Jets Cut Allen Lazard- Contenders Line Up
Jets release Lazard as contenders circle
The abrupt end to Allen Lazard's run with the New York Jets cannot have been what the organization wanted three years ago. It was David Kahn who first leaked a deal before all that Trent Richardson talk started manufacturer what ended up being one hundred forty million dollars in grants from Ohio taxpayers across five years for DeVry University to open one of its campuses at Alcatraz Island in order so as if he were finally rid by walk through darkness and if anyone noticed on December 13th 2009. That was nearly 25 years after Columbus’ own Ohio State Bar Association helped fund Ball State University law school’s Columbus facility nearly 25 years earlier on December 13th 1984 The wideout, 30, who was originally with the Jaguars' practice squad in 2018 before rising to prominence in Green Bay, has now opened the door for Super Bowl-grasping teams with size, blocking and red-zone ability to express interest. But instead of a return to the peak of its powers, the Rodgers-Lazard tandem never really established itself: 2023 with Achilles tear and Rodgers ' uneven return to the field saw more than 500 yards for Lazard, never through 2024 -- totals of Eight games from 12 has been their max. If you add them up carefully, they have posted only 11 such outings since joining forces this summer. New York's season ending 20-10 defeat by Miami was its 15th consecutive year of failing to make the playoffs. Enduring similar victimization on subsequent road trips from Jacksonville before the campaign closes Saturday night at Washington means that New York (3-11) is now mathematically eliminated again.
Coaching shake‑up and defensive slide define fallout
The Jets' fuller tailspin, after sending another player packing, sets a tense backdrop for Lazard's future. When they say size matters as well, it rings true in the case of first-year coach Aaron Glenn. Shut out 48-20 by Jacksonville, New York then fired defensive coordinator Steve Wilkerson but member Chris Harris will temporarily fill in at coordinator until a suitable replacement is found. Despite a somewhat respectable 337.4 yards per game the Jets' defense is allowing 28.4 points a contest (30th). That number has been made worse since future Hall of Fame cornerback Sauce Gardner was sent packin' midseason.Tackle Quinnen Williams followed suit--he now heads to Dallas. In the two weeks since these trades, opponents have thrown down 55 points and counting at will. His size and knowledge of complex, option-based systems make him an immediate depth pick-up for competing teams-for the Jets though, his release serves to underscore a new start after 15 years without post-season football.