The 2016 New York Jets season was the franchise's 47th season in the

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, the 57th overall and the second under

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. The team failed to improve on their 10–6 record from

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, and missed the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season, instead finishing 5–11 and last in their division.

Transactions

Coaching staff and personnel changes

*Special teams coordinator

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, special teams assistant coach Steve Hagen and assistant offensive line coach Ron Heller were fired on January 6, 2016. * Brant Boyer was named the special teams coordinator on February 3, 2016. *Jeff Hammerschmidt was named assistant special teams coach on February 5, 2016. *

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was named assistant offensive line coach, Tim Atkins was named defensive quality control coach and

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was promoted to assistant defensive line coach on February 9, 2016.

Players

Arrivals

*The Jets signed Joseph Anderson, Deion Barnes, Brandon Bostick,

Jarvis Harrison Jarvis Harrison (born December 25, 1991) is a former American football offensive guard. He played college football at Texas A&M, and was drafted by the New York Jets in the fifth round in the 2015 NFL Draft. Early years A native of Navasota, ...

, Julian Howsare,

Wes Saxton William Earl Saxton Jr. (born August 13, 1993) is an American football tight end for the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League (USFL). He played college football at South Alabama. He has been a member of the New York Jets, Was ...

, Kevin Short,

Deon Simon Deon Lee Simon (born July 6, 1990) is a former American football nose tackle. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the seventh round of the 2015 NFL Draft. He played college football at Northwestern State. Early years Simon attended Glen Oaks ...

Julian Stanford Julian Stanford (born September 2, 1990) is an American football linebacker who is a free agent. He played college football at Wagner College and was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2012. He has also played for t ...

to reserve/future contracts on January 5, 2016. *The Jets signed

Kendall James Kendall James (born June 29, 1992) is a former American football cornerback. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the sixth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Maine. High school James attended the Union County Aca ...

to a reserve/future contract on January 7, 2016. *The Jets signed Lawrence Okoye, Jesse Davis, Adrien Robinson, and

Craig Watts Craig Watts Jr. (born June 20, 1991) is an American football coach and former offensive guard. He was signed by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2014. He attended West Texas A&M where he was a four-year letterman and twice na ...

to reserve/future contracts on January 11, 2016. *The Jets signed

Chandler Worthy Chandler Regis Worthy (born September 15, 1993) is a Canadian football wide receiver for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2015, and has also been a me ...

to a reserve/future contract on January 12, 2016. *The Jets signed Sean Hickey and Dominique Williams to reserve/future contracts on January 19, 2016. *The Jets signed Titus Davis to a reserve/future contract on January 28, 2016. *The Jets signed Dri Archer to a reserve/future contract on February 3, 2016. *The Jets signed

Kyle Brindza Kyle Brindza (born January 13, 1993) is a former American football placekicker. He played college football at Notre Dame. He signed as an undrafted free agent with the Detroit Lions in 2015 and was traded to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, where he p ...

to a reserve/future contract on February 5, 2016. *The Jets signed Freddie Bishop III on February 16, 2016. *The Jets signed Matt Forte and Khiry Robinson on March 10, 2016. *The Jets signed

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on March 21, 2016. *The Jets signed Darryl Morris on March 25, 2016. *The Jets signed Jarvis Jenkins on March 30, 2016. *The Jets signed Bruce Carter on April 4, 2016 *The Jets signed Jeremy Ross on April 8, 2016. *The Jets signed Luke Marquardt on April 20, 2016. *The Jets signed undrafted free agents Robby Anderson, Tarow Barney, Quenton Bundrage,

Kyle Friend Kyle Allen Friend (born April 3, 1994) is a former American football center. He played college football at Temple and signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2016. Early years Friend attended Cumberland Valley High School wh ...

Tom Hackett Tom Hackett (born 10 May 1992) is an Australian former professional American football punter. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the New York Jets in 2016. He played college football for the Utah Utes. Hackett won the Ray Guy Award in ...

Jalin Marshall Jalin Delane Marshall (born July 21, 1995) is an American football wide receiver and return specialist for the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent following the 2016 ...

