Aaron Rodgers is not the new teammate that Mecole Hardman could not pass up an opportunity to play with when he signed with the Jets. Even if Rodgers — who remains with the Packers as trade compens…
Aaron Rodgers is not the new teammate that Mecole Hardman could not pass up an opportunity to play with when he signed with the Jets.— had not recently declared his intention to play for the Jets this season, Hardman said Thursday that he would have made the same free-agent decision because of the allure of joining Allen Lazard and Garrett Wilson in the receiving corps.
He missed the first nine regular-season games of his career last season and also didn’t play in the Super Bowl victory because of the need for core muscle surgery, which he underwent in late February.“Health-wise, I’m probably a few weeks out, but definitely on the right track,” Hardman said. “Probably ahead of schedule right now. Health is definitely not going to be a factor coming into the spring. Hopefully I’ll be fully healthy before OTAs even start. Not one of my worries right now.
He was used on jet sweeps and catch-and-run routes in an offense where Tyreek Hill and Travis Kelce dominated the ball and masked some of Hardman’s potential.Ninety of his 125 targets over the last two seasons were either behind the line of scrimmage or no more than 9 yards deep, per Pro Football Focus.The former second-round draft pick had an almost-even share of snaps lined up in the slot or split wide.
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