With the 2025 preseason in the books, the New York Jets‘ focus now shifts to preparing for Week 1. A September 7 outing against the Pittsburgh Steelers will be here before anyone knows it, and head coach Aaron Glenn has plenty of work to do in the meantime.
Some of that is on the roster front, whereas other developments simply involve waiting on injured players to finish the recovery process.
Fortunately for Gang Green, Glenn had some pleasant news on the latter front on Monday.
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Speaking to the media on August 25, Glenn delivered updates on a multitude of players. All of quarterback Tyrod Taylor (knee), cornerback Sauce Gardner (calf) and running back Isaiah Davis (ankle) are tracking to be good for the regular-season opener.
“I would say, like Tyrod, I think he’s on track,” Glenn said. “Sauce is on track. Isaiah, he’s on track. I feel really, really good with the guys that were injured and where they’re at right now. Obviously, they still have a protocol they have to go through as far as getting themselves ready, but I do feel good about those guys.”
That also applies to wide receiver Allen Lazard (shoulder).
“Same with Lazard,” Glenn said. “Same with Lazard.”
This is certainly tremendous news for the Jets. Gardner, the highest-profile player in the group, carries the most weight in regards to his presence. The superstar corner got kicked during an August practice, but Glenn reassured fans that it wasn’t anything serious. He did the same with Taylor, who underwent an arthroscopic procedure to clean up his knee ahead of Week 1.
Davis played in New York’s preseason opener, recording 6 rush attempts for 14 yards and an 11-yard reception. The aforementioned ankle injury kept him on the shelf for the second and third outings. Lazard had 2 catches for 17 yards in the preseason before missing time with his shoulder ailment.
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There’s also a big-time deadline looming. By 4:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, August 26, the Jets‘ roster must be trimmed down to 53 players.
This will see plenty of tough calls be made, some of which have already begun. Glenn is confident in the collaboration between he, general manager Darren Mougey and others to end with good results.
“I mean, that’s part of the business around every team, as far as the GM and head coach,” Glenn said. “You’re always looking at everything when it comes to building your roster. Listen, we get input from a number of people within the building — when it comes to our coaching staff, when it comes to the scouts. That’s the best way to go about that, and we have a process that I think is outstanding as far as getting the information, me and Mougs [Mougey] and them talking about it and then hashing out how we want to build this roster.”
Being a former scout also helps him understand how thorough this process is.
“It helps me quite a bit, because I understand what those guys go through,” Glenn said. “There’s a ton of work that’s been put in as far as really evaluating all these guys. You have information from when they were in college, all the way to now. And then guys that have been in the league for a while that you see get released, you can go back to that knowledge of when you did evaluate them to see if they can help your team. I have all the confidence in the guys that we have. Again, I know how it is, I know the work that’s put in. I have a lot of trust in what those guys do, because I know the work that’s put in.”
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