The Jets begin a two-day mandatory minicamp on Tuesday.
This is the final activity before a six-week break before training camp.
Minicamp likely won’t provide many answers about the 2024 season.
This is a non-contact camp and players aren’t wearing any padding other than helmets, making it more like a 7-on-7 passing camp than actual football.
Still, players will be on the field and we’ll get an early glimpse of this year’s team.
Here are five things to watch over the next two days.
Rodgers’ athletic performance after injury
There’s no question about Aaron Rodgers’ arm strength.
He made easy passes at OTAs and has had a “wow” moment every practice.
The question for Rodgers after his Achilles surgery is his athleticism: Can he move well enough at 40 and then 41 to protect himself from big hits?
You won’t get a complete answer here, because defenders aren’t allowed to get their hands on him in these drills.
But we need to understand his movement better: Can he get out of the pocket when he needs to?
Does he seem hesitant to run with the ball?
Rodgers looked his usual self during OTA practices, but his intensity has increased a bit during minicamp sessions.
Redick joins the team
There hasn’t been much noise in Jetsland recently, but the big question is whether Haason Reddick will play after sitting out the voluntary spring program.
The Jets acquired him in a trade in late March after the edge rusher publicly stated he was keen to sign a new contract with the Eagles.
Redick hasn’t said anything publicly, but the speculation is that he’s unhappy with his current contract and wants the Jets to work it out.
If Redick doesn’t show up, the Jets could fine him.
If he does show up, the question is how much he can do.
The Jets will be hesitant to have him participate in practice after he has missed everything thus far.
Even if Redick is doing his own workouts, the Jets will likely be cautious about how much training they allow Redick to do.
The offensive line is in good shape.
The health of the offensive line will be one of the biggest talking points for the Jets in 2023 and likely in 2024 as well.
So let’s get started.
We won’t see the complete offensive line at OTAs, and we probably won’t see it at minicamp either.
But how many pieces will be missing?
Right guard Alijah Vera-Tucker and right tackle Morgan Moses are both recovering from surgery and are not expected to play.
Left guard John Simpson missed some OTAs but has been practicing recently.
Left tackle Tyron Smith rested a day last week amid all the media attention, so it wouldn’t be a surprise if the Jets hold the 33-year-old back a bit in minicamp to keep him fresh.
That could open up more playing time for rookie Olu Fashanu and backups Max Mitchell, Carter Warren and Wes Schweitzer.
The offensive line needs time to come together before the regular season.
That won’t come anytime soon, but there’s still plenty of time left until training camp.
Learn more about Lazard
Allen Lazard had a disastrous first season with the Jets after signing a four-year, $44 million contract through 2023.
The question now is whether Rodgers’ return can help him get through that season and regain the form he showed in Green Bay.
So far, this spring has not been a good one.
He dropped passes and didn’t have many highlight moments.
Maybe he’ll change that this week.
Hall’s role in the passing game
Running back Breece Hall is battling a “lower-body injury” and missed practice amid the media attention, according to coach Robert Saleh.
Expect to see him catching plenty of passes out of the backfield when he returns this week.
That should be a key part of their offense this year and it will be nice to see a glimpse of it here.
