Jets rookie linebacker Darron Lee making strides

Darron Lee #50, New York Jets rookie linebacker, leaps high in the air to intercept a pass during team training camp at Atlantic Health Jets Training Center in Florham Park, NJ on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2016. Photo Credit: James EscherBob Glauber

Glauber has been Newsday's national football columnist since 1992. He was Newsday's football writer covering the Jets and

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Darron Lee stood in the middle of the defense, knees bent, head moving side to side surveying the offensive formation, and awaited the snap.

As soon as Bryce Petty got the ball, Lee quickly dropped a few steps back, awaiting the pass. Positioned perfectly, Lee held his ground in front of tight end Zach Sudfeld and…