D’Brickashaw Ferguson has the perfect nickname: “Brick.”
A brick is sturdy, hard to move and stands up to whatever is thrown its way. So was Ferguson as the Jets’ left tackle for the last 10 years.
Ferguson has decided to retire, capping a remarkable career of durability and consistency Jets fans should appreciate because it could be a long time before they see it again.
The 32-year-old played a remarkable 10,351 snaps out of a possible 10,352 in his career. The one snap for which he was not on the field was a trick play on the Jets’ final play of the 2008 season, when then-coach Eric Mangini took all the offensive linemen except Nick Mangold off the field.