>> J-E-T-S.
JETS, JETS, JETS!
>> Narrator: PREVIOUSLY ON
"HARD KNOCKS."
>> BE PART OF SOMETHING GREAT.
>> WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE PLAY
YOU'VE SEEN?
>> I LOVE "WICKED."
>> "WICKED."
>> "WICKED" IS MY FAVORITE.
>> FOR SOME MEN IN THIS ROOM
IT'S GOING TO BE THE LAST TIME
YOU EVER STRAP IT UP.
>> WATCHING HOW HARD HE WORKS
EVERY DAY, IT BRINGS ME TO
>> APPRECIATE YOU.
>> I DESERVE TO PLAY WITH Y'ALL.
>> A LOT OF THE YOUNG GUYS ON
THE FOOTBALL TEAM THAT
ARE PLATEAUING.
THEY HAVE HIT A WALL.
NOW THEY ARE JUST KIND OF
EH, EH, EH.
>> IT'S BEEN A HELL OF A CAMP.
A LONG CAMP.
THIS IS THE SHITTY PART COMING
UP IN THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS.
♪ ♪
>> Narrator: YOU CAN CALL
FOOTBALL A GAME,
BUT DON'T DO IT HERE.
TOO MUCH BLOOD, SWEAT, AND TEARS
HAVE ALREADY BEEN SHED FOR THAT.
THIS IS THE HALLWAY TO PROVE IT.
IT RUNS THE LENGTH
OF A FOOTBALL FIELD.
AND EVERY MAN
WHO WANTS TO BE A JET
HAS TO WALK IT.
IF YOU MAKE THE TEAM, YOU'LL BE
STRIDING ALONG THESE POLISHED
FLOORS FOR THE NEXT SIX MONTHS.
IF YOU GET CUT, YOU'LL WALK OUT
IN THE OTHER DIRECTION.
THERE'S NO PLACE TO HIDE HERE.
BUT THIS TEAM DOESN'T THINK
THEY'LL NEED TO.
THEY'VE SPENT THE PAST FOUR
WEEKS PROVING WHAT THEY ARE --
A TEAM ON THE RISE --
BY SHOWING US WHO THEY ARE.
FROM THEIR HEAD COACH
WITH HIS BALLED-UP FISTS
AND KEISTER-KICKING DEFENSE
TO HIS HALL OF FAME QUARTERBACK
WHO SEEMS TO HAVE FOUND
THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH.
IT'S TRUE THE HALL
IS DEAD-STRAIGHT,
AND EVERY NFL SEASON HAS TWISTS,
SO THE METAPHOR'S NOT PERFECT.
BUT IT'S NOT BAD.
BESIDES, THE MOST IMPORTANT PART
OF THIS HALLY IS WHAT LIES
AT ITS END.
FOUR LETTERS THAT NOW MEAN
SOMETHING NEW.
J-E-T-S.
TODAY IS ABOUT LEARNING
WHO'S EARNED THE PRIVILEGE
OF BEING CALLED ONE.
>> ALL RIGHT, GUYS, QUICK LOOK
AHEAD TO WHAT THIS WEEK
REPRESENTS.
FOR THE 53-MAN ROSTER,
PRACTICE SQUAD.
ALL THAT STUFF.
OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS, WE'VE
BROUGHT IT AN UNBELIEVABLE
LOCKER ROOM.
YOU GUYS ARE UNBELIEVABLE
PEOPLE.
YOU ARE GROWN MEN AND YOU'LL BE
TREATED LIKE MEN.
WE'RE GOING TO BE HONEST.
WE ARE GOING TO TELL IT
LIKE IT IS.
IT MIGHT HURT FEELINGS.
IT MIGHT NOT.
I DON'T KNOW, BUT WE WILL BE
CLEAR, STRAIGHTFORWARD, LOYAL
TO YOU THE BEST WE CAN IN THE
CONSTRUCT OF THE BUSINESS.
>> MIGHT BE OUR LAST
OPPORTUNITY.
THIS GAME I FUCKING LOVE TO MY
FUCKING SOUL BUT THE BEST
FUCKING PART OF IT IS THE
RELATIONSHIPS YOU BUILD.
THIS GROUP WILL NOT BE INTACT
EVER AGAIN.
BUT WE WERE FOR A GOOD PERIOD
OF TIME.
BECAUSE OF THAT, WE ARE
FUCKING BROTHERS.
YOU LEAN ON THE BROTHERS.
GOOD TIMES, BAD TIMES,
ALL OF IT.
GUYS, JUST SO WE ALL UNDERSTAND
YOU'RE NOT JUST COMPETING TO
MAKE THIS ROSTER.
GUYS, THERE'S 31 OTHER TEAMS.
ESPECIALLY FROM A D-LINE
PERSPECTIVE, IT'S GOING TO BE
FUCKING HARD TO MAKE THIS TEAM
AS A DEFENSIVE LINEMAN, HARD,
THE HARDEST IN THE NFL.
>> Narrator: CUT DAY.
