The 2017 New York Jets season was the

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's 48th

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in the

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, the 58th overall and the third under

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. After losing their first two games, the first such start to a season since

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, the Jets had an impressive three-game winning streak to improve to 3–2. However, the Jets collapsed and ended up winning only two games after Week 5. They equaled their record from the previous season, missed the playoffs for a seventh consecutive season, and were the solitary AFC team to not have one player make the Pro Bowl. It was the first time the Jets had won seven or fewer games in consecutive seasons since their 4–28 two-season streak of

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and

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Transactions

Coaching staff and front office personnel changes

Arrivals

*The Jets signed defensive lineman

Kenny Anunike Kenny Chidozie Anunike (born May 22, 1990) is a former American football defensive end and current football coach. He played college football at Duke. After going undrafted Kenny spent two years with the Denver Broncos with which he won Super B ...

and Claude Pelon, receiver Darius Jennings, fullback Chris Swain and tight end Jason Vander Laan to reserve/future contracts on January 2, 2017. *The Jets signed kicker

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to a reserve/future contract on January 4, 2017. *The Jets signed long snapper Zach Triner to a reserve/future contract on January 5, 2017. *The Jets signed fullback Julian Howsare and receivers

Myles White Myles Howard White (born March 30, 1990) is an American football wide receivers coach for the Miami University RedHawks of the MAC (NCAA FBS). He played college football at Louisiana Tech. White was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undra ...

and Deshon Foxx to reserve/future contracts on January 11, 2017. *The Jets signed outside linebacker Frank Beltre to a reserve/future contract on January 14, 2017. *The Jets signed inside linebacker

Jeff Luc Jeff Luc (born February 14, 1992) is a former American football linebacker. He previously attended Florida State University. In June 2012, Luc transferred to play at Cincinnati. Luc was a 2009 ''USA Today'' High School All-American selection. ...

to a reserve/future contract on January 18, 2017. *The Jets signed receiver

Frankie Hammond Frankie Hammond Jr. (born February 17, 1990) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football for the University of Florida and was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2013. College career Hamm ...

to a reserve/future contract on January 23, 2017. *The Jets signed long snapper Josh Latham and claimed defensive lineman Mike Pennel off waivers on February 7, 2017. *The Jets signed offensive lineman

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on February 8, 2017. *The Jets signed offensive lineman

Kelvin Beachum Kelvin Lee Beachum Jr. (born June 8, 1989) is an American football offensive tackle for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at SMU and was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the seven ...

and kicker

Chandler Catanzaro Chandler Catanzaro (born February 26, 1991) is a former American football placekicker. He was signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2014 and later played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New York Jets, and Carolina Panthers. ...

on March 10, 2017. *The Jets signed cornerback

Morris Claiborne Morris Lee Claiborne (born February 7, 1990) is a former American football cornerback. He played college football at Louisiana State University (LSU), where he won the Jim Thorpe Award as the best defensive back in the country and was unanimous ...

on March 18, 2017. *The Jets signed quarterback

Josh McCown Joshua Treadwell McCown (born July 4, 1979) is an American football quarterback who is a free agent. He attended Jacksonville High School in Jacksonville, Texas, where he was named the East Texas Player of the Year and earned All-State honorabl ...

on March 20, 2017. *The Jets signed wide receiver

Quinton Patton Quinton Arne Patton (born August 9, 1990) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Louisiana Tech, and was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the fourth round of the 2013 NFL Draft. Early years Patton was b ...

on March 23, 2017. *The Jets signed offensive lineman

Jonotthan Harrison Jonotthan Harrison (born August 25, 1991) is an American football Center (gridiron football), center who is a free agent. He played college football at Florida Gators football, Florida. He was not selected during the 2014 NFL Draft, but signed w ...

on March 28, 2017. *The Jets signed tight end Brian Parker on April 6, 2017. *The Jets signed cornerback John Ojo on April 7, 2017. *The Jets signed linebacker Julian Stanford on April 17, 2017. *The Jets claimed offensive lineman Alex Balducci off waivers on May 3, 2017. *The Jets signed

