Our Jets roster countdown now looks at Rontez Miles.Name: Rontez MilesNumber: 45Year with
Jets: 6thProjected Role: Backup safety and ace special teamerHis 2017: Miles
backed up Jamal Adams and Marcus Maye at safety. His biggest impact
Wesley Walker Jersey , however, came on special teams. Miles was among the league leaders in special teams tackles with 16.2018 will be a success if: Miles
returns from a knee injury and provides the Jets with a quality backup safety to
go with quality special teams play. Rontez is currently on the PUP list, and the
timeline of his injury suggests he might begin the season on that list. Once he
returns, he could be the third safety.Odds of making the roster: This isn’t
totally applicable since he could be on the PUP list to start the regular
season. Once he is eligible, the odds the Jets of keeping him are Probable
(75-99%). EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Sam Darnold jogged onto the field for his
NFL debut and was greeted by butterflies in his stomach and cheers in the
stands.The anxiety quickly faded. The buzz only got louder.Darnold sparkled in
his NFL debut and made a strong initial case to win the Jets‘ starting
quarterback job as he helped lead New York to a 17-0 victory over the Atlanta
Falcons on Friday night.“I was a little nervous going out there,” Darnold said,
“but I think more just excited to finally be able to play in an NFL game, even
though it is preseason.”Darnold, the No. 3 overall draft pick in April, was the
Jets’ third quarterback of the game, following Josh McCown and Teddy
Bridgewater. The former USC star received a standing ovation as he jogged onto
the field at MetLife Stadium with 8:41 to go in the first half.“Yeah, it was
pretty cool just to get that response from the crowd,” Darnold said with a big
grin. “Even when I was on the sideline, I had fans later in the fourth quarter
yell
Womens Dennis Byrd Jersey , ‘Great game, Sam!'”Darnold’s first series ended in a punt and his non-throwing left hand was checked out by trainers on the sideline
after it was stepped on. But he was fine and wore a glove in the second half.He
got the crowd on its feet again just before halftime, throwing a 14-yard
touchdown pass to Charles Johnson that gave New York a 17-0 lead.The 21-year-old
Darnold showed the poise of a veteran on the drive while completing six straight
passes to get to the Falcons 3. He would’ve had a seventh consecutive
completion, but his throw into the end zone was dropped by Johnson. Darnold went
right back to Johnson on his next pass and the receiver caught a 4-yard TD toss
— but was called for offensive pass interference.On third-and-14, Darnold again
threw to Johnson while rolling to his right and zipping in a pass for the
score.“My first scoring drive of my whole career was a two-minute drive going
down the field,” Darnold said. “It was awesome. To get the penalty and be pushed
back and for our whole offense to respond to adversity like that, it was awesome
to see.”Darnold, who finished 13 of 18 for 96 yards, sat out the first three
days of training camp before his representatives and the Jets agreed on a fully
guaranteed four-year, $30.25 million deal that included a $20 million signing
bonus. He quickly made up for the missed time, and is being given every
opportunity to win the starting job.“I’m not going to jump to any conclusions
after one game,” coach Todd Bowles said.McCown is the incumbent and started the
game, but played just one series. The 39-year-old veteran completed his only
throw, a 4-yard toss to Neal Sterling.TEDDY’S NIGHTBridgewater came out with the
starting offense for the Jets’ second possession and led New York down the field
on a scoring drive, capped by Isaiah Crowell’s 16-yard catch-and-run to the end
zone.Crowell
http://www.jetslockerroom.com/authentic-mark-gastineau-jersey , in his first game with the Jets after four seasons in Cleveland, was evaluated
for a head injury after taking a few hard hits on the play. He didn’t
return.Bridgewater, who suffered a serious knee injury in practice while with
Minnesota nearly two years ago, converted a third-and-11 with an 8-yard pass to
Robby Anderson — while also taking a hard hit bouncing back up. On fourth-and-3
from the Falcons 40, Bridgewater connected with Jermaine Kearse for a 6-yard
gain and a first down to keep the drive alive.Playing with the backup offensive
line on his second series, Bridgewater led New York on another scoring drive
capped by Taylor Bertolet’s 45-yard field goal.“Overall, it was a great day,”
said Bridgewater, who finished 7 of 8 for 85 yards. “It was good to be back out
there with the guys, flying around and scoring touchdowns and winning football
games.”SHORT STINTMatt Ryan played the first series for the Falcons, and
completed his only attempt to rookie Calvin Ridley for a 2-yard loss.He was
replaced by veteran Matt Schaub, who went 9 of 9 for 54 yards while playing the
rest of the first half.SLUGGISHAtlanta got its initial first down of the game
with 10 seconds left in the first half on Schaub’s 10-yard pass to Eric
Saubert.The Falcons, who finished with 11 first downs, were also called for 10
penalties resulting in 71 yards lost.“I thought penalties in this game cost us,”
coach Dan Quinn said. “It created some difficult field positions to
convert
Brandon Shell Jersey , so we didn’t get the looks that we wanted to. That part of our game we certainly need to clean up.”NATIONAL ANTHEMPlayers from both
teams stood during the anthem, with no demonstrations. The Jets linked arms on
the sideline, including owner Christopher Johnson, as they did last
season.SITTING OUTAtlanta wide receiver Julio Jones and running back Devonta
Freeman did not play, despite being healthy. Kicker Matt Bryant and offensive
tackle Ty Sambrailo had previously been scratched.Several Jets didn’t play,
including rookie tight end Chris Herndon, who Bowles said was banged up in
practice and got the night off. Also out because of injuries were: left tackle
Kelvin Beachum, linebacker Lorenzo Mauldin, defensive tackle Deon Simon, rookie
cornerback Parry Nickerson, and running back Eli McGuire.STILL NOTHINGAtlanta
tried to stop the shutout in the closing seconds, but David Marvin was short on
a 42-yard field-goal attempt as time expired.INJURIESSterling left in the third
quarter with an ankle injury and didn’t return. … Jets cornerback Buster Skrine
left after injuring his shoulder in the first quarter. … Falcons backup guard
Jamil Douglas left with a finger injury.NEXT UPFalcons: home vs. Kansas City on
Aug. 17.Jets: at Washington on Aug. 16.
