Jets rookie Olu Fashanu done for the season with foot injury
One of the brightest lights of the Jets' miserable season went dark in the final two games. Rookie left tackle Olu Fashanu has been placed on injured reserve with plantar fasciitis in his left foot, ending a promising season, according to interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich. That's what it means. “It's disappointing,” Ulbrich said. “He's […]
Olu Fashanu’s Jets rookie season may be over after injury
It's not clear when Olu Fashanu's next snap at left tackle will occur, but the Jets are confident it will be the first of many to come. Fashanu's remainder of his rookie season is in doubt after he left the postgame locker room on crutches on Sunday to meet his family. Interim head coach Jeff […]
Olu Fashanu already wowing Jets as he gets left tackle chance
Olu Fashanu isn't overwhelmed by the idea of guarding another player in place of a future Hall of Famer. The Jets' first-round draft pick will start Sunday at the position he calls home for the first time in a while. Left tackle Tyron Smith hasn't practiced and will likely miss the game against the Colts […]
Olu Fashanu draws comparisons to Jets legend before first start protecting Aaron Rodgers
The Jets viewed first-round draft pick Olu Fashanu as the ideal young player who wouldn't need to play much as a rookie and would have the luxury of breaking glass only in an emergency. But emergencies happen often during the NFL season, and Fashanu will make his first start at right tackle in Sunday's game […]
Jets giving Olu Fashanu reps at both tackle spots
Morgan Moses knows what it’s like to switch between right and left tackle, so when first-round draft pick Olu Fashanu switched positions from his natural position on the left side during training camp on Monday, Moses told Fashanu to “embrace it.” “That’s the only thing you can do,” Jets right tackle Moses said. “At the […]
Olu Fashanu ‘making the most’ of learning from Jets veterans
Neither of the Jets’ starting offensive tackles participated in Saturday’s “Green and White” scrimmage, giving first-round draft pick Olu Fashanu the opportunity to work with Aaron Rodgers and the first-team offense. But Jets coach Robert Saleh said the Jets don’t need Fashanu, the 11th overall draft pick, to play regularly as a rookie and would […]
Jets sign first-round pick Olu Fashanu to $20.5 million contract
The Jets gave him financial security in an insurance plan. Olu Fashanu, a first-round draft pick who may not start as a rookie if all goes to plan, signed a fully guaranteed four-year, $20.51 million contract on Monday, the Post confirmed. He is expected to count $3.27 million against the salary cap in 2024, according […]
Olu Fashanu’s girlfriend had trouble embracing him after Jets pick
Olu Fashanu’s mother and what appears to be his girlfriend were in the spotlight at the offensive tackle’s NFL Draft celebration Thursday night. The unidentified blonde who is said to be dating Paige Fashanu and the former Penn State star came after the Jets selected Fashanu, 21, with the 11th overall pick in the 2024 […]
Aaron Rodgers praises Jets for trade back, drafting Olu Fashanu
Aaron Rodgers certainly agrees. A year after the Jets quarterback’s season was derailed by a torn Achilles tendon before he could complete a pass, general manager Joe Douglas drafted someone who could help keep Rodgers healthy. After the trade with the Vikings, the Jets moved down one pick from No. 10 to No. 11 and […]