For all of positive mojo emanating from this Jets training camp, with the new coaching staff headed by Adam Gase having injected instant energy to a franchise that had been flatlining for the past few years, there’s been a lot of focus and alarm about the team’s deficiency at cornerback.
Before starter Trumaine Johnson suffered a hamstring injury that sidelined him 12 days ago and before Johnson’s replacement, undrafted rookie Kyron Brown, went down with a hamstring injury, cornerback already was a weak link on the defense.
The situation became so dire that Jamal Adams, the Jets’ top safety and arguably their best defensive player, announced, “If they need me to go to corner, I’ll go to corner.