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linebackers Austin Calitro and Connor Harris, wide receivers Brisly Estime and Gabe Marks, cornerback Xavier Coleman, fullback/tight end Anthony Firkser, defensive lineman Patrick Gamble and offensive lineman Javarius Leamon. *The Jets signed offensive linemen

Ben Braden Benjamin Alan Braden (born March 9, 1994) is an American football guard who is a free agent. He played college football at Michigan. Professional career New York Jets Braden signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent on May 7, ...

and Chris Bordelon on May 7, 2017. *The Jets claimed

K. D. Cannon Ka'Darius O'Keith Cannon (born November 5, 1995) is an American football wide receiver for the DC Defenders of the XFL (2020), XFL. He played college football at Baylor Bears football, Baylor. He has played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the ...

off waivers on May 9, 2017. *The Jets signed linebacker Jevaris Jones on May 15, 2017. *The Jets signed wide receiver Deshon Foxx on May 22, 2017. *The Jets signed defensive back Corey White on May 25, 2017. *The Jets signed wide receiver Chris Harper on May 30, 2017. *The Jets signed defensive back Shamarko Thomas on June 1, 2017. *The Jets signed wide receiver

Devin Street Devin Curtis Street (born March 30, 1991) is a former American football wide receiver. He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the fifth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Pittsburgh. Early years Str ...

on June 5, 2017. *The Jets signed linebacker Spencer Paysinger on June 9, 2017. *The Jets signed running back

Jordan Todman Jordan Todman (born February 24, 1990) is a former American football running back. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the sixth round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football at Connecticut. Todman has also played for the Minne ...

on June 13, 2017. *The Jets signed wide receiver

Marquess Wilson Marquess Willis Wilson (born September 14, 1992) is a former American football wide receiver. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the seventh round in the 2013 NFL Draft. He played college football for Washington State University. College c ...

on June 20, 2017. *The Jets claimed wide receiver

Lucky Whitehead Rodney Darnell "Lucky" Whitehead Jr. (born June 2, 1992) is an American professional football wide receiver for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played high school football at Osbourn High School in Manassas, Virginia. H ...

off waivers on July 26, 2017. *The Jets claimed running back

Marcus Murphy Marcus Murphy (born October 3, 1991) is an American football running back and return specialist who is a free agent. He played college football at Missouri Tigers football, Missouri. While at Missouri, he was named as a First-team All-Southeast ...

off waivers on July 27, 2017. *The Jets signed tight end

Chris Gragg Christopher Le'Edward Gragg (born June 30, 1990) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end for three seasons with the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). Born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, Gragg played ...

on July 28, 2017. *The Jets signed defensive lineman

Devon Still Devon Joshua Still (born July 11, 1989) is a former American football defensive end. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the second round of the 2012 NFL Draft. He played college football at Penn State Nittany Lions football, Penn State, ...

and Jeremy Faulk and wide receiver

Bruce Ellington Bruce Ellington (born August 22, 1991) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at South Carolina and was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. High school career In high ...

on August 4, 2017. *The Jets signed fullback Algie Brown on August 5, 2017. *The Jets claimed defensive back Robenson Therezie off waivers on August 13, 2017. *The Jets signed wide receiver Daniel Williams on August 14, 2017. *The Jets signed wide receiver Kenbrell Thompkins on August 16, 2017. *The Jets signed tight end Brandon Barnes on August 23, 2017. *The Jets claimed defensive end

Kony Ealy Kony Montoy Ealy (born December 21, 1991) is a gridiron football defensive end for the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Missouri and was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the second round of th ...

off waivers on August 27, 2017. *The Jets signed cornerback Armagedon Draughn on August 28, 2017. *The Jets claimed wide receivers Kalif Raymond and

Damore'ea Stringfellow Damore’ea Denzell Stringfellow (born October 18, 1994) is an American football wide receiver for the Carolina Cobras of the National Arena League (NAL). He played college football at the University of Washington and the University of Mississi ...

, tight end

Will Tye Wilhelm Tye (born November 4, 1991) is a former American football tight end. He played college football at Florida State Seminoles football, Florida State and Stony Brook Seawolves football, Stony Brook, and signed with the New York Giants in 201 ...

