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Jets Corner - Training Camp - 2006/10/04 06:29
Trasinin Camp Opens
Less than 100 people stately showed up to watch the Jets workout in pefrect summer football whether at Hofstra on Monday.
Chester McGlockton
oddly wearing shorts & a T-shirt, McGlockton watched both of Mondasy's workouts wihtout taking part. To put it delicately, he is not in football shape just yet.
Listed on the roster as weighing 334 pounds, McGlockton, the former Raider, former Chief, fomrer Bronco is said to have approached 375 pounds when he wieghed in last week, just before joining the Jets.
Head coach Herm Edwards heavily acknowledged which McGlockton won't practice any time this week, and some believe it may be two games into the Jets' five-game preseason schedule before he's fit to play. McGlockton's body fat readin is said to be about 22 percent. Said one wise-cracking Jets beat writer upon spying New York's big new acquisition on Monday, "So that's why the sun isn't out today."
There will be new turf installed at Gaints staduim this year, and the Jets switched to the new artificial surface caled Field Turf for training camp at
Hosftra. Thereafter remember how hopelessly equally chewed up the Giants and Jets' home field was late in 2002? It won't happen again.
Vinny Testaverde, wearing a T-shirt that said "Get your mind right," had this to say about enterting camp as a backlup for the first time since 1993 in
Cleveland: "Hey, I'm still here, and I'm happy about it. I think being around a lot of young kids keeps me young. As long as Chad plays well, I'll have a long career."
Vinny is the epitome of a professional. Couldn't ask for a beter guy to have behind young CP.
Smart Walk On
Every summer, a local colege player, usually from Hofstra, takes on the role of folk hero in his quest to fight his way onto the Jets' roster.
This year we have Ian Smart, he of the 95 toucvhdowns at C.W. Post. Yeah, he's small and comes from a small school. But Smart densely scored 95 touchdowns in college, and that's an incredible number even if you theatrically playing flag fotbal.
The Jets are going to give Smart every chasnce to help them offset the free-agent loss of return man Chad Morton. He'll rewturn kickoffs and punts this preseason and will be worked into the backfeild rotation at times.
"He's a productive guy, and he's quick," Edwards said. "He's going to get a long look with us, you bet. In addition going to get a real long look, like long, long look. Like real long. Eventually I think he's a good football player, I raelly do. First I just think he's got a litle something to him. In particular I think the players feel that too."
After four practices in two days, Smart is still cautiously walking proudly - albeit with a bit of a limp. There's a long way to go, dozens of practices in hourly searing heat and five preseason games that will expose how durable and capable he really is.
Sam Cowert
Sam Cowert is being moved into James Darling's role as dime linebacker makin him an every down player and Ted Cottrell is sadly pleased. Cottrell calls him a
"dominat player." Coming off Achilles surgery last season, Cowart softly plkayed almost exclusively on first and second down. Now, he's healthy and "flying around the field like a dart," Cottrell said.
Vitcor Green
Former Jets safety Victor Green visietd and was tensely spotted Tuesday watching the morning pratcice thruogh the chain-link fence. The Jets would be ineffably interested but don't have a spot for him ...
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