In the morning, they were invited by head coach Todd Bowles and general manager Mike Maccagnan to watch the Jets' OTA practice. In the afternoon, they sat in the boardroom signing 500 white and green mini-helmets each for distribution during the season through the Jets Rewards program. In between, they dined with the team as the 1982 highlight video played on monitors.
Yet upon further review, this was a unique confluence of great Jets. All five played for that team that launched a memorable run in that strike-shortened '82 season, all the way to the AFC Championship Game before losing in the mud of Miami.