{"id":1009215,"date":"2026-08-18T19:12:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T19:12:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1009215\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T19:12:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T19:12:25","slug":"jets-dl-tvondre-sweat-making-immediate-impact-back-from-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1009215\/","title":{"rendered":"Jets DL T&#8217;Vondre Sweat Making Immediate Impact Back From Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At this point in camp, ahead of Friday night&#8217;s second preseason game, at Pittsburgh, the Jets have a mix of veteran and young players, big and not as big and versatile in the middle of the defense. <a class=\"nfl-o-cta--link nfl-o-cta--underline\" style=\"word-break:break-word\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorkjets.com\/team\/players-roster\/harrison-phillips\/\" title=\"Harrison Phillips\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Harrison Phillips<\/a> (6-3, 307), <a class=\"nfl-o-cta--link nfl-o-cta--underline\" style=\"word-break:break-word\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorkjets.com\/team\/players-roster\/jowon-briggs\/\" title=\"Jowon Briggs\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jowon Briggs<\/a> (6-1, 313), <a class=\"nfl-o-cta--link nfl-o-cta--underline\" style=\"word-break:break-word\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorkjets.com\/team\/players-roster\/payton-page\/\" title=\"Payton Page\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Payton Page<\/a> (6-4, 300) and <a class=\"nfl-o-cta--link nfl-o-cta--underline\" style=\"word-break:break-word\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorkjets.com\/team\/players-roster\/mazi-smith\/\" title=\"Mazi Smith\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mazi Smith<\/a> (6-3, 337), are the four returning DTs from last season. They are joined by Sweat, <a class=\"nfl-o-cta--link nfl-o-cta--underline\" style=\"word-break:break-word\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorkjets.com\/team\/players-roster\/david-onyemata\/\" title=\"David Onyemata\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">David Onyemata<\/a>\u00a0(6-3, 300; also signed in free agency), and rookie <a class=\"nfl-o-cta--link nfl-o-cta--underline\" style=\"word-break:break-word\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorkjets.com\/team\/players-roster\/darrell-jackson-jr\/\" title=\"Darrell Jackson Jr.\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Darrell Jackson Jr.<\/a> (6-5, 315), selected in the Round 4 (No. 103 overall) of April&#8217;s NFL draft plus <a class=\"nfl-o-cta--link nfl-o-cta--underline\" style=\"word-break:break-word\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorkjets.com\/team\/players-roster\/jack-heflin\/\" title=\"Jack Heflin\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jack Heflin<\/a>\u00a0(6-3, 304) and <a class=\"nfl-o-cta--link nfl-o-cta--underline\" style=\"word-break:break-word\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorkjets.com\/team\/players-roster\/junior-tafuna\/\" title=\"Junior Tafuna\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Junior Tafuna<\/a> (6-3, 305).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think you guys saw Sweat back on the field today,&#8221; Glenn said on Monday when Sweat, who is preparing for his third NFL season, showed his power and potential in 11-on-11 drills. &#8220;Ossai was back, so it was good to have those guys on the pitch count.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The thing was, Sweat, 25, wasn&#8217;t much interested in the count as Glenn said he wanted to stay on the field.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I know there were a couple of times that he didn&#8217;t want to come out,&#8221; Glenn said. &#8220;But that&#8217;s just the guy. 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