This is interesting – the Jets have listed No. 3 overall pick Quinnen Williams as a second-stringer on their first depth chart of the season. Of course, pre-season depth charts don’t mean a ton in and of themselves, but it is notable that Williams is slated to back up Steve McLendon at defensive tackle in Week 1. Things can also change between now and Sunday when the Jets face the Bills.
As we get set for the season to begin, here’s more from the AFC East:
- The Patriots traded for offensive linemen Korey Cunningham (Cardinals) and Jermaine Eluemunor (Ravens) in part because of early-season retirements from Jared Veldheer and Brian Schwenke. “We lost two guys that probably would have made our roster — Veldheer and Schwenke — they both retired early,” Bill Belichick said in a radio spot (via ESPN.com’s Mike Reiss). The Pats’ OL trading didn’t stop there, either, they also swung a move for Bills center Russell Bodine on Friday.
- Belichick is unsure how the center position will work out with David Andrews on IR (Twitter link via NESN’s Doug Kyed). Kyed expects Ted Karras to man the spot in Week 1, but Russell Bodine could also push for it.
- Jachai Polite was fined more than $100K during his time with the Jets, Mike Florio of PFT hears. Over the weekend, the Jets shocked everyone in the league by cutting Polite, a 2019 third-round pick. Apparently, his behavior and conduct led to the shocking release. Polite will now try to make a mark in Seattle as a member of their practice squad.
Makes a little more sense now why Polite was cut. Raiders wouldn’t do that to AB. That would leave the Raiders in a huge cap crunch.