Trumaine Johnson misses practice with a hamstring strain The Jets returned to practice today after their second preseason game. They did so without their number one cornerback Youth Nathan Shepherd Jersey , Trumaine Johnson. Head coach Todd Bowles revealed that Johnson suffered a hamstring strain in Thursday’s game against the Washington Redskins.Johnson is one of the most important players on the team. Without a proven pass rusher, the Jets will depend on their coverage to shut down opposing passing attacks, and the Jets paid Johnson big money in free agency to handle the other team’s best receiver.Still weeks away from the start of the regular season, Johnson has plenty of time to mend. The Jets have wisely been cautious with injuries during the preseason, sitting players in games who were healthy enough to practice during the week. There is nothing at stake in preseason games so it is smart to sit banged up players, even if they would be capable of suiting up in a regular season game. This makes me believe there is a possibility we have seen the last of Johnson until Week 1. Good morning, Gang Green Gang! I hope everyone’s having a fantastic start to their morning. Outside of a horrible mock draft from Todd McShay there really isn’t much news in Jet-land. So instead of spieling about some rhetoric Youth Leonard Williams Jersey , here’s a monologue from a satirical film that I believe holds merit today.“There was a time in America when contests of athletic prowess were a metaphor for the nobility of man. Historic moments forged by the love of the game celebrated the human potential to achieve excellence. But as time passed, and the country neared the millennium, something went awry. The ideal of sportsmanship began to take a back seat to excessive celebration. The athletes caring less about executing the play than planning the vulgar grandstanding that inevitably followed even the most pedestrian of accomplishments. The games themselves became subordinate to the quest for money. Stadiums and arenas became nothing more than giant billboards to promote commercial products. Players sold their services to the highest bidder, much like the hired guns of the Old West. Soon it was commonplace for entire teams to change cities in search of greater profits. The Minneapolis Lakers moved to Los Angeles, where there are no lakes. The Oilers moved to Tennessee, where there is no oil. The Jazz moved to Salt Lake City, where they don’t allow music. The Oakland Raiders moved to L.A. and then back to Oakland. No one in Los Angeles seemed to notice. The search for greener pastures went on unabated. Continued expansion diluted the talent pool Color Rush Isaiah Crowell Jersey , forcing owners to recruit heavily from prisons, mental institutions, and Texas. Fist-fighting and brawling permeated every sport, overshadowing any evidence of competition. As the problems mounted, the fans became less and less interested. To reverse the trend, major sports started interleague play. When that novelty wore off, they tried intersports play.But no matter how far the major sports went Color Rush Kelvin Beachum Jersey , it wasn’t enough to bring the fans back. The spirit of athletic competition, indeed, was not dead. Its seed merely lay dormant in the dreams of the young.” - David ZuckerAnd with that, here’s your links for the Jets to start you off this Friday.Matt Stypulkoski - NFL free agents 2019: What is Jets' salary cap situation after cutting Spencer Long, keeping Leonard Williams? Who else can they release to create more space?Randy Lange - Jets Sign Free Agent Guard Jordan MorganTyler Greenawalt - Jets Free Agent Profile: What to do with return man Andre Roberts?Tyler Calvaruso - Jets Free Agent Profile: What to do with CB Morris Claiborne?Matt Stypulkoski - NFL mock draft 2019: ESPN’s Todd McShay has Jets taking this surprise interior defensive lineman in latest projectionSNY - Todd McShay's mock draft 2.0 has Jets improving defensive lineRalph Vacchiano - Giants, Jets should put egos aside and trade draft picks with each otherMike Kaye - NFL Combine 2019: Who's invited to the annual scouting event?Darryl Slater - NFL Combine 2019: Top wide receivers for Jets to scout entering NFL DraftJustin Fried - New York Jets: Grading the 2018 rookie class after one seasonJacob Feldman - Sam Darnold: NY Jets QB on Adam Gase, podcast Youth Darron Lee Jersey , social mediaSNY - Jets safety Jamal Adams appears on Pro Football Focus' Top 101 listRandy Lange - Leon Washington Likes Jets' Direction on the Road AheadSpencer Aber - Ex-Jets guard Matt Slauson retires months after scary spine injuryJim Gehman - Where Are They Now: Jeff LagemanMark W. Sanchez - Christian Hackenberg hypes his return: I’m brand-newHere are your missed connections from yesterday.Here’s the thread about nothing, let the force awaken.I hope everyone has a safe and wonderful rest of their day!