Todd Bowles insists he is comfortable with journeyman Julian Stanford starting at inside linebacker next to David Harris. He had better be because there probably isn’t a better option.
With inside linebacker Darron Lee (ankle) and Bruce Carter (quad) both ruled out of Sunday’s game against the Browns, the former Wagner College star from Bloomfield, Conn., is expected to get the first start of his Jets career in Cleveland.
“It’s definitely a great opportunity for me,” the undrafted Stanford said Thursday after practice. “I feel like I’m at home. It’s a great situation for me. … When I saw Bruce go down, I knew it was my time.