When it was announced in June that former 2017 first-round pick Takkarist “Takk” McKinley was invited to the New York Jets’ mandatory minicamp on a tryout basis, it was an afterthought in the news cycle.
McKinley did not play any games in 2023. He only played four games in 2022. He has not recorded a sack since 2021. Despite his draft pedigree and name recognition, it had seemed like McKinley’s days as a legitimate NFL rotation player were behind him.
That no longer seems to be the case.
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