It has taken years and hundreds of plays from scrimmage to unite two Florida men in the Jets' secondary: Marcus Maye from the University of Florida and Lamarcus Joyner from Florida State.
"I told him, when I think about it, I've never been on the field with a Seminole," the Gator Maye told Eric Allen in his "2-Minute Drill" segment on nyjets.com, referring to his new teammate at safety. "It was weird, but we're doing well, communicating, getting better each day. We're excited to work with each other. I'm learning from him, picking his brain
"He can come down and make plays. I haven't seen many guys tackle and run the way he does with no hesitation. He can play deep in the box, and there's a number of things we can do."
Joyner (5-8, 185) played the past two seasons with the Raiders, registering 115 tackles, 8 PDs and 9 TFLs while appearing in 28 games and making 16 starts. Last season, Joyner finished with 66 tackles, 6 TFLs and 5 PDs. During Saturday night's scrimmage at MetLife Stadium, Joyner's PD of a Zach Wilson pass served as an assist on a C.J. Mosley INT and Joyner had another PD that he nearly came down with himself.
It's no secret that Maye, 28, the longest-tenured Jets player who is playing the 2021 NFL season on the franchise tag, will continue to be a key player in the Green & White's secondary.
The former second-round pick is coming off his best season. Maye started all 16 games, intercepted 2 passes, recorded 2 sacks and forced 2 fumbles. He was a captain and was voted the Jets' MVP.
"Marcus is a professional. He's been playing for a while ... so he's been through it," HC Robert Saleh said. "He's seen the business side of it. And just like every player, he's got full control over the way he shows up to work every single day and he's got full control over what he puts on tape, and what he's put on tape is pretty good."
With a new coaching staff and a new scheme, in many ways, the Jets' defense will be following the lead of No. 20.
"There are a lot of great guys in this league, and I feel like I'm right there with all of them," Maye said.
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"I told him, when I think about it, I've never been on the field with a Seminole," the Gator Maye told Eric Allen in his "2-Minute Drill" segment on nyjets.com, referring to his new teammate at safety. "It was weird, but we're doing well, communicating, getting better each day. We're excited to work with each other. I'm learning from him, picking his brain
"He can come down and make plays. I haven't seen many guys tackle and run the way he does with no hesitation. He can play deep in the box, and there's a number of things we can do."
Joyner (5-8, 185) played the past two seasons with the Raiders, registering 115 tackles, 8 PDs and 9 TFLs while appearing in 28 games and making 16 starts. Last season, Joyner finished with 66 tackles, 6 TFLs and 5 PDs. During Saturday night's scrimmage at MetLife Stadium, Joyner's PD of a Zach Wilson pass served as an assist on a C.J. Mosley INT and Joyner had another PD that he nearly came down with himself.
It's no secret that Maye, 28, the longest-tenured Jets player who is playing the 2021 NFL season on the franchise tag, will continue to be a key player in the Green & White's secondary.
The former second-round pick is coming off his best season. Maye started all 16 games, intercepted 2 passes, recorded 2 sacks and forced 2 fumbles. He was a captain and was voted the Jets' MVP.
"Marcus is a professional. He's been playing for a while ... so he's been through it," HC Robert Saleh said. "He's seen the business side of it. And just like every player, he's got full control over the way he shows up to work every single day and he's got full control over what he puts on tape, and what he's put on tape is pretty good."
With a new coaching staff and a new scheme, in many ways, the Jets' defense will be following the lead of No. 20.
"There are a lot of great guys in this league, and I feel like I'm right there with all of them," Maye said.
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