Training camp will have a different feel for those inside the Jets organization this year. For the first time in 55 years, a member of the Hampton family won’t be a part of it.
The Jets surprisingly fired senior director of team operations Clay Hampton last month. Hampton had worked for the team for 30 years and had been in charge of operations since 2006. His father, Bill, was the team’s equipment manager from 1964 through 2000.
The move came as a surprise to people inside the Jets because Hampton was well respected and liked throughout the team’s Florham Park headquarters.