Aaron Glenn's Jets practices already showing an edge as two skirmishes break out
Even in the spring, when NFL rules prohibit wearing pads and ban live contact, there is an edge to new head coach Aaron Glenn that seeps into his players.
There were two skirmishes after the whistle — neither escalated to fisticuffs — during Tuesday's OTAs. Glenn stopped practice at one point.
'It started to get a little — I don't want to say 'physical' — but pushing and shoving,' Glenn said. 'You want to stop that because, listen, we're all in underwear. Let's practice and let's move forward. But those things happen. It's football. You correct it, and you move on.'
Jets head coach Aaron Glenn gestures at OTAs in Florham Park last month.
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It's common for tempers to flare during training camp, when temperatures soar into the 90s, the fatigue and monotony of an everyday schedule sets in and pads allow for increased physicality. That's when a punch might be thrown.
Receiver Josh Reynolds knows the intensity Glenn is looking for after practicing against the defenses Glenn coordinated as a member of the Lions (2021-23).
'We're going to practice with a purpose, and the purpose is to win games, the purpose is to get better, the purpose is to have detail and technique and finish,' Reynolds said. 'When guys are wanting to win, yeah, it's going to get a little chippy. It's like a good mixture of, 'Can we do that but still kind of be under control?' '
CB Sauce Gardner, DT Quinnen Williams, DE Will McDonald and DE Micheal Clemons were the most noticeable absences. All OTAs are voluntary, and mandatory minicamp begins next Tuesday.
Shortly after practice ended, Gardner was on X, reacting to a Pro Football Focus list ranking him as the No. 1 corner in the NFL.
'Them fake & forced narratives can't stop reality. been one of them ones,' Gardner wrote, adding a shushing emoji.
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As for Clemons, who has missed multiple media-viewed OTAs, Glenn balked at criticizing voluntary attendance.
'He's been here,' Glenn said. 'Other days, I've said we had 100 percent participation. I don't want to paint that narrative that he hasn't been here.'
It was Great Catch Day.
Take your pick between Garrett Wilson jumping over the back of Michael Carter II to grab a pass from QB Justin Fields, the tip-to-himself catch by Xavier Gipson from QB Tyrod Taylor, Pokey Wilson's sideline grab through a view obstructed by a leaping defender on a layered touch pass from Taylor, and rookie Malachi Moore's diving interception and pop-up return for a touchdown off QB Brady Cook.
Rookie second-round pick Mason Taylor is staking his claim to a starting tight end job.
'It's the blocking that really gets me going,' Glenn said. 'Because I know what he can do in the passing game. For him to come out and do the things he's doing in the run game … the position, the body language, the leverage, I really love that when it comes to the run game.'
The Jets' Mason Taylor practices during the rookie minicamp in Florham Park, NJ
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Owner Woody Johnson, vice chairman Christopher Johnson and general manager Darren Mougey watched practice together from the sideline.
The Jets hired senior scout/special projects TJ McCreight, pro scout JaLun Morris and college scout Bird Sherrill.
