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In Year Two of the Glenn-Mougey regime, you could make a strong argument that they are doing a better job on the contract front.
In the 2025 off-season, you could argue that some of the deals they gave out were a tad profligate, especially to a QB, LB, and WR.
But this off-season, it’s hard to be too critical of any of the deals they gave out, either to their own players or street free agents.
The latest deals are perfect examples – the contracts given to running back Breece Hall and right guard Joe Tippmann.
Hall’s deal was good for him and the team – a three-year deal for $43.5 million with $29 million guaranteed.
It’s basically a two-year deal for $29 million:
- 2026: $15.5 million total cash; $11.48 million cap hit.
- 2027: $13.5 million total cash; $14.5 million cap hit.
Tippmann got a four-year deal for $62 million with $31 million guaranteed. Considering the highest-paid guard in football makes an average of $23.5 million (KC’s Trey Smith), and Tippman’s average is $15.5, it’s a very good deal for the team and the player, who is still establishing himself as a guard after playing mostly center in college and the NFL before last season.
And the Jets added a ton of street free agents, mostly on defense, and none of the contracts are crazy.
Mougey-Glenn learned a lot of lessons in Year 1, and one of them was clearly on the contract front . . .
Olu Fashanu said today that he and fellow offensive tackle Armand Membou need to block a little differently this year with Geno Smith under center, because he’s more of a pure pocket passer compared to the QBs last year, who ran more . . .
Watching him in the spring, it’s pretty clear that defensive end/OLB Kingsley Enagbare is going to help the Jets fix a big problem they had last year – setting a hard edge against the run.
He was very good at this in Green Bay, and you can see why in practice. While there is no tackling this time of year, you can position yourself to set the edge with technique, and today, there was a run that Isaiah Davis cut inside, perhaps because Enagbare set a hard edge. The only reason I say “perhaps” is that I don’t know the offensive play call. It might have been an inside run call. I’m just saying the way Enagbare positioned himself, it would have been hard to run outside.
I know, when it comes to edge players, the first thing people focus on are sacks, and those are important, but if you can’t stop the run in this league, it’s going to limit those third-and-long opportunities to pin your ears back and rush the passer. And while Enagbare isn’t a game-wrecking pass rusher, he is excellent at setting the edge, and you could argue that an edge-setting defensive end/OLB was almost as big a need as a dominating pass rusher. That is how bad the Jets were at setting the edge last year.
And Enagbare is absolutely going to help the Jets do this. A powerfully built 6-4, 258 pounds with long arms and huge hands, the University of South Carolina product is an excellent run defender . . .
During a special team’s drill today, Jets linebacker Damario Davis was having a long talk with OC Frank Reich.
It’s always interesting to see how defensive and offensive people, in the same organization, help each other out in practice, with what the other side of the ball is thinking on a play, to help them against future “real” opponents . . .
As is always the case, after practice today, head coach Aaron Glenn gathered the team at midfield to give them a speech.
This is nothing unusual about this. All coaches do it.
But what I found unique was that Darren Mougey didn’t join the team. He was on the field, but stayed back about 10-15 yards from the huddle.
It’s almost like he feels that Glenn’s territory, addressing the team, and wanted to give him space.
Believe me, I’ve seen many GMs join that huddle after practice . . .
One of the better pass plays in practice was QB Geno Smith connecting with WR Garrett Wilson down the deep right side. On the play, Wilson beat CB Nahshon Wright (pictured above), but it was not a jump-ball or contested pass. He got behind him.
It would have been hard for Wilson to win a jump ball against the 6-4, 195-pound cornerback, who is outstanding defending 50-50 balls . . .
June 17, 2026
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