While players, fans and media continue to debate just how meaningful or necessary it is for the NFL to put four pre-season games on the schedule, one thing that can’t be argued is the importance these games have for those players who are trying to prove themselves worth of a starting job, a roster spot or even just a place on the practice squad.
One player hoping to secure a roster spot with Gang Green while perhaps carving out a role as a situational pass-rusher is Jets second-year linebacker Trevor Reilly.
Chosen in the seventh round of last year’s draft, Reilly, like many other Jets youngsters, fell victim to an unfortunate set of circumstances during what was a long rookie season that saw the Jets finish at 4-13.