AND THE HARD TRUTH IS THERE'S
MORE TALENT THAN AVAILABLE
ROSTER SPOTS.
WITH EXPERIENCED VETERANS
AND A BUDDING SUPERSTAR,
THE JETS ARE LOADED
AT RECEIVER.
THAT MIGHT MEAN TROUBLE FOR
ROOKIE RECEIVERS XAVIER GIPSON
AND JASON BROWNLEE.
>> HE PROVED ME WRONG.
RESPECT.
>> RESPECT.
BUT I'M STILL TOP DOG.
>> Narrator: THEY'VE BECOME
GOOD FRIENDS.
BUT ON CUT DAY, EVERYONE
HAS TO WALK ALONE.
>> HAVE A SEAT.
>> LOOK, MAN.
COMING OUT OF SOUTHERN MISS
BEING AN UNDRAFTED FREE AGENT,
IT CAN BE A TOUGH THING TO MAKE
A TEAM, MAKE AN NFL SQUAD.
THE ODDS ARE STACKED AGAINST YOU
FROM THE BEGINNING.
BUT YOU CAME IN FROM THE VERY
FIRST DAY AND DID EVERYTHING THE
RIGHT WAY, WORKED YOUR ASS OFF,
DID A LOT OF POSITIVE THINGS.
WE JUST WANT TO BRING YOU IN
HERE AND TELL YOU THAT YOURE
A NEW YORK JET, MAN.
WELCOME TO THE TEAM.
ARE YOU GOOD?
ARE YOU EXCITED?
>> HELL YEAH.
APPRECIATE YOU.
>> YOU HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB.
GREAT JOB.
YOU STOOD FOR EVERYTHING.
YOU ARE ONE OF US, THE WAY YOU
PLAY, THE WAY YOU WORK, THE WAY
YOU WORK EVERY DAY.
STILL A LOT OF STUFF TO DO,
THINGS TO PROVE.
IT IS JUST THE BEGINNING.
EMBRACE IT.
STAY AWAY FROM THE BIG MEAL.
DON'T SPEND IT ALL IN ONE DAY.
CONGRATULATIONS.
>> THANK YOU, COACH.
THANK Y'ALL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
>> THAT WAS IT.
>> APPRECIATE YOUR HARD WORK.
IT'S JUST THE START, RIGHT?
>> YES, SIR.
JUST THE BEGINNING.
>> GOOD KID.
>> Narrator: FOR XAVIER GIPSON,
THE NEWS IS WORRYING.
'CAUSE NFL TEAMS RARELY KEEP
TWO UNDRAFTED ROOKIE RECEIVERS.
>> WHAT'S UP?
YOU GOOD?
>> YOU GOOD?
>> I CAN'T COMPLAIN.
YOU?
HAVE YOU BEEN NERVOUS?
>> MAN AM I.
>> HOW ARE YOU FEELING?
>> HOW DO YOU THINK THE
PRESEASON WENT?
>> IT WENT PRETTY GOOD.
>> YOU KNOW THE ODDS WERE
STACKED AGAINST YOU FROM THE
JUMP.
YOU DID A LOT OF GOOD THINGS.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR HARD WORK.
JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW YOU
ARE A NEW YORK JET.
>> [LAUGHS]
WHY ARE YOU SCARING ME LIKE
THAT?
[LAUGHTER]
>> WELCOME TO THE TEAM, BROTHER.
>> I APPRECIATE IT.
I HAD A LONG 20 MINUTE DRIVE IN.
>> YOU EARNED IT.
YOU'RE GOING TO DO A LOT OF GOOD
THINGS FOR US THIS YEAR.
YOU GOT SOMETHING.
BUT DON'T STOP.
JUST KEEP GOING.
THE WAY YOU APPROACH THE GAME
WITH YOUR INTENT, YOUR MIND-SET,
ALL THAT STUFF, THERE'S NO DOUBT
IN OUR MIND YOU'RE GOING TO
MAXIMIZE WHO YOU ARE.
YOU ARE DEFINITELY ONE OF US.
THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE SPACE
FOR THAT.
GOOD JOB.
YOU EARNED IT.
IT AIN'T EASY COMING UNDRAFTED
MAKING IT 53, ESPECIALLY THIS
ONE.
>> HEY, MAN.
HEY!
>> YOU EARNED IT.
>> IT WAS REAL INSANE.
THE WORK WE PUT IN DAY IN AND
DAY OUT, STAYING, UP LATE.
JUST TALKING ABOUT WHAT WE'VE
GOT TO DO TO MAKE THE TEAM.
KNOWING I AIN'T GOT TO GO
THROUGH THIS PROCESS ALONE.
WE CAN CONTINUE TO MAKE EACH
OTHER BETTER.
CONTINUE TO GROW TOGETHER.
>> Y'ALL SEE THE CELEBRATIONS.
Y'ALL SEE US PLAYING AROUND BUT
YOU DON'T SEE HOW MUCH WORK WE
PUT IN TOGETHER.
WE WORKED HARD.
>> HEY, HEY, REALLY!
REALLY!
Y'ALL JUST GOING TO WALK OUT?
