A myth dispelled: The Jets do, in fact, leak plans to the media

Call in the plumbers

Heading into the draft there was a larger narrative around the new New York Jets leadership and how they had “sealed the leaks” that had plagued the team in recent years. For example, here was a tweet from just earlier this week.

But a narrative doesn’t make something true.

Indeed, this story already was a bit odd given that the Jets made one high profile free agent signing, which was quarterback Justin Fields… a player that it had been reported for weeks prior to free agency that they were enamored with.

The first two rounds of the draft really put a damper on this story though. The Jets’ first round pick was left tackle Armand Membou, a player that had been linked to them more than anyone in the weeks prior to the draft. Indeed, ESPN had him as the leading candidate for that pick three weeks before the draft with a 23% chance of being the Jets pick, and reports had him as the Jets preferred pick for over a month.

The Jets second round pick was tight end Mason Taylor, another player that they were regularly linked to in the lead up to the draft via insider mock drafts and were even directly linked to the morning before Round 2 began.

Leaks are just part of the league. No team is leak free, and neither are the Jets. While it made for a nice narrative, it seems that’s all it was: a narrative.