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Why Jets' Jordan Jenkins expects to make splash as pass rusher in 2017

CALDWELL -- The Jets last season didn't get enough from outside linebackers Jordan Jenkins and Lorenzo Mauldin -- at least in terms of pass-rushing production.

Jenkins, a third-round draft pick last year, had just 2.5 sacks -- the same number as Mauldin, whom the Jets took in Round 3 in 2015. Mauldin had four sacks as a rookie.

Jenkins has always thrived defending the run, setting the edge. But he isn't a master pass rusher. Far form it. So this offseason, he focused his training on pass rushing. He worked extensively near Atlanta with Chuck Smith, a pass rushing guru.