>> CONGRATULATIONS.
YOU GUYS EARNED IT.
YOU DESERVE IT.
EXCITED?
>> YEAH.
>> GOOD.
WELL, NOW IT STARTS.
NOW IT'S REAL.
RIGHT?
GOOD.
I AM EXCITED.
I'M EXCITED.
LET'S GO GET IT.
LOVE HAVING YOUNG BLOOD.
ALL RIGHT, ENJOY IT.
SEE YOU.
>> I'M REALLY PROUD OF BOTH
THOSE GUYS.
THOSE ARE THE GUYS YOU PULL FOR.
DIDN'T GET BIG SIGNING BONUSES.
DISAPPOINTMENTS ON DRAFT DAY BUT
CAME IN WITH A PLAN, PURPOSE,
JUST TO CONTINUE GROWTH EVERY
SINGLE WEEK THAT WE SAW FROM
THOSE GUYS WAS SPECTACULAR.
>> CONGRATULATIONS.
CONGRATULATIONS.
SO EXCITED FOR YOU GUYS.
>> Narrator: JOY IS TEMPERED
BY THE REALITY THAT FOR MANY,
THEIR DREAM HAS COME TO AN END.
♪ WHEN THE DAY IS DONE ♪
♪ DOWN TO EARTH AND SINKS THE
SUN ♪
♪ ALONG WITH EVERYTHING THAT IS
LOST AND WON ♪
♪ WHEN THE DAY IS DONE ♪
♪ WHEN THE DAY IS DONE
>> Narrator: TANZEL SMART,
THE BELOVED BIG MAN,
IS AMONG THE LAST TO BE CUT.
>> TO LET A GUY LIKE THAT GO,
IT'S HEARTBREAKING IN A LOT OF
WAYS BUT ARE --
OUR PATHS WILL CROSS AGAIN.
PLAYERS GIVE YOU EVERYTHING IN
THEIR SOUL, THEIR BODY, EVERY
SLOW DAY.
♪ WHEN THE DAY IS DONE ♪
>> IT'S THE REALITY OF THE
BUSINESS.
A LOT OF TIMES YOU DO ALL YOU
CAN.
IT'S JUST NEVER ENOUGH.
IT'S NOT YOUR TIME.
THAT IS THE SAKE PART BECAUSE
THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD-ASS
PLAYERS OUT HERE WHO JUST NEVER
GOT A SHOT.
THE THING IS, YOU JUST WANT TO
GET WHAT YOU DESERVE.
AND I FEEL LIKE I DESERVE, I
DESERVE TO BE ON THE 53.
SO IF GOD WANTS ME TO BE HERE,
I'D BE HERE.
IF NOT, I NEED TO GO.
I PUT A LOT OF GOOD SHIT OUT
THERE.
THAT'S WHY I REALLY DON'T
EVEN --
SEE MY FACE, I'M UPSET THAT I'M
NOT DEVASTATED.
AT THE END OF THE DAY, I PUT
EVERYTHING I COULD INTO THE SHIT
AND IT IS WHAT IT IS.
>> WHY ARE YOU SAD?
>> THAT'S THE BUSINESS PART OF
THIS.
IT'S A BUSINESS PART.
IT'S BUSINESS, NOT PERSONAL, MA
MAN.
WE'VE GOT NUMBERS.
WON'T BE ABLE TO KEEP EVERYDY.
IT'S A BUSINESS TOO, MAN.
BUT TANZEL IS GOING TO MAKE THE
TEAM SOMEWHERE.
>> Narrator: BUSINESS
IS BUSINESS.
AND PRIZED FREE AGENT
RUNNING BACK DALVIN COOK
IS READY TO GET TO .
>> FEEL GOOD, NEW THREADS.
FEEL GOOD.
NEW THREADS.
WHO DIS.
FELLOWS, WHAT'S UP?
I LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENT, DON'T
I?
[LAUGHS]
I'M GOOD.
I AM TO ROCK.
I AM READY TO ROCK.
ON IT.
>> COOKIE, COOKIE.
GIVE ME A TICK LONGER ON THAT.
GIVE ME JUST A TICK LONGER.
>> DALVIN IS SHIFTY.
GREAT FEAT, DALVIN.
>> ELECTRIC FEET.
>> DALVIN.
DALVIN.
>> I'M GOING DV ALSO WORK.
YOU NEED IT, I'M GOING TGIVE
IT TO YOU.
WE NEEDED.
MINNESOTA, I WAS THERE FOR SIX
YEARS.
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING.
GETTING USED TO A DIFFERENT
PLAYER.
>> Narrator: THE FOUR-TIME
PRO BOWLER IS STILL PLAYING
HIMSELF INTO GAME SHAPE.
SO IS FELLOW RUNNING BACK
IZZY ABANIKANDA, NUMBER 25.
THE ROOKIE MISSED THE LAST WEEK
OF PRACTICE AFTER SUFFERING
A THIGH INJURY AGAINST THE
BUCCANEERS.
>> WHAT UP?
>> DUDE.
THAT'S HIS KNEE.
