Jeremy Kerley saw how the NFL works as a rookie when veteran wide receiver Jerricho Cotchery asked for and received his release days into the 2011 training camp. Cotchery was unhappy with his role. Now, Kerley may know how he felt.
Curiously, the Jets’ new regime does not seem high on Kerley, who has been the team’s primary slot receiver since the middle of his rookie year. Kerley is losing playing time to second-year receiver Quincy Enunwa, who got all of the first-team reps in Thursday’s preseason opener in Detroit.
Jets coach Todd Bowles said it was purely based on a personnel grouping they were looking at, not because they are down on Kerley.