Sep 1, 2026 · 49 min · 11 segments
On Jets Final Drive, SNY NFL Insider Connor Hughes and The Athletic's Zack Rosenblatt break down the Jets' 53-man roster, discussing all things cutdown day, and where Darren Mougey & Co. go from here…
Connor HughesHost
Zack RosenblattGuest
All right, let's get into this one, Zach, because the Jets finally do have the 53-man roster that they are going to take with them into the regular season, cut-down day.
Always one of the more fascinating ones and interesting ones because sometimes guys get cut that you don't necessarily expect.
I will say, and we're going to break all this down throughout the next hour or so on this roster, and we're going to go not only with the roster breakdowns, waiver additions, who they might still be looking to add to their practice squad because they can absolutely still do that, and then we're going to end the show with a little over-unders compiled via FanDuel Sportsbook and also the Zach Rosenblatt Sportsbook where you put some on there as well, which I'm very interested about.
But I would say that was probably the most interesting part about this cut day is I don't know – if there were any oh-my-God surprises.
I think Braden making it was maybe a little bit of a surprise on the defensive line.
But, dude, I didn't have anything that happened that was that big of an argument for me on my side, and I don't think there was anything that was that big of a surprise to me either.
The one I always think about was, I think I want to say it was 22 when the Jets cut Jason Pinnock.
But any time you cut a third round pick a year after you picked him, it's at least mildly surprising.
I think the most shocking thing, which we'll get to, is that Brady Cook was claimed off waivers.
But, you know, the waiver claims that the Jets bring in, like, that's always interesting, and we'll get to that.
All right, let's get into this one, Zach, because the Jets finally do have the 53-man roster that they are going to take with them into the regular season, cut-down day.
Always one of the more fascinating ones and interesting ones because sometimes guys get cut that you don't necessarily expect.
I will say, and we're going to break all this down throughout the next hour or so on this roster, and we're going to go not only with the roster breakdowns, waiver additions, who they might still be looking to add to their practice squad because they can absolutely still do that, and then we're going to end the show with a little over-unders compiled via FanDuel Sportsbook and also the Zach Rosenblatt Sportsbook where you put some on there as well, which I'm very interested about.
But I would say that was probably the most interesting part about this cut day is I don't know – if there were any oh-my-God surprises.
I think Braden making it was maybe a little bit of a surprise on the defensive line.
But, dude, I didn't have anything that happened that was that big of an argument for me on my side, and I don't think there was anything that was that big of a surprise to me either.
The one I always think about was, I think I want to say it was 22 when the Jets cut Jason Pinnock.
But any time you cut a third round pick a year after you picked him, it's at least mildly surprising.
I think the most shocking thing, which we'll get to, is that Brady Cook was claimed off waivers.
But, you know, the waiver claims that the Jets bring in, like, that's always interesting, and we'll get to that.
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