>> THE PROMISING ROOKIE IZZ
ABANIKANDA IS DOWN AND INJURED
AT THE JETS 27-YARD LINE.
>> HE IS HOLDING THE KNEE.
I CAN'T FEEL MY LEG, MY THIGH.
I CAN'T FEEL IT.
I CAN'T FEEL YOUR FINGERS ARE
NOTHING.
>> WE'LL KEEP OUR FINGERS
CROSSED FOR IZZY ABANIKANDA.
>> Narrator: ORIGINALLY SLATED
TO BE OUT UP TO A MONTH,
THE ROOKIE SEEMED TO WILL
HIMSELF WELL.
>> I AM PUMPED FOR IZZY.
THREE TO FOUR WEEKS AND HE COMES
BACK AND A WEEK, IT'S PRETTY
GOOD.
HE KNOWS HOW TO RUN THE BALL.
GOOD RECOVERY.
>> HE USED TO TEACH ME
EVERYTHING.
SINCE I WAS A KID.
I'VE NEVER BEEN THERE YET BUT
I'M GOING TO BE THERE REAL SOON.
IT'S ALL ABOUT BEING TOUGH,
MENTALLY TOUGH, PHYSICALLY
TOUGH.
GROWING UP ON THAT RIGHT THERE,
THAT PRINCIPLE RIGHT THERE, JUST
LEAD ME TO WHERE I MET TODAY
TOO.
>> I TAUGHT HIM ONE IS TIME TO
PLAY FOOTBALL, FOOTBALL IS A
PHYSICAL GAME.
YOU CAN GET INJURED.
SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO FEEL THE
PAIN.
YOU HAVE TO LET IT GO.
WHEN IT KNOCKS HIM DOWN, YOU GET
UP.
YOU KNOW.
>> MY DAD, HE WAS THE FIRST WANT
TO MOVE HERE.
SACRIFICED EVERYTHING AND THEN
HAVE MY MOM FLY OVER HERE WITH
MY BTHER IN HER STOMACH.
FOR THEM TO DO THAT, I KNOW IT'S
A LOT OF SACRIFICES AND THAT'S
WHAT I WANT TO DO FOR THE
SACRIFICES.
THE BIGGER EVERYBODY COME TO
AMERICA FOR A BETTER LIFE.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT IT IS.
>> NIGERIA COME OUR CULTURE, WE
LOVE TO CELEBRATE.
GOOD THINGS.
SO THAT'S WHO WE ARE.
WE LIKE PARTIES.
WE LIKE ANYTHING THAT WILL BRING
ALL OF US TOGETHER.
AS A FAMILY.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
>> FOR THIS FOOD.
>> LOVE YOU.
>> THIS AUGUST WAS A MONTH WHERE
I AM A EVERYBODY BACK HOME
PROUD.
THE PEOPLE I LOVE AND THE PEOPLE
THAT LOVE ME.
IT'S SOMETHING I'VE BEEN WAITING
FOR SINCE I WAS A KID.
IT'S GOING TO KEEP ME GOING FOR
THE 2023 SEASON.
>> GOOD JOB!
GOOD JOB!
>> HEY.
YOU SEE THAT GUY IN THE BLUE
RIGHT THERE?
CAN WE GET HIM DOWN AFTERWARDS?
JUST HIM.
THAT'S MY GUY.
>> IS HE ALLEGING?
>> YEAH.
PLAYED WITH ME AT CAL.
I SAW A UFO AT HIS HOUSE.
>> DID HE GREW UP IN BROOKLYN?
>> HS A JERSEY GUY.
>> 2005 I WAS GETTING READY FOR
THE DRAFT AND I WAS OUT IN
NEW YORK.
>> AARON IS TOUGH.
MIGHT TAKE A SHOT AND SAY THEY
ARE GOING TO BE WITH JON GRUDEN
DOWN AT TAMPA BAY.
>> STEVE AND I HAVE BEEN GREAT
FRIEND SINCE COLLEGE BUT HE WAS
QUARTERBACK.
HE CAME IN AND HE REALIZED I WS
PROBABLY GOING TO BE THE GUY, HE
MOVES POSITIONS.
>> ALL HIS TEAMMATES.
SAW A UFO TOGETHER.
WHAT ELSE?
>> A LOT OF FUN THINGS.
>> WE HAD THIS GREAT DINNER AT
HIS HOUSE IN JERSEY.
I WAS MAKING MY WAY TO BED.
I HAD A 5:00 A.M. WAKE UP.
I WAS GETTING DOWN TO BED AND I
HEARD THIS ALARM IN THE DISTANCE
GOING OFF.
IT DIDN'T SEEM LIKE NORMAL.
I HEARD SOME RUSTLING DOWNSTAIRS
SO I GOT UP, WALKED DOWNSTAIRS.
BEAUTIFUL NIGHT.
AND STEVE AND HIS BROTHER AND I
WALKED OUTSIDE.
UP IN THE CLOUDS, WE HEARD THIS
SOUND AND WE SAW THIS
TREMENDOUSLY LARGE OBJECT MOVING
THROUGH THE SKY.
