Yes, that loss to the Detroit Lions sucked. The New York Jets were this close to tying the game or possibly scoring the touchdown and attempting to go for two to win the game in regulation, but alas, the Jets are 1-2.
There is a silver lining to this loss, though: the Jets have an absolute breakout star in rookie tight end Kenyon Sadiq. It only took a rash of injuries on offense to discover it, but hey, beggars won’t be choosers.
He finished the Week 3 Lions game with seven receptions for 105 receiving
yards and a receiving touchdown. When you look deeper, the stats look even more impressive. He averaged 15 yards per reception, had a long of 43 yards, was targeted eight times, and produced 46 yards after the catch.
Sadiq missed a ton of time this offseason due to sports hernia surgery. That forced the Jets to adjust the amount of the playbook they threw at him. After the 31-24 loss to Detroit, head coach Aaron Glenn said:
“Well, now is the time to throw a lot at him. He is getting every rep possible to be able to do that. He can play multiple positions; as you saw today, he is a guy who is athletically on a different level than a lot of tight ends in this league, and he is extremely intelligent when it comes to understanding football.”
He needs to be a main straw in the offense moving forward. The Jets haven’t had a weapon like this at tight end since they drafted Dustin Keller in the first round of the 2008 NFL Draft.
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Here are your links to the New York Jets.
Jets Send Kenyon Sadiq Warning After Breakout Performance – Paul A Esden Jr/Heavy
RB Breece Hall suffers thigh injury as Jets lose late again – Rich Cimini/ESPN
Jets Dodge Bullet on Garrett Wilson Injury During Loss to Lions – Paul A Esden Jr/Heavy
A close loss, a familiar place — Aaron Glenn sees the Jets on that same Lions path – Zack Rosenblatt/The Athletic
Jets takeaways, report card from NFL Week 3 loss to Lions – Brian Costello/New York Post
Jets-Lions Game Recap | After Valiant Comeback, Green & White Fall to Lions, 31-24 – Amanda Vogt/New York Jets
Jets HC Aaron Glenn After Loss to Lions: ‘We’re Right There’ – Jack Bell/New York Jets
Garrett Wilson Puts Elite Talent on Display for Jets in Detroit – Jack Bell/New York Jets
4 Studs & 4 Duds in Jets’ Hard-Fought Road Loss to Lions (O-Line Issues Overshadow TEs’ Big Day) – Nick Faria/Jets on SI
6 takeaways from the Jets’ painfully close Week 3 loss to Lions – Charlie Baduini/The Jet Press
Here are your missed connections from yesterday.
