By Ken Berger
Justin McCareins is back.
Following the public embarrassment of having coach Eric Mangini announce that he missed the first day of training camp because he didn't pass the team conditioning test, McCareins took the field at 6:30 this morning and passed the test. He will practice for the first time this afternoon, Mangini said.
Defensive back Rayshun Reed also passed and was removed from the physically unable to perform list, clearing him to practice. Mangini continued to deflect questions about Curtis Martin's status in his daily media briefing this morning. Martin is expected to address reporters later today.
A day after saying he will name a starting quarterback "when someone distinguishes himself," Mangini said the film review of the first practice provided no definitive clues. "They all distinguished themselves in positive and negative ways," he said.
The Jets have one practice today at 2 p.m.
Comments (3)
Nice to see that the Coach is not messing about. If your gonna turn up to camp out of condition then your not going to practise.
Good mentality in my opinion.
Look forward to day 2's report
Ken - Please keep the updates coming. They're very much appreciated. Us Jersey Boys do not get out your way very often.
It is no surprise that there is mystery surrounding every detail of the Tannengini regime. They are pretty good at controlling the minutiae. They run their organization like the Manhattan Project. Whether this translates into wins and losses is anyone's but it sure does make it miserable for their coaches and support staff. Have fun, Mike and Eric the Great.