Whereas a lot of the Jets have been getting ready to face the Steelers because the schedule was launched in Might, Harrison Phillips had been anticipating to play the Bears this week as a member of the Vikings.
Then, he bought traded to the Jets on Aug. 20.
The defensive deal with has been getting a crash course within the Jets protection since then and will get the majority of the reps Sunday subsequent to Quinnen Williams.
“[It’s been] sort of a mixture of like a baptism by hearth but additionally relearning to journey a motorcycle sort of a factor,” Phillips mentioned. “It’s quite a lot of new. It’s quite a lot of new vocabulary and quite a lot of totally different schemes, however it’s similar to the protection I ran after I was in Buffalo a handful of years in the past so there’s some carry-over. It’s sort of like knocking the cobwebs off. I feel what’s actually cool is to see how cohesive we’re enjoying as a protection. I feel that’s essential this early on within the season.”
Defensive coordinator Steve Wilks mentioned it doesn’t look like Phillips simply arrived.
“To be fairly sincere, I see sure issues on tape, and changes, issues that we do based mostly off sure seems to be, and he’s executing them like he’s been right here. At that cut-off date, it was like a day or two,” Wilks mentioned. “So, for him to have the ability to grasp the playbook like that, Coach [Cameron Davis] did an incredible job in spending further time with him. He’s a sensible man, a veteran man.”
Wilks mentioned Phillips provides the Jets a unique dimension on the line of defense.
“He provides physicality and toughness,” Wilks mentioned. “[He’s] a veteran that’s good, that’s been round. To have the ability to have a man like that to play alongside Quinnen, I feel simply actually accents and enhances the issues that Quinnen goes to have the ability to do.”
The Jets elevated WR Tyler Johnson off the apply squad for Sunday’s recreation.
Additionally they formally positioned RG Alijah Vera-Tucker on injured reserve.
The Steelers and crew captain Cam Heyward have agreed to a contract adjustment that can get the defensive deal with on the sphere for Sunday’s recreation.
The brand new contract provides greater than $3 million in incentives, on high of his earlier $14.75 million deal.
