Thanks to Brian over at thejetsblog for passing this item along about another Jets rookie free agent signing. One of the team's first signings Sunday night was Danny Woodhead, of Division II Chadron State, the NCAA career rushing leader. These names will be trickling in all week, though the Jets probably won't confirm any of them until this weekend's rookie minicamp. The Jets have roster room to sign a total of nine players.
Also, I spoke with Ohio State coach Jim Tressel this morning regarding the "takes some plays/games off" charge against Vernon Gholston, the Jets first-round pick. There will be more in tomorrow's paper, but one thing Tressel stressed several times was Gholston's sack and tackle numbers fluctuated for a reason: his role in Ohio State's 4-3 defensive scheme wasn't strictly as a pass rusher or a run stopper.
"When you're a D-end who is sometimes a drop guy, there are going to be times where you're not going forward," said Tressel, who later said he didn't see any issues for Gholston becoming an outside linebacker in the Jets 3-4 defense. "There are times where you'll be in the scuffle and sometimes when you're out in your zone."
Tressel is also familiar with Purdue's Dustin Keller, who, after a trade, turned out to be the Jets second pick of the first round. Ohio State beat Purdue, 23-7, with the nation's top-rated defense having an easy night...with one exception.
"If you watched our game against them last year, we played well defensively, but the one thing we didn’t have an answer for was Dustin Keller," Tressel said of the tight end, who finished the game with seven receptions for 101 yards. "We stopped everything and everyone else but him."
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I need a Woodhead Jets jersey!