{"id":56073,"date":"2025-11-30T04:10:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T04:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/56073\/"},"modified":"2025-11-30T04:10:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T04:10:08","slug":"jowon-briggs-a-pleasant-defensive-surprise-discovered-by-jets-scouts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/56073\/","title":{"rendered":"Jowon Briggs a pleasant defensive surprise discovered by Jets&#8217; scouts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was a move that did not draw much attention. On Aug. 20, the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/08\/20\/sports\/jets-take-flier-on-defensive-lineman-jowon-briggs-in-trade-with-browns\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jets traded for defensive tackle Jowon Briggs<\/a>. The Jets sent a sixth-round pick to the Browns for Briggs and a seventh-round pick.<\/p>\n<p>Though the move did not move the needle in the summer, it has been a positive for the Jets this fall. Briggs has been a pleasant surprise and is a starter on the Jets\u2019 defense now that Quinnen Williams is in Dallas.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thought that was a really good move by our scouting department to bring somebody like that in,\u201d Jets coach Aaron Glenn said. \u201cHe\u2019s a big man, he\u2019s strong. Again, he\u2019s able to stop the run because he\u2019s been doing a good job of that, but what\u2019s been surprising, and I wouldn\u2019t say surprising, but what he\u2019s had the tick up in is his ability to rush the passer also. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, we want to be able to utilize that. I\u2019m not saying that he\u2019s Mean Joe Greene or anything like that, but listen, he\u2019s been doing a really good job of being disruptive in the pass game also.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Briggs is tied <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/11\/20\/sports\/jermaine-johnson-cutting-sugar-as-prep-for-battle-against-lamar-jackson\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">with Jermaine Johnson II<\/a> for second on the team in sacks with three. <\/p>\n<p>He got Lamar Jackson once last week and has been a key piece in the improved run defense by the Jets recently.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"37800675\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/jets-defensive-end-jowon-briggs-115899978.jpg\" alt=\"Jets defensive end Jowon Briggs (91) rolls a medicine ball during practice.\" class=\"wp-image-37800675\"  \/>Jets defensive end Jowon Briggs rolls a medicine ball during practice in Florham Park, NJ. Bill Kostroun\/New York Post<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe knew, particularly coach [Eric] Washington, of his skill set,\u201d Jets defensive coordinator Steve Wilks said. \u201cI think, in a matter of time, we\u2019re starting to see exactly what we envisioned. He can really create some one-on-ones and dominate, which you saw last week, getting a sack, collapsing the pocket, and getting that sack. <\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"37800676\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/jets-defensive-tackle-jowon-briggs-115919676.jpg\" alt=\"Jets defensive tackle Jowon Briggs speaking to the media at a press conference.\" class=\"wp-image-37800676\"  \/>Jets defensive tackle Jowon Briggs speaks to the media after practice in Florham Park, NJ. Bill Kostroun\/New York Post<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGet the insider\u2019s view on Gang Green\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for Inside the Jets by Brian Costello, a weekly Sports+ exclusive.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThank you\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s playing great ball. I think him and Harrison [Phillips] both are just being really solid inside, which has given us the opportunity to perform well on the outside.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Jets downgraded CB Jarvis Brownlee Jr. (hip) to doubtful for Sunday\u2019s game. <\/p>\n<p>They added WR Allen Lazard (neck) to the injury report and listed him as questionable. \u2026 They elevated DB Jordan Clark and DE Eric Watts from the practice squad.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It was a move that did not draw much attention. 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