The primary week of the NFL season will characteristic some marquee matchups, together with Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets touring to the West Coast to tackle the defending NFC champion San Francisco 49ers on “Monday Night Football.”
If sufficient issues go proper, significantly for the Jets, it may very well be a preview of this season’s Tremendous Bowl.
ESPN host Mike Greenberg is well-known as a Jets fan, and with 49ers left deal with Trent Williams holding out due to a contract dispute, he pleaded for the All-Professional to maintain sitting out, no less than by way of the opener.
“Under no circumstances do you need to be out there Week 1,” Greenberg mentioned, through ESPN Radio.
“They are screwing you, Trent!”@Espngreeny invitations Brandon Aiyuk and Trent Williams to observe Jets-49ers at his home as a substitute of suiting up for San Francisco 🤣 https://t.co/fE6sRMjd4j pic.twitter.com/GVCJwqAxVe
— ESPN Radio (@ESPNRadio) August 28, 2024
Williams is taken into account the sport’s greatest left deal with, even at age 36, however he has been holding out because the begin of coaching camp as a result of he needs a restructured contract.
The 11-time Professional Bowler has the flexibility to neutralize opposing move rushers, and thus New York’s capacity to stress Niners quarterback Brock Purdy could be enormously enhanced if Williams isn’t on the sector come Sept. 9.
New York’s protection has loads of expertise, no less than on paper, with front-seven stars resembling Quinnen Williams, Quincy Williams and Jermaine Johnson II.
Nevertheless, Jets edge rusher Haason Reddick is embroiled in his personal contract dispute and not too long ago requested to be traded as a result of he hasn’t been supplied the kind of extension he has been demanding for months.
The Jets have to date refused to honor that commerce request, however even with out Reddick, they need to have sufficient to make issues troublesome on the 49ers offense, particularly if Williams decides to not play.
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