Jets Make Final Call on Garrett Wilson for Panthers Clash

The New York Jets have made a final call on wide receiver Garrett Wilson ahead of the Week 7 Carolina Panthers tilt.

Gang Green did that in the form of the inactive announcement 90 minutes before kickoff on Sunday, October 19.

Wilson was officially listed as inactive ahead of the game, meaning he will miss the first contest of his NFL career.

The rest of the players that will miss Week 7 include: cornerbacks Michael Carter II, Qwan’tez Stiggers, linebacker Cam Jones, defensive lineman Tyler Baron, tight end Jelani Woods, and offensive tackle Esa Pole.

Multiple Jets Got Fined for the Denver Broncos Game in Week 6

ESPN’s Rich Cimini shared the news on social media from the results of the Denver Broncos game:

“Week 6 fines: Andrew Beck $7,431 for unnecessary roughness (use of the helmet); Kiko Mauigoa $5,215 for unnecessary roughness (hip-drop tackle),” Cimini posted.

Jets Rule out Starter Again

Starting nickelback Michael Carter II seemed to be trending in the right direction all week.

He was a full participant in each day of practice as he went through the final stage of the NFL’s concussion protocol. Ahead of the contest, he was officially designated as “questionable.” However, on Saturday, October 18, the Jets announced on social media that they “downgraded” him to out.

Cimini said that means Jarvis Brownlee Jr will remain the starting slot defender on the Jets defense.

Content creator Harrison Glaser revealed that Brownlee was the Jets’ “highest graded defender” in Week 6. “He was excellent yesterday and only 24 years old. GREAT trade,” Glaser added.

Gang Green May Have Found a Keeper in Brownlee

“I’ll tell you, I was surprised when the Titans traded Jarvis Brownlee Jr, a second-year corner out of Louisville. Jarvis Brownlee Jr is playing like a guy who was surprised that the Titans traded away Jarvis Brownlee Jr. He was an outside guy mostly for the Titans [but] he played in the nickel in his first start in the slot for the Jets. He just played with his hair on fire for four quarters,” ESPN’s Ben Solak explained on X previously Twitter.

On his first defensive series of the game, he forced a fumble that the Jets recovered. It was the first takeaway for the Jets defense all season, and it came in Week 6.

Jets QB History

Justin Fields is the only full-time starting quarterback who hasn’t thrown an interception this season.

Cimini revealed that, “Fields has yet to throw an interception in 123 attempts. It’s the longest interception-free streak by a Jets quarterback to start a season since Mark Sanchez in 2010. That year, he began with 149 straight attempts without a pick, per ESPN Research.”

NFL Insider Reveals Surprising Jets Trade Rumors

Dianna Russini, an NFL Insider for The Athletic, revealed over the weekend that the Jets are looking to acquire ahead of the trade deadline.

The one position they are looking at is kick returner, per Russini.

Special teams have cost the team multiple wins in a season, as they haven’t had any wins to date. However, the special teams group played much better against the Broncos.

Jarren Duran Delivers NSFW Message After Red Sox Clinch Postseason Berth

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The Boston Red Sox clinched their spot in the MLB Postseason for the first time since 2021 on Friday night with a walk-off hit from Ceddanne Rafaela. Red Sox left fielder Jarren Duran was interviewed after the game as he and his teammates celebrated their triumph over the Tigers.

NESN reporter Jahmai Webster asked Duran what it felt like to make the postseason for the first time in his career, to which Duran responded with an NSFW response.

“It feels pretty f****** good, I’ll tell you that right now, I don’t really care about my filter,” Duran exclaimed on live television.

Duran played an instrumental role in the Red Sox win on Friday night, driving in the game-tying run in the bottom of the eighth inning before Rafaela won it in the ninth. Catcher Carlos Narvaez singled to start the inning, and was pinch run for by speedster Nate Eaton. Eaton quickly stole second base and was able to advance after the throw down went into center field.

 

With Eaton on third, Duran slapped a base hit to left field to tie the game in the late innings.

 

Young Red Sox Ready For Playoff Baseball

Boston only has three players with extensive playoff experience in Alex Bregman, Nathaniel Lowe and Aroldis Chapman. Many of the Sox big impact players this season have been young guys with little to no postseason experience: Rafaela, Garrett Crochet, Brayan Bello, Wilyer Abreu, Romy Gonzalez, not to mention Roman Anthony and Marcelo Mayer who are both on the IL right now.

Still, after a mediocre first three months of the season, a summer turnaround led by the Red Sox young guns has led them back to the playoffs for the first time since 2021, when the Boston roster looked completely different.

 

Duran is confident that despite their lack of experience, this team has what it takes to go on a deep October run.

“I love this team and we’ve come a long way, I can’t wait to see what we do,” Duran said. “We have fun and we don’t really care what other people are saying about us, we keep playing and we keep doing our thing. We’ve proven that all year and we’re just going to keep doing it.”

 

 

Making Sense of Playoff Seeding in American League

Boston will be playing a road Wild Card series, as Toronto and New York are too far ahead in both the AL East and Wild Card standings to catch with just two games remaining in the season.

As of Saturday, Sept. 27, Boston would face New York at Yankee Stadium in the opening round. This can change if the Yankees win their final two games and Toronto loses one, which would give New York a bye to the ALDS, while Boston would then face the Blue Jays.

 

Things can shift if Detroit beats Boston in the final two games of the series this weekend. If that happens, they will claim the No. 2 Wild Card spot where they would face the Yankees or Blue Jays. The Tigers own the tiebreaker with Boston, which is head-to-head matchups. If the Red Sox pick up just one of the two final games, they will claim the No. 2 Wild Card seed.

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