USAT: Jets Wire audio clip

USAT: Jets Wire

Mar 19, 2022

Tyler Conklin wasn’t worried when the Jets signed tight end C.J. Uzomah. - In fact, Conklin admitted that signing the two of them was all part of the Jets’ plan. The team communicated that to him throughout their recruitment. - “It was kind of part of the plan from the get-go. For this system, you need tight ends, two tight ends for sure,” Conklin said Friday. “I think we complement each other really, really well.” - The two are already far and above the best tight ends the Jets have had in a while. Jets tight ends have caught a league-low 489 receptions since 2012, according to ESPN’s Rich Cimini, and Conklin and Uzomah almost had more receiving yards individually than the entire Jets tight end group in 2021. Conklin finished with 593 yards while Uzomah had 493. The Jets’ 2021 group of Ryan Griffin, Tyler Kroft, Kenny Yeboah, Trevon Wesco and Daniel Brown only tallied 534 combined yards. - Together, though, Conklin sees one of the best tight end combinations in the league. When asked how much damage the two could do in this offense, Conklin confidently responded, “unlimited.” - “We’re both really talented. We both can do a little bit of everything,” Conklin said. “I feel like we can do a lot of damage.” - Conklin referenced Uzomah’s attitude toward the game as a major reason for his excitement as well. He watched Uzomah’s fiery introductory press conference and mentioned Uzomah’s passion for the game. - “I think me and C.J. are going to turn around that whole ‘tight end-not-being-productive’ thing,” Conklin said. “Like he said, it’s going to be ‘dirty.'” - - List - - 5 takeaways from Jets' Tyler Conklin signing - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Email - - - - - Sign up - - - - - - - - Like this article? - Sign up for the Jets Wire email newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning - - - - An error has occured - - - Please re-enter your email address. - - - - - - Thanks for signing up! - - - You'll now receive the top Jets Wire stories each day directly in your inbox.

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