Josh Myers appears to be built of the right stuff. For starters, the Jets center has strong beliefs heading into his second year with his new team under head coach Aaron Glenn, and they haven’t wavered despite the way this past season unfolded.
“We’re disappointed with the way the whole thing went, not at all how we wanted it to go,” Myers said earlier this month. “But I’m still encouraged, man. I believe in AG and everything he’s preached. I’ve been around enough good leaders to know he’s a great one and I trust that we’re going to come back and have a great season nest year.
“I believe in the culture he’s instilling and I really do think it leads directly to winning. On top of that, we still have a lot of positive things going on. We’ve got guys coming back, guys getting healthy, and then a lot of draft picks.”
The health part wasn’t an issue on Myers’ offensive line this season, after Alijah Vera-Tucker’s season-ending injury the week before the start of the season. It’s been well-documented that the Jets had the NFL’s only offensive line that started the same five players in every regular-season game. What’s more, the Jets quintet participated in 99.2% of the line plays, the highest figure for a Jets OL dating at least to 2004, when play counts first became available.
“I don’t know if I’ve ever been on a line that’s done that,” Myers said of his unit’s virtually perfect attendance. “Yeah, it was cool, getting to play with those guys. It was fun to get to know them and play with them and now get the chance to play again next year.”
Myers, who came to the Jets as an unrestricted free agent a year ago and signed a multiyear extension in December to remain with the team, will be a part of that group, whether it’s the same five or gets slightly reorganized. (Alijah Vera-Tucker and G John Simpson can become free agents.)