IT WAS LIKE A SCENE OUT OF
"INDEPENDENCE DAY" WHEN THE
SHIPS ARE COMING INTO THE
ATMOSPHERE AND CREATING THIS
KIND OF EXPLOSION TYPE FIRE IN
THE SKY.
WE SAW THIS INCREDIBLY LARGE
OBJECT AND FROZE, AS ANYBODY
WOULD.
WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL WAS
GOING ON.
EVENTUALLY IT WENT OUT OF SIGHT
AND NOBODY SAID A WORD.
WE JUST STOOD FROZEN, THE THREE
OF US ON BOTH FRONT STOOP OF
STEVE'S HOUSE AND ABOUT 30
SECONDS LATER WE HEARD THE REAL
RECOGNIZABLE SOUND OF FIGHTER
JETS.
SEEMED TO BE CHASING THIS OBJEC
OBJECT.
AND AGAIN, WE JUST STOOD THERE
IN DISBELIEF FOR ANOTHER FEW
MINUTES.
NOBODY SAID A WORD.
WE LOOKED AT EACH OTHER.
DID WE JUST SEE WHAT WE THINK WE
SELL?
WHAT WAS THAT?
EVENTUALLY 20 MINUTES LATER WE
KIND OF WOUND DOWN A LITTLE BIT,
WENT BACK TO BED PAID YOU'RE
STILL REALLY SLEEPING.
EXPERIENCED A BIZARRE
EXPERIENCE.
WE LOOKED AT THE PAPERS AND
ONLINE AND THERE WAS NOTHING
ABOUT IT.
THAT GOT ME INTO RESEARCHING
MORE ABOUT UFOs, THE SIREN OR
ALARM HAD BEEN FROM A NUCLEAR
POWER PNT ABOUT 9 MILES AWAY.
UFOs, THERE'S A LOT OFBOUT
SIGHTINGS AROUND NUCLEAR ENERGY,
VOLCANOES, POWER PLANTS.
STEVE AND I, GREAT FRIENDS,
TEAMMATES, AND ALSO WITNESSED
WHATEVER THE HELL IT WAS.
I DON'T KNOW.
IT WAS DEFINITELY FLYING.
DEFINITELY A LARGE OBJECT.
♪ ♪
♪ BIG CITY OF DREAMS MOTIVATED
BY SCALE ♪
♪ GETTING MONEY ♪
♪ YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN ♪
>> BEING IN NEW YORK CITY,
EVERYTHING IS WORKED OUT.
ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS, MY
FAVORITE QUARTERBACK.
WHEN IT CAME TO TATTOOS.
>> I DON'T WANT TO LOOK LIKE
ANYONE ELSE.
♪ ♪
>> HOW ARE YOU ALL DOING?
I CAN MAKE IT MYSELF?
LET'S DO THAT.
>> I'M SO RELIANT ON MY HANDS.
I DON'T LIKE THEM BEING CLOSE TO
A FLAME.
♪ ♪
>> I HAVE BEEN AT THIS HOUSE FOR
A FEW DAYS.
I HAVEN'T SLEPT IN THE BED ONE
NIGHT.
THIS COUCH RIGHT HERE.
>> WE ARE GOING TO CHANGE THE
NUMBER.
>> A BIG SPACE FOR ME TO HOLD
THE LINE.
♪ ♪
[CHEERING]
>> J-E-T-S.
JETS, JETS, JETS!
>> YOU ALL WANT SOME SAUCE?
♪ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ♪
♪ HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR SAUCE ♪
♪ HPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ♪
>> WE ARE READY, BABY!
>> OKAY.
[APPLAUSE]
J-E-T-S!
JETS, JETS, JETS!
>> DAMN, IT IS SAUCE'S BIRTHDAY,
THOUGH.
>> SMIRK.
>> HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BRO.
HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT FUCKING
DAY.
>> Narrator: AH, THE TENDERNESS
OF TEAMMATES.
EVEN NICER, SAUCE ISN'T THE ONLY
ONE WITH A REASON
TO CELEBRATE TODAY.
♪ ♪
>> Narrator: TANZEL SMART
IS BACK WITH THE TEAM,
ACCEPTING AN OFFER TO JOIN
THE PRACTICE SQUAD.
>> THIS IS A PERFECT FIT FOR ME.
I WOULDN'T WANT TO GO NOWHERE
ELSE.
I KNOW EVERYTHING HERE.
I KNOW THE PLAYBOOK.
THE COACHES.
IT WAS AN EASY PICK.
MY GOAL WAS TO MAKE THE 53.
BUT I STILL HAVE A JOB SO I
ACCOMPLISH STICKING AROUND
ANOTHER YEAR, WHICH IS A
BLESSING.
IT'S MY SEVENTH YEAR.
PRAYERS ARE WORKING.
>> BRING IT DOWN.
>> IT'S A BLESSING TO BE BACK
WITH YOU ALL.
>> ON THREE!
