The New York Jets took a calculated risk on Sept. 16, 2016, when they claimed Austin Seferian-Jenkins off waivers from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
ASJ’s life was a mess and headed for a downward spiral that we had seen countless times in the NFL. Talented athletes flushing their hope and potential down the toilet for another swig of alcohol.
But few people understand that alcoholism is a real disease that affects real people and the world isn’t always as simple as good guys vs. bad guys.
Seferian-Jenkins has made and will make a lot of mistakes in his life, but the Jets were willing to risk it to get the biscuit and their reward paid off.