When the New York Giants claimed Jason Pinnock off waivers last offseason, Giants fans were likely unaware of who he was. However, as a New York Jets writer, I knew. Pinnock was a Jets camp darling, a player fans were clamoring to keep. The Jets most likely released him in the hope that they could sneak him onto the practice squad and develop him there; they had to make the choice between Pinnock and Tony Adams, and they thought Adams was more likely to be claimed. GM Joe Schoen pounced.
The Jets drafted Pinnock in the fifth round (pick No.