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, Helva Matungulu, Doug Middleton, Julien Obioha,

Claude Pelon Claudeson Pelon (born November 27, 1992) is a former American football defensive end. He played college football at USC and was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2016. Early years Pelon attended Agape Christian Academ ...

, Lawrence Thomas and

Jason Vander Laan Jason Kenneth Vander Laan (born September 22, 1992) is a former American football tight end and current offensive coordinator for Rockford High School. He played college football as a quarterback at Ferris State. Vander Laan was signed by th ...

on May 5, 2016. *The Jets signed Bryson Keeton and claimed Jerome Cunningham off waivers on May 9, 2016. *The Jets signed Romar Morris on May 24, 2016. *The Jets signed Shelby Harris on June 1, 2016. *The Jets signed Mike Liedtke on June 2, 2016. *The Jets signed Kyle Williams on June 17, 2016. *The Jets signed Bernard Pierce on July 27, 2016. *The Jets signed Terry Williams on August 3, 2016. *The Jets signed

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on August 4, 2016. *The Jets claimed Chris King off waivers on August 6, 2016. *The Jets signed Anthony Kelly and Christo Bilukidi on August 8, 2016. *The Jets re-signed Julien Obioha and placed him on injured reserve on August 10, 2016. *The Jets signed Lache Seastrunk on August 13, 2016. *The Jets signed Terry Williams and

Jake Ceresna Jacob Tanner Ceresna (born July 9, 1994) is an American football defensive end for the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Cortland. Ceresna has also been a member of the New York Jets, Ottawa Redbl ...

on August 14, 2016. *The Jets signed Antone Smith on August 16, 2016. *The Jets claimed Braedon Bowman, Brian Parker,

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and

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off waivers on September 4, 2016. *The Jets signed Antonio Allen on September 6, 2016. *The Jets signed Braedon Bowman on September 23, 2016.

Departures

*The Jets waived

on February 18, 2016. *The Jets released Antonio Cromartie on February 22, 2016. *The Jets released Jeremy Kerley and Jeff Cumberland on March 9, 2016. *The Jets waived Sean Hickey on May 7, 2016. *The Jets waived Adrien Robinson and Dri Archer on May 9, 2016. *The Jets waived Jerome Cunningham on Mary 24, 2016. *The Jets waived Lawrence Okoye on June 1, 2016. *The Jets waived Luke Marquardt on June 2, 2016. *The Jets waived Quenton Bundrage on June 17, 2016. *The Jets waived

Zac Stacy Zachary Latrell Stacy (born April 9, 1991) is a former American football running back and domestic abuser. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He played college football at Vanderbilt. He also played ...

on July 27, 2016. *The Jets waived

on July 28, 2016. *The Jets waived/injured

on August 3, 2016. *The Jets waived Terry Williams on August 4, 2016. * Titus Davis left the team on August 6, 2016. *The Jets waived/injured Julien Obioha and placed Chris King on the reserve/did not report list on August 8, 2016. *The Jets waived/injured Matthew Tucker on August 13, 2016. *The Jets waived Anthony Kelly and Christo Bilukidi left the team on August 14, 2016. *The Jets placed Bernard Pierce on injured reserve on August 16, 2016. Pierce was released from the reserve list on August 20, 2016. *The Jets released Deion Barnes, Jesse Davis,

, Shelby Harris,

, Helva Matungulu, Lache Seastrunk,

, Kyle Williams and Terry Williams on August 28, 2016. *The Jets waived/injured Dion Bailey, Jake Ceresna and Romar Morris on August 30, 2016. *The Jets released Jeremy Ross and Antone Smith, waived/injured Trevor Reilly and waived Jace Amaro, Tarow Barney, Freddie Bishop III, Tommy Bohanon, Taiwan Jones, Bryson Keeton, Mike Liedtke, Doug Middleton, Dee Milliner, Darryl Morris,

, Kevin Short, Zach Sudfeld,

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and

on September 3, 2016. *The Jets waived Ronald Martin,

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and Dominique Williams and waived/injured Khiry Robinson on September 4, 2016. *The Jets released

and Trevor Reilly from their injured reserve list and waived Brian Parker from the active roster after he failed his physical on September 6, 2016. *The Jets waived Braedon Bowman on September 13, 2016. *The Jets waived

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on September 22, 2016.

