FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Only seven of the 252 players drafted in 2008 remain on active NFL rosters. Two of those seven play for the New York Jets -- quarterback Joe Flacco and left tackle Duane Brown. It was one of the first things the '08 classmates talked about when Brown signed on Aug. 15.
"We joked about it," Brown said. "It's a blessing, man. It's a blessing."
For them, yes. For the Jets, it might not be a laughing matter.
An organization that prides itself on youth -- the bedrock of their entire rebuilding plan -- will start the season with a 37-year-old left tackle protecting the blind side of a 37-year-old quarterback, assuming Zach Wilson's surgically repaired knee isn't ready by Week 1.