Following Thursday’s joint practice, New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh highlighted several rookies who made an impression.
The Jets had a joint practice on Thursday with the Washington Commanders. The Jets will play their first preseason game on Saturday against the Commanders at MetLife Stadium.
Following the joint practice, Saleh was asked by reporters on Thursday about first-round pick Olu Fashanu (offensive tackle) and third round pick Malachi Corley (wide receiver). He highlighted two other young players in his answer about the rain-soaked joint practice.
“I know Malachi made a couple plays, there’s a couple plays I’m sure he wants back, like I said, it’s junky weather for receivers today, but we’ll see, I’ll get to the tape and have better answers for you tomorrow,” Saleh told the media.
“I felt good about what Olu looked like, but I thought [Andrew] Peasley did a nice job today, same thing with [Adrian] Martinez, so we’ll see what the tape looks like.”
Martinez signed with the Jets last week. He spent four years at Nebraska and then a single season at Kansas State before playing in the UFL last year where he was the MVP of the championship game.
As for Peasley, he signed with the Jets in May as an undrafted free agent. He played collegiately at Utah State and then Wyoming.
