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The New York Jets have “in all probability the worst protection within the league,” in line with star defensive sort out Quinnen Williams. Possibly the return of edge rusher Jermaine Johnson will assist.
Johnson, who missed three video games with an ankle damage, will play Sunday towards the Denver Broncos at London's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The Jets (0-5), the NFL's solely winless staff, are on the lookout for one thing — something — to spark them.
“He does deliver an edge to him and he is one other man that may get after the quarterback,” Glenn mentioned of Johnson. “Any time we will deliver that sort of angle, any time we will deliver that stage of participant on our staff again from damage, it is at all times good.”
The Jets' move rush has disappeared in latest weeks. After a four-sack efficiency in Week 1, it has recorded solely three sacks within the final 4 video games, together with just one final week towards a depleted Dallas Cowboys offensive line. And that one sack was a give-up play by Dak Prescott.
The poor play by the protection prompted Williams' unusually crucial feedback on Thursday in London, the place he blamed the protection for the 0-5 begin. He isn't improper. The Jets don't have any takeaways — the primary staff in NFL historical past to take an oh-fer in its first 5 video games — and so they're permitting 31.4 factors per recreation. Solely the Baltimore Ravens are giving up extra (35.4).
“We've got to discover a technique to get to the quarterback and have an effect on the quarterback as a result of I feel that is the No. 1 factor that is going to assist this protection ascend and go to the subsequent path,” Williams mentioned. “We've not been doing that. We have to flip that round.”
Johnson in all probability shall be rusty as a result of he hasn't performed a variety of soccer. After a career-high 7.5 sacks in 2023, which earned him a Professional Bowl spot as an damage alternative, he missed the ultimate 15 video games final season with a torn Achilles. He made it again for this season, however injured an ankle in Week 2.
“No disrespect to any guys out which can be on the market now, however I simply know what I can do, form of the distinction I could make on protection,” Johnson mentioned lately.
The Broncos (3-2) shall be an enormous problem for the Jets' move rush, as Bo Nix has been sacked solely 5 instances.
In different damage information, kickoff returner Kene Nwangwu (hamstring) was cleared to return after lacking 4 video games. Since his damage, the Jets have used 4 completely different returners, two of whom have been launched (Xavier Gipson and Isaiah Williams) and one among whom was injured (Braelon Allen). Williams is again on the observe squad.
