarantees. They celebrated his new deal with a lavish dinner at the time.

On Monday, Berrios stopped by the University of Miami, his alma mater, where he worked out with Wilson. Berrios posted a photo of Wilson, a BYU alum, posing with his hands in the shape of a “U” in front of the Miami school statue.

That same day, Wilson shared an Instagram photo with Berrios, which featured the dynamic duo rocking matching T-shirts.

Wilson’s tee read, “Braxton Berrios is good,” while Berrios’ shirt read, “Zach Wilson is good.” The quarterback also quoted the movie “Step Brothers” in his caption, writing, “Did we just become best friends?”

The Jets finished 4-13 last season in Wilson’s first year at the helm He threw nine touchdowns and 11 interceptions through 13 games.

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March 29, 2022