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There have been a few charges by the Chargers for the crown, but the Chiefs have always held them off. The story has usually been the same, and it's that a talented roster falls short of expectations. The Chargers are unlikely to underachieve anymore now that Harbaugh is in charge. Full Chargers preview 3 second-year breakout candidates for fantasy With the NFL season approaching and fantasy football drafts in full swing, there's never been a better time to determine which players could be this year's breakout stars. It seems easy in hindsight, but identifying young talent on the verge of making a major leap is often what propels fantasy managers to championships. Over the next week, I'll highlight my favorite breakout candidates at every key fantasy position. Today, we're taking a look at wide receivers. Bears, Colts, Cardinals WRs to target With the NFL season approaching and fantasy football drafts in full swing, there's never been a better time to determine which players could be this year's breakout stars. It seems easy in hindsight, but identifying young talent on the verge of making a major leap is often what propels fantasy managers to championships. Over the next week, I'll highlight my favorite breakout candidates at every key fantasy position. Today, we're taking a look at wide receivers. Bears, Colts, Cardinals WRs to target Bucs, Seahawks to wear throwback unis in Week 5 to celebrate 50th seasons The Seattle Seahawks and Tampa Bay Buccaneers will both wear throwback jerseys when they square off in Week 5 at Lumen Field. Celebrating their 50th seasons in the NFL, both sides will wear threads from their inaugural campaigns in 1976. On Friday, the teams announced on social media they will be sporting the vintage uniforms and helmets when they meet Oct. 5. The Bucs will wear the white version of the Creamsicle jersey and the Seahawks will wear their old royal blue ensembles. Inaugural campaigns in 1976 did not go well for either team A '76 rematch in the uniforms that started our Bowl 2. October 5 on CBS. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers (@Buccaneers) July 17, 2025 The Seattle Seahawks and Tampa Bay Buccaneers will both wear throwback jerseys when they square off in Week 5 at Lumen Field. Celebrating their 50th seasons in the NFL, both sides will wear threads from their inaugural campaigns in 1976. On Friday, the teams announced on social media they will be sporting the vintage uniforms and helmets when they meet Oct. 5. The Bucs will wear the white version of the Creamsicle jersey and the Seahawks will wear their old royal blue ensembles. Inaugural campaigns in 1976 did not go well for either team A '76 rematch in the uniforms that started our Bowl 2. October 5 on CBS. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers (@Buccaneers) July 17, 2025 Watch: Which version of Sam Darnold will Seahawks get? The "Football 301" crew broke down Seattle's big free agent signing and what to expect from him this season. The Seahawks report to training camp on Tuesday. The "Football 301" crew broke down Seattle's big free agent signing and what to expect from him this season. The Seahawks report to training camp on Tuesday. Raiders place DT Christian Wilkins on PUP list The big free agent signing from 2024 is still working his way back from a foot fracture that ended his season in Week 5 last fall. #RAIDERS ROSTER MOVE: -Placed DT Christian Wilkins on the Physically Unable to Perform list — Raiders PR (@RAIDERS_PR) July 18, 2025 The big free agent signing from 2024 is still working his way back from a foot fracture that ended his season in Week 5 last fall. #RAIDERS ROSTER MOVE: -Placed DT Christian Wilkins on the Physically Unable to Perform list — Raiders PR (@RAIDERS_PR) July 18, 2025 Jets, second-round pick Mason Taylor agree to deal Another second-rounder has a contract, and this one is for four years and $10.46 million, with 91.3% guaranteed, according to NFL Network. Taylor is the son of Jason Taylor, who played for the Jets in 2010 after spending most of his Hall of Fame career with the Dolphins. Jets and 2nd round rookie TE Mason Taylor have agreed terms on 4-year, $10.46 million deal with 91.3% of deal guaranteed ($9.56 million), per his agent Sammy Spina @ gets 60% of year 4 salary guaranteed, 55% increase from slot No.42 last year. Fully camp ready — Cameron Wolfe (@CameronWolfe) July 18, 2025 Another second-rounder has a contract, and this one is for four years and $10.46 million, with 91.3% guaranteed, according to NFL Network. Taylor is the son of Jason Taylor, who played for the Jets in 2010 after spending most of his Hall of Fame career with the Dolphins. Jets and 2nd round rookie TE Mason Taylor have agreed terms on 4-year, $10.46 million deal with 91.3% of deal guaranteed ($9.56 million), per his agent Sammy Spina @ gets 60% of year 4 salary guaranteed, 55% increase from slot No.42 last year. Fully camp ready — Cameron Wolfe (@CameronWolfe) July 18, 2025 Report: Browns rookie RB Quinshon Judkins won't report to camp today Rookies are reporting to the Browns today, but second-round pick Quinshon Judkins won't be among them as he focuses on his legal issues, per #Browns RB Quinshon Judkins remains unsigned and won't report to training camp today with the rest of the rookies. He's focusing more on his legal matter right now and so are the #Browns. — Mary Kay Cabot (@MaryKayCabot) July 18, 2025 Rookies are reporting to the Browns today, but second-round pick Quinshon Judkins won't be among them as he focuses on his legal issues, per #Browns RB Quinshon Judkins remains unsigned and won't report to training camp today with the rest of the rookies. He's focusing more on his legal matter right now and so are the #Browns. — Mary Kay Cabot (@MaryKayCabot) July 18, 2025 Dillon Gabriel has arrived at Browns training camp Rookies report to Berea today, including the 2025 third-round pick. Dillon Gabriel is in the building! @_dillongabriel_ | #DawgPound — Cleveland Browns (@Browns) July 18, 2025 Rookies report to Berea today, including the 2025 third-round pick. Dillon Gabriel is in the building! @_dillongabriel_ | #DawgPound — Cleveland Browns (@Browns) July 18, 2025 It's Cowboys' turn to extend their star pass rusher in Micah Parsons Myles Garrett is no longer asking the Cleveland Browns for a trade. Speculation about T.J. Watt's future with the Pittsburgh Steelers, too, has concluded. So Micah Parsons, you're up. It's time for the Dallas Cowboys to experience the edge rusher market. Because four years after the Cowboys awarded the first-ever $40-million-per-year contract to an NFL player (hello, quarterback Dak Prescott), their time is coming to award that size of contract to a non-quarterback. The most likely outcome: Dallas pays Parsons and pays him handsomely, on an extension beginning after this year's fifth-year option contract, that awards Parsons more than Watt's $41 million per year and more than Garrett's $123.3 million in guarantees. If the Cowboys close the deal before the Detroit Lions and 2022 second overall draft pick Aidan Hutchinson, they may not need to factor in yet another record-setting deal. Hutchinson entered the NFL a year after Parsons and played just five games last season before suffering a season-ending broken tibia and fibula. Even so, the Lions have a recent history of closing deals early. Parsons contract extension not a matter of if, but when Myles Garrett is no longer asking the Cleveland Browns for a trade. Speculation about T.J. Watt's future with the Pittsburgh Steelers, too, has concluded. So Micah Parsons, you're up. It's time for the Dallas Cowboys to experience the edge rusher market. Because four years after the Cowboys awarded the first-ever $40-million-per-year contract to an NFL player (hello, quarterback Dak Prescott), their time is coming to award that size of contract to a non-quarterback. The most likely outcome: Dallas pays Parsons and pays him handsomely, on an extension beginning after this year's fifth-year option contract, that awards Parsons more than Watt's $41 million per year and more than Garrett's $123.3 million in guarantees. If the Cowboys close the deal before the Detroit Lions and 2022 second overall draft pick Aidan Hutchinson, they may not need to factor in yet another record-setting deal. Hutchinson entered the NFL a year after Parsons and played just five games last season before suffering a season-ending broken tibia and fibula. Even so, the Lions have a recent history of closing deals early. Parsons contract extension not a matter of if, but when NFLPA executive director Lloyd Howell announces resignation As players report to training camps across the NFL and take the field, they'll do so with a vacancy at the head of their union. NFLPA executive director Lloyd Howell announced his resignation on Thursday after a week of criticism over his leadership and past, via a statement released by the union. Howell conceded "it's clear that my leadership has become a distraction to the important work the NFLPA advances every day." His resignation is effective immediately. The union's executive committee sent a text to its players confirming that Howell is stepping down and promising convene soon to discuss next steps. Per Yahoo Sports' Jori Epstein, Howell was not forced or pressured to resign. NFLPA executive committee sent the below message to its membership, per message obtained by @YahooSports. Committee did not force or pressure Howell to resign— his decision, per text of message: — Jori Epstein (@JoriEpstein) July 18, 2025 As players report to training camps across the NFL and take the