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"WhiteFanposts Fanshots Jets StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Jets NewsYahoo Jets Team PageYahoo Jets ReportYahoo Jets Depth ChartYahoo Jets TransactionsYahoo Jets PhotosOdds About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub 鉁昇ew York Jets Flight Connections 2/20/19New Womens Quinnen Williams Jersey ,163commentsBringing your daily links to the NFL’s New York JetsESTShareTweetShareShareNew York Jets Flight Connections 2/20/19Rich Barnes-USA TODAY SportsGood morning Gang Green Gang! I hope everyone’s having a great start to their day. The New York Jets have declined options on three defensive players. The most surprising would be that of DT Mike Pennel, who seemed to be working his way up the ladder fairly well this past season. Perhaps a scheme issue, or a mutual agreement to explore other horizons could be the cause. The two non-surprises were LB Kevin Pierre-Louis and S Terrence Brooks. Although I think Kevin performed decently when forced into a bigger role, there was not much to show that his tenure with the Jets would be meaningful. Terrence Brooks should have had his option declined much sooner, given that when Marcus Maye went down in the season Todd Bowles actually called upon a CB in Darryl Roberts to play the position. At its face these moves make sense, it’s just interesting to see if Mike Maccagnan has the ability to find talent better than that this upcoming off-season. With that said, here are your links to the Jets this Wednesday.SNY - Jets decline options on three defensive playersEric Allen - Jets Decline Options on LB Pierre-Louis, DT Pennel and S BrooksMark Cannizzaro and Brian Costello - Jets cut loose 3 defenders who didn't fit in Gregg Williams' plansRobby Sabo - New York Jets LB situation: Sorting out the 2019 Gregg Williams lookJustin Fried - New York Jets: Re-sign or decline EVERY 2019 free agentRandy Lange - Jets Free Agency: RFAs Could Include WR Robby AndersonZach Braziller - Antonio Brown trade destinations: 49ers, Colts, Cardinals, JetsSNY - The latest on potential Jets target Antonio Brown: Steelers agree to work on tradeDylan Schmittler - Why Antonio Brown to the Jets makes sense for everyoneRalph Vacchiano - How Jets can land Le'Veon Bell if Steelers place transition tag on himTyler Calvaruso - Le’Veon Bell, Tevin Coleman among free agent RBs Jets should targetCory Kinnan - New York Jets: 5 Running backs to target in 2019 NFL free agencyDarryl Slater - NFL free agency: Ranking Jets' 14 best backup QB options in 2019Luke Easterling - 2019 NFL mock draft: New 4-round projections with tradesKristopher Knox - NFL Mock Draft 2019: Updated Predictions for Top College ProspectsSNY - Bent - Which safeties could interest Jets in the 2019 NFL Draft?Justin Fried - New York Jets: NFL.com praises the 2018 draft classNewYorkJets.com - Jets and M&T Bank Announce 2nd Annual Touchdown for Teachers ProgramHere are your missed connections from yesterday.Here’s the thread about nothing, a great place to talk about all things non-Jets related.I hope you all have a safe and wonderful rest of the day! FLORHAM PARK Jets Quinnen Williams Jersey , N.J. (AP)There was no sign of Sam Darnold as the New York Jets opened training camp.The No. 3 overall draft pick officially became a contract holdout when the team began its first practice of the summer Friday without its prized rookie quarterback.”He’s not here,” coach Todd Bowles said, ”so I’m coaching the other (89) guys.”Darnold joins Chicago linebacker Roquan Smith, the No. 8 choice, as the only unsigned picks from the entire draft.Under the NFL’s labor agreement, contract holdouts by rookies are uncommon because deals are slotted based on draft position. Darnold will receive a four-year, fully guaranteed contract worth $30.247 million, including a $20 million signing bonus.”It’s part of the business,” Bowles said. ”We’ve got two other quarterbacks who can play, too.”The dispute seems to hang on contract language. If a player is cut during his rookie contract, offset language provides the team with financial protection. Not having offset language allows a player to receive his salary from the team that cut him, as well as get paid by another team that signs him.Offset language is common in rookie deals. Both Baker Mayfield, the No. 1 overall pick by Cleveland Youth Quinnen Williams Jersey , and Josh Allen, seventh overall by Buffalo – the quarterbacks drafted before and after Darnold – have offsets in their contracts. In fact, Allen and Darnold share the same agent in Jimmy Sexton.”Any time you’re not here, you lose something,” Bowles said. ”It’s been a day. Obviously, when he comes in, we’ll get him caught up. Right now, I’ve got (89) other guys to worry about.”The 21-year-old Darnold is expected to compete for the Jets’ starting job with 39-year-old Josh McCown, the incumbent who is coming off the best season of his career, and Teddy Bridgewater, working his way back from a knee injury nearly two years ago.Both McCown and Bridgewater received an increased workload during the team’s 2 -hour practice as the only signed quarterbacks on the roster.”I feel like I can have some ice cream tonight,” a smiling McCown said. ”Maybe an extra bowl or so. It was good work from our standpoint, Teddy and I. We’re excited about it Color Rush Quinnen Williams Jersey , both as competitors and loving the game. You do what they ask you to do and practice as hard as you can. … We’ll be excited when Sam gets here, obviously, but until then, we’re going to carry the load and be excited to do it.”Darnold is considered the future of the franchise, and he impressed his teammates and coaches during offseason workouts and minicamp with his work ethic, ability to quickly grasp the playbook and to not repeat mistakes. The former USC star’s progress will be the top story line for the Jets during training camp.When Darnold shows up, of course.”Obviously, from a learning standpoint, you want to be here as a soon as possible,” McCown said, adding that the players understand the business side. ”There’s no substitute for being here.”Darnold acknowledged during the offseason that he had to make several adjustments since joining the Jets, including calling plays in the huddle – something he hadn’t done much at USC. He also said the increased pace of the game is evident, even in practice.But the Jets are confident Darnold will be a quick study – and a potential franchise-type quarterback.After failing to lure Kirk Cousins to New York in free agency New York Jets Jersey 2019 , the Jets positioned themselves to be able to get one of the top available quarterbacks in the draft. They moved up three spots from No. 6 overall and acquired the third selection from Indianapolis in a trade in March. It cost them the No. 6 pick, two second-round selections this year and a second-rounder next year, but general manager Mike Maccagnan and the Jets were willing to pay the steep price for a QB who could re-energize the franchise.After Cleveland took Mayfield with the No. 1 overall pick and the Giants selected running back Saquon Barkley at No. 2, the Jets found themselves staring at the scenario they dreamed of: getting the guy they wanted all along in Darnold.Now, they just need to get him under contract and on the field.”He can bring so much value to this team,” Bridgewater said of Darnold. ”We know how important he is to the quarterback room, as a young guy, also. We look forward to him being here and pick up right where he left off in the spring.”NOTES: S Rontez Miles was the only Jets player to open camp on the physically unable to perform list. Miles tore cartilage in his left knee during organized team activities in May. … DL Courtney Upshaw, signed after a three-day tryout during minicamp last month, is on the active/non-football injury list. Upshaw spent the last two seasons with Atlanta after being a second-round draft pick by Baltimore out of Alabama in 2012. … RB Eli McGuire left practice with a foot injury. Bowles was not immediately certain of the severity or if McGuire might miss time. … WR Terrelle Pryor (ankle) and S Marcus Maye (ankle) sat out team drills.—