, and linebacker

Edmond Robinson Edmond Robinson, Jr. (born February 23, 1992) is an American football linebacker for the Arlington Renegades of the XFL. He played college football at Newberry. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the seventh round of the 2015 NFL Draft. ...

off waivers on September 3, 2017. *The Jets signed linebacker Bruce Carter on September 4, 2017.

Departures

*Kicker

Nick Folk Nicholas Alexander Folk (born Niklaus Aleksandre Faulke, November 5, 1984) is an American football placekicker for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Arizona, where he received first-tea ...

and right tackle

Breno Giacomini Breno Gomes Giacomini (born September 27, 1985) is a former American football offensive tackle. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round in the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Louisville. Giacomini is of Brazi ...

were released on February 23, 2017. *Center

Nick Mangold Nicholas Allan Mangold (born January 13, 1984) is a former American football center. He played college football at Ohio State, and was drafted by the New York Jets in the first round of the 2006 NFL Draft. Mangold was a seven-time Pro Bowl selec ...

was released on February 25, 2017. *Wide receiver

Brandon Marshall Brandon Tyrone Marshall (born March 23, 1984) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for 13 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UCF Knights, and was drafted by ...

was released on March 3, 2017. *Cornerback

Darrelle Revis Darrelle Shavar Revis (born July 14, 1985) is an American former football cornerback who played in National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons, primarily with the New York Jets. He played college football at Pittsburgh and was selected in the ...

and running back

Khiry Robinson Khiry Robinson (born December 28, 1989) is an American football running back for the Tiburones de Cancún of the Fútbol Americano de México (FAM). Robinson signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2013. He graduated from ...

were released on March 9, 2017. *Defensive lineman

and Julien Obioha, linebacker

, running back

Brandon Burks Brandon Barnard Burks (born November 1, 1993) is an American gridiron football running back who is a free agent. He played college football at Troy. Burks was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2016. College career Bur ...

, wide receiver Darius Jennings and long snapper Josh Latham were waived on April 26, 2017. *Safety

Marcus Gilchrist Marcus Tyler Gilchrist (born December 8, 1988) is a former American football Safety (gridiron football position), safety. He played college football at Clemson Tigers football, Clemson. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the second roun ...

was released and fullback Chris Swain and cornerback

Nick Marshall Nicholas Deshawn Marshall Sr. (born June 30, 1992) is an American football cornerback for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Fo ...

were waived on May 4, 2017. *Cornerback John Ojo was waived on May 6, 2017. *Offensive lineman

Donald Hawkins Donald Hawkins (born April 22, 1992) is a gridiron football tackle for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Northwest Mississippi Community College and the University of Texas. Hawkins ha ...

and long snapper Zach Triner were released on May 7, 2017. *Wide receiver Deshon Foxx was waived on May 9, 2017. *Linebacker Austin Calitro was released on May 15, 2017. *Wide receiver Brisly Estime was waived on May 25, 2017. *Tight end Braedon Bowman was waived on May 30, 2017. *Linebacker Jervaris Jones was waived on June 1, 2017. *Linebacker David Harris was released on June 6, 2017. *Wide receiver

Eric Decker Eric Thomas Decker (born March 15, 1987) is a former American football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons. He played college football and college baseball at the University of Minnesota, and was dra ...

was released on June 12, 2017. *Wide receiver

was waived on July 26, 2017. *Running back Brandon Wilds was waived on July 27, 2017. *Wide receiver

was waived on July 28, 2017. *Defensive lineman

Brandin Bryant Brandin Bryant (born September 16, 1993) is an American football defensive tackle for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida Atlantic and was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undr ...

was waived on August 4, 2017. *Wide receiver

was waived on August 5, 2017. *Fullback Algie Brown was waived on August 13, 2017. *Wide receiver Deshon Foxx was waived on August 14, 2017. *Safety

Doug Middleton Douglas O'Neal Middleton Jr. (born September 25, 1993) is an American football safety who is a free agent. He played college football at Appalachian State, and signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2016. Early years and coll ...

