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1:51Week 12 On-Site Preview: Jets at Ravens
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1:24How Do The Bills Stack Up With The Rest of The AFC?
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1:55Week 12 NFL Picks: Jets at Ravens
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7:56Amy Trask's NFL Executive Perspective
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1:48Jets Game Plan For Drake Maye
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1:34What Tonight Will Tell Us About Aaron Glenn's Culture
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1:27Matchup To Watch: Patriots Run Defense Vs. Jets Rushing Attack
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1:58Predicting the Jets Final Record
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2:03Week 11 NFL Picks: TNF Jets at Patriots
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1:20Behind The Scenes On Jets Trade Deadline Strategy
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2025 Defensive
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CMB
Total Tackles
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SCK
Sacks
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FUM
Forced Fumbles
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INT
Interceptions
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TD
Interceptions Returned For Touchdown
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| Regular Season | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Top Jay Tufele News
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Jets' Jay Tufele: On track to play Sunday
Tufele (knee) was a full participant at practice Wednesday, Scott Petrak of the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram reports.
Tufele spent Week 8 at Cincinnati on the sideline with a knee injury, but with the benefit of a Week 9 bye, it now looks like he'll be ready to play in Week 10 versus the Browns. After three-time All Pro Quinnen Williams was traded to Dallas on Tuesday, Tufele now projects for a starting role on the defensive line.
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Jets' Jay Tufele: Ruled out against Cincy
Tufele (knee) won't play Sunday against the Bengals, Eric Allen of the Jets' official site reports.
Tufele will miss at least one game after sustaining a knee injury in the Jets' Week 7 loss to the Panthers. Jowon Briggs is the team's lone available backup defensive tackle behind Quinnen Williams and Harrison Phillips, though the Jets could opt to rotate in some of their defensive ends on the interior.
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Jets' Jay Tufele: Leaves game with knee injury
Tufele (knee) is questionable to return to Sunday's game against the Panthers.
Tufele sustained a knee injury early in the third quarter, and he'll be evaluated by medical staff to determine whether he can return. Jowon Briggs will be the Jets' lone rotational option at defensive tackle if Tufele is unable to return.
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Jets' Jay Tufele: Full practice Friday
Tufele (illness) was a full participant at practice Friday, Rich Cimini of ESPN.com reports.
Tufele was able to increase from a limited participant Thursday to a full participant Friday, and he now appears to be set to make his return to the field after missing two contests due to an illness. The 26-year-old will be back in his reserve role behind Quinnen Williams and Harrison Phillips on the defensive line against the Dolphins on Monday Night Football.
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Jets' Jay Tufele: Out for Week 3
Tufele (illness) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Bucs, Rich Cimini of ESPN.com reports.
Tufele will miss his second straight game with an illness. Jowon Briggs and Leonard Taylor will again see increased reps behind Quinnen Williams and Harrison Phillips against Tampa Bay.
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Jets' Jay Tufele: Out due to illness
Tufele (illness) has been ruled out for Sunday's Week 2 battle against Buffalo, Rich Cimini of ESPN.com reports.
Tufele logged three tackles while playing 31 percent of New York's defensive snaps Week 1 in a loss to Pittsburgh, but he's since come down with an illness and won't suit up against the Bills. Leonard Taylor, who was inactive Week 1, may be asked to log some defensive snaps as a rotational defensive lineman in Tufele's absence Sunday.
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Jets' Jay Tufele: Signing with Gang Green
Tufele and the Jets agreed to a contract Thursday, Zack Rosenblatt of The Athletic reports.
Tufele spent the past three seasons with the Bengals after beginning his NFL career with the Jaguars in 2021. He finished the 2024 regular season with 15 tackles (five solo) including 0.5 sacks, and one pass defense across 15 games (three starts). Tufele fortifies the Jets' defensive line and will have the chance to compete for a starting role at defensive tackle alongside Quinnen Williams (hamstring).
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Bengals' Jay Tufele: Avoids injury report
Tufele (illness) was not listed on the Bengals' injury report Wednesday.
Tufele missed Week 13 against the Jaguars after coming down with an illness in the week leading up to the game. His return to practice Wednesday indicates that he is on track to play Sunday against the Colts. Tufele has played 53 defensive snaps across seven games this season and has registered five tackles (three solo).
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Player Bio
| HT/WT: 6-3, 305 lbs |
| Birthplace: Salt Lakee City, UT |
| Age: 26 |
| School: USC |
| Experience: 5 |