FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- The New York Jets' secondary wants to create its own identity, the way the Seattle Seahawks did with the "Legion of Boom." In terms of national reputation, the Jets' defensive backs are just baby boomers, but they're planning to change that in 2018.
They have talent, swagger and, yes, a self-proclaimed nickname: "New Jack City," named after the 1991 gangster movie starring Wesley Snipes. The players have black T-shirts that feature a white Manhattan skyline, with "New Jack City" emblazoned in black letters across the skyline.
"We want people to fear us when we walk out [on the field]," cornerback Morris Claiborne said.