was waived on August 16, 2017. *Wide receiver

was released on August 23, 2017. *Defensive lineman Anthony Johnson was waived on August 27, 2017. *Defensive lineman

was released on August 28, 2017. *Offensive lineman

and Craig Watts, wide receivers Chris Harper and

, tight end Brandon Barnes, defensive lineman Jeremy Faulk, linebacker Spencer Paysinger, defensive backs Armagedon Draughn and David Rivers and kicker

were released on September 1, 2017. *Running backs Anthony Firkser,

Romar Morris Romar Morris (born October 21, 1992) is an American professional gridiron football running back who is a free agent. He was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent at the conclusion of the 2016 NFL Draft. Morris was the NCHSAA Ma ...

and Jahad Thomas, wide receivers

, Gabe Marks,

and Dan Williams, offensive lineman Alex Balducci, Chris Bordelon, Ben Braden and Javarius Leamon, defensive lineman Patrick Gamble, Deon Simon and Lawrence Thomas, linebackers Frank Beltre and Connor Harris, defensive backs Xavier Coleman and Robenson Therezie were waived and wide receiver Kenbrell Thompkins, safety Shamarko Thomas, and long snapper Tanner Purdum were released on September 2, 2017. *Running back

, tight end Jason Vander Laan and linebacker Freddie Bishop were waived and linebacker Bruce Carter was released on September 3, 2017.

Practice squad

Arrivals

*The Jets signed linebacker Frank Beltre, offensive lineman Ben Braden, cornerback Xavier Coleman and defensive lineman Deon Simon to the practice squad on September 3, 2017. *The Jets signed defensive lineman Patrick Gamble, linebacker Freddie Bishop, offensive lineman Geoff Gray, running back

, wide receiver

JoJo Natson Bruce "JoJo" Natson Jr. (born February 1, 1994) is a former American football wide receiver and return specialist. He played college football at Utah State and Akron. College career Natson played for three seasons at Utah State where he is ti ...

and cornerback

Terrell Sinkfield Terrell Sinkfield Jr. (born December 10, 1990) is a former gridiron football wide receiver. He was a member of the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Northern Iowa. In his career Sinkfield has ...

to the practice squad on September 4, 2017.

Trades

*The Jets traded safety Calvin Pryor to the

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for linebacker

Demario Davis Demario Davis (born January 11, 1989) is an American football linebacker for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the New York Jets in the third round of the 2012 NFL Draft. He played college football a ...

on June 1, 2017. *The Jets traded cornerback Dexter McDougle to the

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for safety

Terrence Brooks Terrence Brooks (born March 2, 1992) is an American football safety who is a free agent. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the third round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Florida State. High school career A native o ...

on August 27, 2017. *The Jets traded safety Ronald Martin to the

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for long snapper Thomas Hennessy on August 28, 2017. *The Jets traded defensive lineman

Sheldon Richardson Sheldon Adam Richardson (born November 29, 1990) is an American football defensive tackle who is a free agent. He played college football at Missouri, and was drafted by the New York Jets in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft. Richardson has ...

and a

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seventh round pick to the

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for a second and seventh round pick in 2018 and wide receiver

Jermaine Kearse Jermaine Levan Kearse (born February 6, 1990) is a former American football wide receiver. He played eight seasons in National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2012 and later won Super Bo ...

on September 1, 2017.

Free agency

Draft

Notes * As the result of a negative differential of free agent signings and departures that the Jets experienced during the free agency period, the team received a third round compensatory selection in 2017 draft. The Jets traded their 2017 fourth round selection to Washington to trade up for

Brandon Shell Brandon McArthur Shell (born February 6, 1992) is an American football offensive tackle for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at South Carolina. He is the great nephew of Pro Football Hall of Fa ...

in the 2016 draft.

Staff

Final roster

Preseason

Regular season

Schedule

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Buffalo Bills

Week 2: at Oakland Raiders

Week 3: vs. Miami Dolphins

Week 4: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 5: at Cleveland Browns

Week 6: vs. New England Patriots

Week 7: at Miami Dolphins

Week 8: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Week 9: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week 10: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 12: vs. Carolina Panthers

Week 13: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week 14: at Denver Broncos

Week 15: at New Orleans Saints

Week 16: vs. Los Angeles Chargers

Week 17: at New England Patriots

Standings

Division

Conference

References

External links

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