Paul KasabianFeatured Columnist IIFebruary 29, 2024
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The New York Jets think that their previous gamer, pass receiver Mecole Hardman, dripped the group’s strategy to the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles before Gang Green’s video games versus them last October.
Connor Hughes @Connor_J_Hughes
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Hardman signed a 1 year handle the Jets last offseason, however his New York period lasted simply 6 weeks before the group traded him back to the Chiefs, where he played the very first 4 seasons of his profession. Hardman’s Jets period ended with him getting simply 3 targets over 5 video games played.
The Georgia item wound up topping the NFL season with the game-winning goal in Super Bowl LVIII en path to the Chiefs’ 25-22 overtime win over the San Francisco 49ers.
Hardman just recently appeared on The Pivot podcast with ex-NFL gamer and present ESPN expert Ryan Clark, and he discussed that he was so taken a look at before he left New York that he declared he asked the Chiefs to get him.
Rich Cimini @RichCimini
Previous Jets WR/Super Bowl hero Mecole Hardman, appearing on << a href="https://twitter.com/Realrclark25?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">> @Realrclark25<'s Pivot podcast, shed some light on what caused his trade from the Jets. :<< br><> < br>> * Hardman stated he declined to return punts vs KC since he felt STC Brant Boyer had actually misguided him about the …
If Hardman did leakage the strategy, then it might not have actually had excessive of an effect. The Jets played 2 of their finest video games of the season versus the Chiefs and Eagles. New york city handed Philadelphia its only loss over its very first 11 video games, beating the Eagles 20-14 in your home.
It appears Jets cornerback Sauce Gardner, in a since-deleted tweet, indicated that Hardman dripped the video game strategies.
Michael @TrpkovskiM1
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2 weeks previously, the Jets almost dispatched the ultimate Super Bowl champs, losing 23-20 while quarterback Zach Wilson delighted in among his finest video games of the year (2 TD, 228 lawns).
Eventually, it appears there’s a great deal of bad blood in between Hardman and the Jets. And the drama isn’t over, with basic supervisor Joe Douglas stating the receiver’s discuss The Pivot “certainly resonated with us.”
Hardman’s ramification that he asked the Chiefs to come get him when he was still under agreement with the Jets is definitely of note.
In the meantime, however, all sides have company to do. The Jets are attempting to get better from a frustrating 7-10 season screwed up when quarterback Aaron Rodgers suffered a season-ending Achilles injury in Week 1.
