Status of Benched New York Jets Defensive Star Clears Up ‘A Little More’
The benching of a New York Jets defensive star two weeks ago was looped into reporting about franchise dysfunction.
Two weeks ago New York Jets safety Tony Adams was benched before their game with the Indianapolis Colts.
No reason was given, not before the game or after the game.
Entering Sunday’s game with the Seattle Seahawks, interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich said that Adams will play “a little more,” according to media around the team.
A little more, in this case, would be more than the zero snaps he played on defense due to the benching against Indianapolis.
It was a curious decision to say the least.
Starting safety Chuck Clark had just returned from injury and the expectation was that Clark and Adams would be in the defensive backfield together against the Colts.
When that didn’t transpire Ulbrich addressed the benching on Monday after the game, but with little specificity.
“I’d rather not expand on that,” he said to reporters. He also said that “a lot of different things went into the decision.”
There was no indication that Adams was hurt, as he wasn’t on the injury report before the game and hasn’t been on the injury report this week.
But, last Tuesday, team owner Woody Johnson decided to fire general manager Joe Douglas, which set off a flurry of reporting about the behind-the-scenes drama at Florham Park.
The Athletic reported about Johnson’s increasing involvement in team decisions, including nixing trades and even suggesting that the coaching staff bench one of the team’s star players, which didn’t transpire.