field, they'll do so with a vacancy at the head of their union. NFLPA executive director Lloyd Howell announced his resignation on Thursday after a week of criticism over his leadership and past, via a statement released by the union. Howell conceded "it's clear that my leadership has become a distraction to the important work the NFLPA advances every day." His resignation is effective immediately. The union's executive committee sent a text to its players confirming that Howell is stepping down and promising convene soon to discuss next steps. Per Yahoo Sports' Jori Epstein, Howell was not forced or pressured to resign. NFLPA executive committee sent the below message to its membership, per message obtained by @YahooSports. Committee did not force or pressure Howell to resign— his decision, per text of message: — Jori Epstein (@JoriEpstein) July 18, 2025 Seahawks second-rounder Nick Emmanwori gets fully guaranteed deal The former South Carolina safety will sign a four-year, $11.6 million deal that is fully guaranteed per ESPN's Adam Schefter, a first for a No. 35 pick. Seattle Seahawks and Nick Emmanwori reached agreement tonight on a fully guaranteed contract, marking the first time in NFL history that pick No. 35 in the second round has secured a fully-guaranteed was negotiated by Trevon Smith and David Mulugheta of Athletes… — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) July 18, 2025 The former South Carolina safety will sign a four-year, $11.6 million deal that is fully guaranteed per ESPN's Adam Schefter, a first for a No. 35 pick. Seattle Seahawks and Nick Emmanwori reached agreement tonight on a fully guaranteed contract, marking the first time in NFL history that pick No. 35 in the second round has secured a fully-guaranteed was negotiated by Trevon Smith and David Mulugheta of Athletes… — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) July 18, 2025 As Shedeur Sanders, Browns rookies near reporting, where does QB battle stand? Rookies report to the Cleveland Browns for training camp on Friday. Early training camp practices often focus on reiterating offensive installations after the long break. But meeting rooms, practices and preseason games will give the Browns more data points off which to determine their depth chart and starter roles. A seemingly four-way quarterback competition to outsiders feels more like a pair of two-way competitions on the ground in Berea. But the Browns won't count out surprises in the next six weeks. Let's break down Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett, Dillion Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders, as well as what they've produced, what they bring to the table, and where they stand. More on Browns Rookies report to the Cleveland Browns for training camp on Friday. Early training camp practices often focus on reiterating offensive installations after the long break. But meeting rooms, practices and preseason games will give the Browns more data points off which to determine their depth chart and starter roles. A seemingly four-way quarterback competition to outsiders feels more like a pair of two-way competitions on the ground in Berea. But the Browns won't count out surprises in the next six weeks. Let's break down Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett, Dillion Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders, as well as what they've produced, what they bring to the table, and where they stand. More on Browns Justin Herbert testing out red-tinted contact lenses at Chargers camp Justin Herbert makes headlines every time the Los Angeles Chargers quarterback switches up his hairstyle. He's in the news Thursday for another change to his appearance. The blue-eyed Herbert is testing red-tinted contact lenses at Chargers training camp. The prescription UV protection lenses serve as an alternative to a tinted helmet visor, which Herbert tried to wear a couple years ago but didn't like because of how often he had to clean it off. "They're like sunglasses," Herbert said of the red-tinted contact lenses, according to The Associated Press. "They really helped. I didn't have to squint nearly as much." Teammates were surprised Justin Herbert makes headlines every time the Los Angeles Chargers quarterback switches up his hairstyle. He's in the news Thursday for another change to his appearance. The blue-eyed Herbert is testing red-tinted contact lenses at Chargers training camp. The prescription UV protection lenses serve as an alternative to a tinted helmet visor, which Herbert tried to wear a couple years ago but didn't like because of how often he had to clean it off. "They're like sunglasses," Herbert said of the red-tinted contact lenses, according to The Associated Press. "They really helped. I didn't have to squint nearly as much." Teammates were surprised