♪ WHEN YOU'RE A JET YOUR
PROJECT ALL THE WAY FROM YOUR
FIRST CIGARETTE TO HER LAST
DYING DAY ♪
♪ IF YOUR --
YOU'VE GOT BROTHERS AROUND,
YOU'RE A FAMILY MAN ♪
♪ YOU'RE NEVER DISCONNECTED ♪
>> MY FOURTH TIME SEEING IT, I
LOVE IT.
>> YOU ARE SET WITH A CAPITAL J.
WHEN YOU'RE A JACK, YOU STAY A
JACK ♪
>> ANYBODY ELSE NEED ANYTHING
BEFORE I SIT DOWN?
>> IT'S LIKE A LIVE MOVIE.
>> WHAT IS THAT?
I JUST ENDED A SENTENCE WITH A
PREPOSITION I'M I'M SORRY.
>> ASKED THE DUMB QUESTION BUT
ARE THEY SINGING A SONG?
>> WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MJ
SONG?
>> I LIKE "THRILLER."
>> WHAT'S THAT?
>> "ABC."
>> THE EVOLUTION OF HIS MUSIC.
>> THIS IS MY THIRD ONE.
>> WE ARE GOING LOVE IT.
>> PLACES.
>> ♪ ♪
♪ ♪
♪ I TOLD ABOUT A QUALITY AND
IT'S TRUE ♪
♪ EITHER YOU ARE WRONG OR YOU'RE
RIGHT ♪
♪ BUT IF YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT
MY BABY IT DON'T MATTER IF
YOU'RE BLACK OR WHITE ♪
♪ ♪
♪ GOING TO BE STARTING
SOMETHING ♪
♪ GOT TO BE STARTING
SOMETHING ♪
[CHEERS AND APAUSE]
>> THAT'S LIKE TWO GAMES IN A
DAY.
>> THE WHOLE THRILLER.
>> I'M THINKING OH, I CAN'T DO
ANY OF THIS.
WATCHING HIS LEGS.
>> WHAT CAN YOU NOT DO?
>> I APPRECIATE IT.
HAVE YOU PICKED UP ANY MOVES?
[LAUGHTER]
>> OKAY, OKAY, OKAY.
>> HOW DO YOU DO THE ONE?
SHOW ME HOW TO DO THE ONE.
I CAN'T DANCE.
I CAN'T DO THAT.
THAT'S TOO MUCH FOR ME.
MY FEET ARE TOO BIG.
[LAUGHTER]
OKAY, OKAY.
>> IT IS THE PUSH.
[LAUGHTER]
>> PUSH THAT ONE BACK.
[CHEERING]
>> OH!
[LAUGHTER]
>> I FIGURED IT OUT.
I FIGURED IT OUT.
WHO HERE REMINDS ME OF.
MJ.
>> YES.
>> HOW HE MOVED.
>> THE HANDS, THE FINGERS.
>> THE WAY HE MOVES.
>> HANDS AND ARMS ARE DANGLING
AND SKINNY.
>> THE WAY HE DO THAT LITTLE...
DO YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING
ABOUT?
>> UNBELIEVABLE POINT.
MADE A GREAT POINT, MJ FROM
YESTERDAY IS LITERALLY GARRETT.
SKINNY, KIND OF SLOPPY.
KIND OF FLOPPY.
DON'T HE REMIND YOU OF MJ?
THE WAY HE MOVED.
THE WAY HE BE DOING ALL THAT.
[LAUGHTER]
>> Narrator: THE JETS RECEIVERS
AREN'T AFRAID TO HAVE FUN.
BECAUSE TO A MAN, THEY ALSO KNOW
HOW TO WORK.
>> AH!
>> CONGRATULATIONS, MAN.
CONGRATULATIONS.
>> DOES ANYONE KNOW WHY JAY'S
HERE SITTING IN THIS ROOM RIGHT
NOW BESIDES FOR HIS TALENT?
HE WHAT HAVE YOU NOTICED, YOU GS
ESPECIALLY THAT OF BEEN HERE AND
SEEN THE RECEIVERS, WHAT HAVE
YOU NOTICED ABOUT HIM FROM DAY
ONE UNTIL NOW?
GROSS.
GOT BETTER.
THAT'S THE KEY.
HIGH "GIVE A SHIT" FACTOR.
WHEN YOU HAVE A HIGH "GIVE A
SHIT" FACTOR, YOU'RE GOING TO GO
OUT THERE ARE DIFFERENT.
ATTENTION TO DETAIL, COACHABLE,
YOU'RE HUNGRY.
YOU WANT TO GET BETTER.
THAT'S WHY YOU'RE HERE.
>> ALL RIGHT COME ON THIS.
LOOK AROUND.
THIS IS IT.
>> LET'S GO.
IT'S ALL WE'VE GOT TO.
IT'S ALWAYS FUCKING NEED.
IN MY 20 PLUS YEARS IN THIS
LEAGUE I HAVE NEVER BEEN AROUND
A COLLECTIVE GROUP WITH SUCH
TALENT AND SUCH CHARACTER.
THAT'S FUCKING REAL.