Trades

= To Jets

= *The

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traded Ryan Clady and their seventh round selection in the

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for the Jets' fifth round selection in the 2016 draft on April 10, 2016.

Practice squad

=Arrivals

= *The Jets signed

, Myles White, Freddie Bishop III, Bryson Keeton and Doug Middleton on September 4, 2016. *The Jets signed

, Ronald Martin, Dominique Williams and Raheem Mostert on September 6, 2016. *The Jets signed Victor Ochi and Wendall Williams on September 12, 2016. *The Jets signed Braedon Bowman on September 19, 2016. *The Jets signed

on September 24, 2016.

=Departures

= *The Jets waived Raheem Mostert and Myles White on September 12, 2016. *The Jets waived

on September 19, 2016.

Free agents

Draft

Notes * The Jets traded their fifth-round selection to the

in exchange for Denver's seventh-round selection and offensive tackle Ryan Clady. * The Jets traded their seventh-round selection to the Houston Texans in exchange for

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; the selection was upgraded to a sixth-rounder as a result of Fitzpatrick's playing time with the Jets in

. * The Jets traded their 2017 fourth-round selection to the

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in exchange for their 2016 fifth-round selection, which they used to select

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Preseason

Schedule

Regular season

Schedule

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

Division

Conference

Staff

Final roster

Regular season results

Week 1: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

The Jets held a 22–20 lead going into the final minute, but Mike Nugent kicked the game-winning field goal for the Bengals with 54 seconds remaining. With the loss, the Jets started 0–1. This was also their first home loss to the Bengals since

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Week 2: at Buffalo Bills

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from Pro Football Reference

Week 3: at Kansas City Chiefs

Ryan Fitzpatrick threw a season high six interceptions in the loss. The Jets turned the ball over eight times as a team total. This was the first time the Jets turned it over 6+ times since

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against the Bengals.

Week 4: vs. Seattle Seahawks

With the loss, the Jets fell to 1-3.

Week 5: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 6: at Arizona Cardinals

Ryan Fitzpatrick was benched midway through the fourth quarter in favor of Geno Smith as the Jets fell to 1–5 on the season. This was the Jets' first loss to the Cardinals since

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, when the Cardinals were based in St. Louis.

Week 7: vs. Baltimore Ravens

With the win, the Jets went to 2-5 and picked up their first home win of 2016.

Week 8: at Cleveland Browns

With the comeback win, the Jets improved to 3-5.

Week 9: at Miami Dolphins

With the loss, the Jets fell to 3-6 and lost at

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for the first time since 2011.

Week 10: vs. Los Angeles Rams

In a game that involved one touchdown (which was the Jets' only score, with the failed PAT) and 3 field goals (all by the Rams), the Jets fell to 3–7 in their first meeting with the Rams as a Los Angeles team since

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Week 12: vs. New England Patriots

With the heartbreaking loss, the Jets fell to 3-8.

Week 13: vs. Indianapolis Colts

With the huge loss, the Jets fell to 3–9, and were mathematically eliminated from postseason contention for the sixth consecutive season. It was the Jets' first loss to the Colts since the 2009 AFC Championship Game.

Week 14: at San Francisco 49ers

With the win, the Jets improved to 4-9. They also improved to 3-10 all time against the 49ers.

Week 15: vs. Miami Dolphins

With the loss, the Jets fell to 4–10 and were swept by the Dolphins for the first time since

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Week 16: at New England Patriots

With the loss, the Jets fell to 4–11. They were also given their worst defeat since losing 49–9 to Cincinnati in 2013 and their worst loss to the Patriots since

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Week 17: vs. Buffalo Bills

With the win, the Jets finished their season at 5-11, and swept Buffalo for the first time since 2011. In this game, the Bills botched a kickoff return, when no when on the Bills went to recover a kick in the endzone. The result was Doug Middleton recovering the kick for a touchdown

References

External links

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