Connor McGovern has began in every of his 48 appearances with the Jets over the previous three seasons, and the veteran middle will likely be snapping the ball once more to new teammate Aaron Rodgers within the season opener Monday night time in opposition to the Payments.
Coming into his fourth season with the group, McGovern credit GM Joe Douglas and head coach Robert Saleh for revamping a roster that completed 2-14 in 2020 and 4-13 the next 12 months.
“It’s been a whole 180. There’s been some good gamers which have left, but additionally they’ve completed a extremely good job of eliminating the unhealthy apples,” McGovern stated Monday. “There’s not, I don’t know what you need to name it, a most cancers, a nasty apple or someone rotting the bucket within the locker room. Each single participant within the locker room is an effective individual and an incredible soccer participant. I feel that’s extraordinarily necessary. After which so as to add to that, everyone seems to be so gifted.
“After I first acquired right here, we have been younger, we had some expertise right here and there, we had some guys that have been leaving and coming and going. And what Joe Douglas and Saleh and their groups have completed to get this locker room to the place it’s now could be outstanding.”
The Jets completed 7-10 final 12 months, however they boasted the fourth-ranked protection within the NFL — and the offensive and defensive rookies of the 12 months in top-10 draft picks Garrett Wilson and Sauce Gardner — earlier than touchdown Rodgers and a number of other different key items this offseason.
McGovern will middle an offensive line with some shifting items this season, particularly to his proper with former first-round picks Alijah Vera-Tucker and Mekhi Becton beginning at proper guard and proper deal with, respectively.
Left deal with Duane Brown additionally returns following offseason shoulder surgical procedure, with Laken Tomlinson at left guard.
“I’m comfortable to be part of it. We had some struggles early in my profession right here, however now going into 12 months 4, it’s essentially the most ironed-out group I’ve ever been part of in my complete seven-year [NFL] profession,” McGovern stated. “So I’m actually excited.
“It’s only a testomony, and I’ve stated it as many occasions as I can in each interview I can, I imagine within the management on this constructing, the entrance workplace, the coaches, as a result of they’re doing the appropriate issues to show this group round and make it a premier, high group.”
