New York Jets tackle Mekhi Becton (77) listens to coaches during practice at the NFL football team’s training facility, Friday, July 21, 2023, in Florham Park, N.J. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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FLORHAM PARK — The excitement of Hall-of-Fame weekend has come and gone and the New York Jets have returned to the practice field for another week of prep before their next preseason game.
The Jets have joining practices with the Carolina Panthers this week before their Saturday game, but are continuously putting in the work on their own end to prepare themselves for the 2023 season. Luckily for their fans, the Jets put up a very impressive offensive showing Sunday afternoon that should leave plenty of people happy with the progress the group has made overall.
As always, not everything was positive from Jets practice (although there were plenty fo things to be excited about) so let’s get to the biggest takeaways.
Injury Updates
Laken Tomlinson, Quincy Williams, Jermaine Johnson and Carl Lawson all left practice during different points and did not return.
Following practice, head coach Robert Saleh confirmed that neither injury was serious, although Lawson was dealing with some back tightness. He did not confirm whether or not any of the players would be out of practice next week.
In other roster news, the Jets officially signed linebackers Nick Vigil and Sam Eguavoen. To make room on the 90-man roster, the team released fellow linebackers Hamsah Nasirildeen and Maalik Hall. Nasrildeen
Second-Team promotions and standouts
It seems like the Jets are beginning to get the second-round center more reps on the practice field. It was only for two sessions but Joe Tippmann began working with the second-team offense for the first time in training camp.
Tippmann had an excellent practice – he got out in front to open up room on a screen and was the catalyst of several big run plays. He was very good and definitely deserving of his small promotion….
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