NY Jets: Can the new kickoff rules spur Xavier Gipson’s returning?

Xavier Gipson, New York Jets, Getty ImagesXavier Gipson didn’t look particularly good as the New York Jets’ kick returner in 2023

With all the talk about the New York Jets’ kick return situation, one notable name has been mentioned less and less often: Xavier Gipson, the incumbent. Robert Saleh said at his initial training camp press conference that Gipson would get first dibs on the job, but after an injury sidelined him for a couple of weeks, other players have been grabbing the opportunity.

The question is if Gipson is the best man for the job. He wasn’t a particularly good kick returner in college, returning 23 kicks with 16.4 yards per return. Even excluding an outlier of -8.0 yards per…