The helicopter banks 45 degrees over the Hudson River, gliding toward the West Side of Manhattan.
Its landing spot — a white circular outline at the edge of the West 30th Street Heliport, practically at the water’s edge — quickly comes into view.
The rotor blades slice through the air, creating a cacophony of sound as Jets teammates Brandon Marshall and Eric Decker, who’s happy to catch a ride into the city, disembark. Thank yous are exchanged with the pilot before Marshall sets off on the second leg of his trip just hours after the first day of Jets mandatory minicamp.