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New York Jets build around Quinnen Williams with 49ers-based blueprint

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- New York Jets general manager Joe Douglas said it the day he walked in the door: A championship team is built from the inside out, meaning strong offensive and defensive lines.

Two months ago, he hired coach Robert Saleh, the former San Francisco 49ers' defensive coordinator who reached the Super Bowl after the 2019 season with a front four that was loaded with talent and former first-round picks.

Meld the two philosophies, and you can understand why two of the Jets' biggest free-agent acquisitions have been defensive linemen, Carl Lawson and Sheldon Rankins.