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The Jets took defensive players in the first round of the draft every year from 2010 to 2017 and the results have been a mixed bag.

Muhammad Wilkerson and Sheldon Richardson starred for a time Pharoh Cooper Jersey , but are no longer with the team. Quinton Coples, Dee Milliner and Calvin Pryor never lived up to expectations and the final verdict is still out on recent picks Leonard Williams and Jamal Adams. Linebacker Darron Lee, the top pick in 2016, falls into that final group as well, although his first impressions haven’t been quite as positive.

He had a rough rookie season as he transitioned to inside linebacker, but looked more comfortable as the 2017 season progressed. There’s still more work to be done in pass coverage Charles Tapper Jersey , but the 23-year-old will be calling the defensive signals for the Jets this season and linebackers coach Mike Caldwell believes things are falling into place.

“He can be as good as he wants to be,” Caldwell said, via Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News. “He has all the tools. He’s getting better by being able to see things faster. His eyes are better. He’s just learning the game. Coming from college, it took him a while to understand the professional game. He’s done a good job of finding his niche.”

The Jets spent big on cornerback Trumaine Johnson and linebacker Avery Williamson in free agency. If Lee can take the strides that Caldwell thinks are possible while Williams and Adams continue to grow as players, unlocking the Jets defense should be a thornier task for opponents this time around.
The Alliance of American Football completed its awarding of franchises Thursday by placing a team in San Antonio.

Former San Diego Chargers coach Mike Riley will be the head coach and former Dallas Cowboys fullback Darryl ”Moose” Johnston is the general manager.

San Antonio joins Atlanta, Orlando Tony Dorsett Jersey , Salt Lake City, San Diego, Phoenix, Memphis and Birmingham.

The Alliance will kick off its inaugural season the week after the Super Bowl and has a TV contract with CBS.

San Antonio is the eighth and final city for The Alliance’s inaugural season, joining Orlando, Atlanta Curtis Samuel Jersey , Memphis, Salt Lake, Phoenix, San Diego and Birmingham.

”Not only does San Antonio have a large population of football fans, it has a first-class stadium to host them in,” says Charlie Ebersol Marlon Mack Jersey , co-founder and CEO of the league. ”The Alamodome is a perfect backdrop for Alliance San Antonio, and we are eager to give this city a competitive team, led by coach Mike Riley, that they can rally around and support.

Riley also has coached in the CFL and at Oregon State and Nebraska.
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