LIKE, THIS IS A SPECIAL FUCKING
GROUP IN SO MANY WAYS.
IT'SUR TIME.
THAT'S NOT JUST FUCKING WORDS ON
A FUCKING POWERPOINT.
IT'S OUR FUCKING TIME TO
DOMINATE.
IT'S TIME TO GO.
>> ALL RIGHT.
MOUNT EVEREST.
WE HAVE ALL HEARD OF
MOUNT EVEREST.
IT'S THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS
MOUNTAIN, TALLEST MOUNTAIN ON
EARTH, FOR SOME ATTEND IN 1953.
SINCE THAT OVER 6800 PEOPLE HAVE
TRIED TO CLIMB THIS MOUNTAIN.
310 HAVE DIED ALONG THE WAY.
THERE IS STILL 200 PEOPLE
MISSING.
ALL RIGHT.
THE CLIMB STARTS 45 MILES AWAY
FROM BASE CAMP.
IT TAKES FROM THERE, TWO MONTHS
TO CLIMB MOUNT EVEREST.
ALL KINDS OF HAZARDS.
WEATHER, ALTITUDE, AVALANCHES.
IT'S A SHITHOW.
WHAT'S THE POINT?
OBVIOUSLY WE ARE ON A SIMILAR
JOURNEY.
OTAs, TRAINING CAMP, ALL THE
GOOD STUFF THAT'S BEEN HAPPENING
TO US OVER THE LAST SIX OR SEVEN
MONTHS, GUYS, WE JUST GOT TO
BASE CAMP.
THAT'S ALL WE'VE DONE.
WE'VE JUST GOT TO BASE CAMP.
THIS JOURNEY, THIS CLIMB IS
ABOUT TO GET HARD AS FUCK.
IT IS, AND THAT'S THE REALITY OF
IT.
THERE'S GOING TO BE A TON OF
ADVERSITY ALONG THE WAY.
AND THE CROWS, LIKE WE'VE TALKED
ABOUT, THEY ARE GOING TO COME
PACKING.
THEY ARE ALL TALKING ABOUT HOW
WE'VE GOT TO GO THROUGH THIS
TEAM AND THIS DIVISION THEN THIS
CONFERENCE AND THAT QUARTERBACK.
WELL FUCK.
THEY'VE GOT TO DEAL WITH US TOO
APPEARED ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE
BOARD, I'LL TAKE EVERYBODY
MISREMEMBER ANYBODY IN FOOTBALL.
ONE OF THE BIGGEST PET PEEVES I
HAVE AS A COACH IS WHEN YOU'RE
ON A TEAM THAT'S NOT DOING VERY
WELL AND THE OPPOSING COACH,
WHOSE TEAM IS DOING WELL, WALKS
UP TO YOU AT THE 50-YARD LINE
AND SAYS MAN, YOU GUYS PLAY
HARD.
FUCK YOU.
I DON'T WANT TO FUCKING PLAY
HARD.
I WANT TO FUCK YOU UP.
THAT'S THEIND-SET.
NO ONE'S TALKING ABOUT HOW WE
PLAY HARD ANYMORE.
THEY ARE FUCKING HATING AND
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT YOU FUCKING
WANT.
>> Narrator: THE JETS
HAVE THEIR 53.
NOW THE FOCUS IS THE SEASON
OPENER WHERE THE BUFFALO BILLS
WILL PROVIDE A RUGGED TEST
RIGHT OUT OF THE GATE.
>> BUFFALO, THAT'S SOMETHING
DIFFERENT.
IT HIT DIFFERENT WHEN I HEARD
BUFFALO.
IF YOU AIN'T PUTTING PAINTING
TODAY, I DON'T EVEN WANT TO TALK
TO YOU.
>> CAN YOU READ WHAT THAT SAYS?
IT SAYS, ARE YOU AN EDGE SETTER
OR EDGE CATCHER?
RUN OFF THE BALL.
LET'S GO!
>> ATTACK!
WORK!
RUN, ATTACK!
>> GO GET HIM.
GET HIM, TANZEL.
>> FLINCHED, FLINCH, FLINCH,
ATTACK, GO GET HIM.
GET OUT!
LET'S GO!
HELL YEAH.
THAT'S IT RIGHT THERE!
FUCK YES.
THAT'S EVERYTHING WE FUCKING
NEED.
>> WE ARE HIS EYES OVER THERE
WE ARE HIS.
THROW IT HIGHER.
FLATTERED, IT'S TIGHTER.
>> BACK SHOULDER.
YEAH.
♪ ♪
>> YEAH!
>> OH, MY GOD.
>> GOOD RUN.
GOOD RUN.
>> MOVE THE BALL!
>> NICE.
FUCKING STEP BACK TO THE BALL.
>> GREAT SHOT.
♪ ♪
>> WHAT IS FUCKING THROW.
>> LET'S GO!
>> GOOD JOB.
GOOD JOB.
>> I LOVE YOU SO MUCH.
>> YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT I DO
FOR YOU.
>> I LOVE YOU.
>> YOU ONLY LOVE ME BECAUSE I
GET SACKS.
