2016 New York Jets season
2016 New York Jets season | |
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Head coach | Todd Bowles |
General manager | Mike Maccagnan |
Owner | Woody Johnson |
Home field | MetLife Stadium |
Uniform | |
The 2016 New York Jets season will be the franchise's upcoming 47th season in the National Football League, the 57th overall and the second under head coach Todd Bowles. The team will attempt to improve on their 10-6 record in 2015, where they finished the season as the league's only team with a winning record to not make the playoffs.
Transactions
Coaching staff and personnel changes
- Special teams coordinator Bobby April, special teams assistant coach Steve Hagen and assistant offensive line coach Ron Heller were fired on January 6, 2016.[1]
Players
Arrivals
- The Jets signed Joseph Anderson, Deion Barnes, Brandon Bostick, Jarvis Harrison, Julian Howsare, Wes Saxton, Kevin Short, Deon Simon, Julian Stanford to reserve/future contracts on January 5, 2016.[2]
- The Jets signed Kendall James to a reserve/future contract on January 7, 2016.[3]
- The Jets signed Lawrence Okoye, Jesse Davis, Adrien Robinson, and Craig Watts to reserve/future deals on January 11, 2016.[4]
- The Jets signed Chandler Worthy to a reserve/future contract on January 12, 2016.[5]
Free agents
Position | Player | Free agency tag | Date signed/released | 2016 team | Notes |
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S | Antonio Allen | UFA | β | β | β |
DE | Stephen Bowen | UFA | β | β | β |
K | Randy Bullock | UFA | β | β | β |
G | Willie Colon | UFA | β | β | β |
LB | Demario Davis | UFA | β | β | β |
TE | Kellen Davis | UFA | β | β | β |
DE | Leger Douzable | UFA | β | β | β |
QB | Ryan Fitzpatrick | UFA | β | β | β |
NT | Damon Harrison | UFA | β | β | β |
LB | Erin Henderson | UFA | β | β | β |
OT | Ben Ijalana | UFA | β | β | β |
RB | Chris Ivory | UFA | β | β | β |
S | Jaiquawn Jarrett | UFA | β | β | β |
LB | Jamari Lattimore | UFA | β | β | β |
WR | Chris Owusu | UFA | β | β | β |
LB | Calvin Pace | UFA | β | β | β |
RB | Bilal Powell | UFA | β | β | β |
P | Ryan Quigley | RFA | β | β | β |
RB | Stevan Ridley | UFA | β | β | β |
TE | Zach Sudfeld | RFA | β | β | β |
WR | Kenbrell Thompkins | RFA | β | β | β |
CB | Darrin Walls | UFA | β | β | β |
DE | Muhammad Wilkerson | UFA | β | β | β |
RFA: Restricted free agent, UFA: Unrestricted free agent, ERFA: Exclusive rights free agent, FT: Franchise tag |
Draft
Main article: 2016 NFL draft
Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 20 | ||||
2 | 51 | ||||
3 | 83 | ||||
4 | TBD | ||||
5 | TBD | ||||
6 | TBD | Traded to the Houston Texans for Ryan Fitzpatrick. | |||
7 | TBD |
- Notes
- The Jets traded their seventh-round selection to the Houston Texans in exchange for quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick; the selection could upgrade to a sixth-rounder depending on Fitzpatrick's playing time with the Jets in 2015.
- Exact numbers of the selections from rounds 4β7 will be determined when compensatory selections are awarded at the NFL's annual spring owners' meetings in March.
Schedule
Preseason
The Jets' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in the spring.
Regular season
2016 opponents
Listed below are the Jets' opponents for 2016. Exact dates and times will be announced in the spring.[6]
Category | Home | Away |
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Division opponents (AFC East) | Buffalo Bills Miami Dolphins New England Patriots | |
Conference opponents (AFC North) | Baltimore Ravens Cincinnati Bengals | Cleveland Browns Pittsburgh Steelers |
Conference opponents (based on 2015 division placement) | Indianapolis Colts | Kansas City Chiefs |
Interconference opponents (NFC West) | Los Angeles Rams Seattle Seahawks | Arizona Cardinals San Francisco 49ers |
Staff
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Current roster
References
- β Lange, Randy (January 6, 2016). "Three Jets Assistant Coaches Will Not Return". New York Jets. Archived from the original on January 10, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
- β Lange, Randy (January 5, 2016). "Jets Sign 9 to Reserve/Future Contracts". New York Jets. Archived from the original on January 10, 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
- β Lange, Randy (January 7, 2016). "Mangold to Play in His 7th Pro Bowl". New York Jets. Archived from the original on January 10, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
- β Lange, Randy (January 11, 2016). "Jets Sign 4 More to Reserve/Future Contracts". New York Jets. Archived from the original on January 14, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
- β Lange, Randy (January 12, 2016). "Jets Add WR/KR Chandler Worthy to Roster". New York Jets. Archived from the original on January 14, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
- β "2016 Opponents Determined". NFL Communications. January 4, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
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