Ben Braden

In a move that comes as no surprise, the Jets have retained all nine of their exclusive rights free agents, several of whom showed glimpses of being able to contribute when given some reps last season.   https://twitter.com/DWAZ73/status/1103750229487177729 Linebacker Frankie Luvu and wide receiver Deontay Burnett saw the most playing time of any other player on… Read more

Well, the 2018 season is in the books.  Todd Bowles has been shown the door after a disastrous 4-12 season and there are plenty of decisions to be made once his replacement has been found.  Mike Maccagnan is going to be retained and will be heavily involved in selecting the team’s new head coach.  As… Read more

The NY Jets have announced that James Carpenter has been placed on I.R. The Jets have placed starting left guard James Carpenter on injured reserve with a shoulder injury. They also have signed G Ben Braden from the practice squad to the active roster and have signed RB Mark Thompson to their practice squad. Carpenter… Read more

The other day, an under-the-radar story regarding the Jets practice squad emerged when it was reported that the team had given a pay raise to Nico Falah, an undrafted rookie out of USC.  As is often the case when practice squad players are paid on par with low-end 53-man players, the belief is that the… Read more

The New York Jets have activated linebacker Kevin Pierre-Louis after serving his league mandated one-game suspension. https://twitter.com/nyjets/status/1039974935404400640 To make room for Pierre-Louis, the Jets waived offensive lineman Ben Braden… Read more

Training camp has officially wrapped up and the Jets have played their three most important preseason games with just their week four backup bonanza left on the schedule.  As is always the case, there were some players who emerged to put in some surprisingly good work and improve their chances of making the final roster. … Read more

It wasn’t quite as warm out at Florham Park on Tuesday as it was the previous day, but the Jets defense was certainly making the quarterbacks feel the heat.  Outside of the red zone, rookie quarterback Sam Darnold had some struggles and back-up safety JJ Wilcox was the sole beneficiary. Wilcox picked Darnold off twice. … Read more

It was Sam Darnold’s first full practice at Florham Park yesterday as the rookie QB was out with his teammates from beginning to end, and was given a full series leading the offense at the end of practice, something he wasn’t given the chance to do in his first practice a few days ago.  So… Read more

The Jets have signed nine players to future/reserve contracts following the conclusion of their season.  Among those added were wide receiver Jalin Marshall and defensive lineman Claude Pelon.  The full list is below. WR Jalin Marshall DL Claude Pelon QB Joel Stave OG Ben Braden OT Korren Kirven WR Tre McBride DB Terrell Sinkfield WR… Read more

Leading up to the start of the 2017 season, JetNation.com will be taking a look at each positional group as the Jets roster is currently constructed, with today’s group being the offensive line. Currently under contract: Kelvin Beachum, James Carpenter, Wesley Johnson, Brian Winters, Brandon Shell, Ben Ijalana, Brent Qvale, Dakota Dozier, Alex Balducci, Chris… Read more