The Jets had a fighting practice on Sunday.
Tempers fluttered in the second half of practice with several fights erupting between offense and defense. Linebacker Jordan Jenkins sat in the middle, throwing punches and dealing words with guards Alex Lewis and Greg Van Roten. Linebacker Neville Hewitt was also involved.
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“It just competes,” said linebacker Avery Williamson. ‘At the end of the day, boys will get hot at times. It’s just a part of it, as long as no one hurts. That’s normal, boys will get into fights. I’m trying to stay away from it, especially now. I was tired as hell. I stayed out of the way. ‘
Jets coach Adam Gase did not seem to suffer much from the fury, as everyone came out harmless.
“I think it came in the last half of the exercise, it got a little hot, boys were a little irritated and the thing I will say is, both sides had to go back, line up, refocus on what they were doing. tried to do and execute their defense and execute the offensive game, ”said Gase. “You know it’s a big thing, and so long as it does not happen every day, every period, every now and then things go down and we have to be smart with what’s going on, but at the same time it’s just good to see our boys with they have fire. ”
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Jenkins got the heaviest. Even after being pulled out of the drill, he screamed from the sidelines into the crime. That prompted Van Roten to come over and remove his helmet. The two were separated. Earlier, Jenkins and Lewis traded punches. In the end, quarterback Sam Darnold and running back Le’Veon Bell came to the defensive line to calm things down.
Williamson said he was impressed with Jenkins’ movements.
‘He did some jujutsu pulls out. Stay away from him, ‘joked Williamson.
