FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Morris Claiborne’s T-shirt had three words printed on it that represent a new era in the New York Jets’ secondary.
“New Jack City” is etched in sharp black letters and framed by a whited-out Manhattan-like skyline, closely resembling the artwork from the soundtrack to the 1991 hit action gangster movie.
It’s the nickname defensive backs coach Dennard Wilson gave his group before last season — and it’s the identity by which the likes of Claiborne, Trumaine Johnson, Buster Skrine, Jamal Adams and Marcus Maye want to be known.
“We want people to fear us when we walk out,” Claiborne said after practice Tuesday.