Armand Membou draft selection puts Jets in rare air

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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- A look at what's happening around the New York Jets:

1. Big investment: It started in 2020 and it continued through Thursday night with the selection of tackle Armand Membou. It's quite extraordinary, almost historic.

The Jets became the first team in a quarter century to select four first-round offensive linemen in a six-draft span, according to ESPN Research. The last teams to do it were the Detroit Lions and Seattle Seahawks, both from 1996 to 2001.

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