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Can Jets rookie Olu Fashanu become another 'Brick' in the wall?

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

Looking for Mr. Right

From 2006 to 2015, the Jets never had to worry about left tackle. D'Brickashaw Ferguson was there every season, every game, every snap. Remarkably, he never missed a snap in his career due to injury; the only time he left the field was on a gadget play at the end of the 2008 season.

Since Ferguson's retirement, the Jets have used 10 different starters at left tackle -- a revolving door of players ranging in age from 21 (Mekhi Becton, 2020) to 37 (Duane Brown, 2023).