Jets running back Le'Veon Bell stretches during warmups before facing the Falcons in a preseason game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Thursday in Atlanta. Credit: Getty Images/Kevin C. Cox
Things got quite heated during a hot late-August practice and veteran linebacker Jordan Jenkins decided it was time to make it hotter.
Jenkins purposely started a fight. He and left guard Alex Lewis threw punches. Other players were involved. It’s an old trick that usually reveals something about your team and teammates, and it was “a good thing,” according to Jenkins.
“If you’re not fighting, you’re not going to be able to bring it on game day,” Jenkins said.