>> Narrator: THIS WALL ALIGNS
WITH THE NFL CALENDAR.
ONE PANEL FOR EVERY WEEK
FROM PRESEASON ALL THE WAY
TO SUPER BOWL 58.
THE JETS WILL DOCUMENT THEIR
SEASON WITH IMAGES
FROM EVERY GAME THEY PLAY.
AND THEY PLAN ON PLAYING
TILL FEBRUARY.
>> FINISHING THE WALL, THE IDEA
IS TO ALWAYS BE MINDFUL THAT
WHEN YOU'RE IN THIS BUILDING,
WHEN WE'RE IN SEASON, YOUR
WRITING THE STORY.
>> Narrator: LIKE ALL GREAT
STORIES, THIS ONE HAS A TWIST.
BECAUSE THE JETS SEASON
ACTUALLY BEGAN BACK IN APRIL.
>> THE JETS NOW HAVE A NEW
FRANCHISE QUARTERBACK AND
AARON RODGERS.
>> Narrator: IT HELPS
IF YOUR STORY HAS A STAR.
♪ ♪
>> WHAT A THROUGH THAT WAS.
>> GD JOB, AARON.
>> THAT WAS FUCKING GOOD RIGHT
THERE.
>> Narrator: A LEADER
WITH THE SAVVY
TO KNOW WHAT HAS LASTING VALUE.
>> FEELING GREAT TO.
>> ENJOY THE LITTLE MOMENTS.
BY FAST.
SAVORING EVERY LITTLE MOMENT.
♪ IT'S MORE THAN A FANTASY ♪
>> WELCOME TO JET LIFE STADIUM.
>> Narrator: STILL, NO SPORT
REQUIRES MORE INTRICATE TEAMWORK
THAN FOOTBALL.
>> HE'S TOO FAST.
>> Narrator: GARRETT WILSON
IS ON THE BRINK OF SUPERSTARDOM.
RANDALL COBB STILL HAS PLENTY
OF TREAD, AND THE ROOKIES ARE
GROWING BY THE DAY.
>> I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU GOT OVER
THERE.
IT WAS A "SPACE JAM" REACH.
>> WATCHED Q GO TO WORK.
>> 11 SACKS.
>> Narrator: THE DEFENSE
IS GOOD ENOUGH TO STRAIGHT
DOMINATE GAMES.
>> THOSE TWO ARE GOING TO MAKE
EACH OTHER GREAT.
>> THE END OF THE DAY, WE ARE
BROTHERS, OFFENSE AND DEFENSE.
>> THINK ABOUT IT.
FUCK, WE ARE IN THE GOLD ZONE.
>> I LOVE GOLD!
>> Narrator: THERE'S A JOY
TO THE COACHING STAFF BECAUSE
THEY KNOW THEIR CRAFT
AND THEIR PLAYERS.
TRUST LEADS TO SMILES.
>> GUYS, I WANT THIS FUCKING W
IS MUCH AS YOU SHOULD.
IT'S GETTING YOUR MIND RIGHT TO
REPRESENT WHO THEY FUCK YOU ARE
EVER CIVIL TIME YOU'RE ON THE
FUCKING FIELD.
FUCKING BULLSHIT.
SHOW SOME FUCKING RESPECT.
I DON'T KNOW WHO YOU ARE.
>> AARON RODGERS!
MAGICAL THROW TO GARRETT WILSON.
>> NEVER EVEN FUCKING HEARD OF
YOU.
>> Narrator: THE JETS HAVE
A FLIGHT PLAN AND THE CONFIDENCE
THEY HAVE WHAT IT TAKES
TO SEE THAT
WALL TO COMPLETION.
SPEAK WE'VE GOT A LONG-ASS ROAD
AHEAD OF US, A LONG ASS ROAD
AHEAD OF US ON THE CHALLENGE
THIS SEASON IS TO FINISH THAT DN
WALL.
AND HOW DO WE FINISH THAT WALL?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO FIND THAT
LITTLE BIT MORE TO GET US CLOSER
TO BEING A GREAT FUCKING TEAM?
FROM NOW UNTIL FRICKIN'
FEBRUARY.
WHAT DO WE DO NOW?
♪ ♪
♪ SLIDE TOGETHER ♪
♪ FLY TOGETHER ♪
>> COACH, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND
JUST HOLDING THIS UP?
>> OH, SHIT.
THIS IS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
>> FUCKING.
>> TAKE ONE.
>> ACTION.
>> DO YOU ALL KEEP THESE ON THE
WHOLE TIME?
>> ONE MORE TIME.
>> ARE YOU MIC'D UP?
>> YOU NEVER KNOW.
>> GOING ON GREEN, BABY.
>> I HAVEN'T HAD THIS MUCH
EXCITEMENT GOING INTO A SEASON
SINCE PUTTING MY PADS ON FOR THE
FIRST TIME WITH MY DAD.
>> GOING TO BE SO FUCKING HYPED.
>> GO TO GREEN.
>> TRYING TO START A WHOLE TREN
TREND.