The last time the Jets faced the Dolphins, they lost 10-6 in an ugly game that is better remembered for what happened on the sideline.
Jets strength coach Sal Alosi tripped Dolphins cornerback Nolan Carroll as Carroll ran down the Jets sideline to cover a punt. Alosi was suspended by the team and then fired in the offseason.
Carroll told the Miami Sun-Sentinel he has forgiven Alosi.
“To tell you the truth, it hasn’t even crossed my mind since the incident happened,” Carroll said. “I put it in the back of my head after the week that it happened. Obviously, there were some bad intentions, but I forgive him at the end of the day, regardless of the situation.”
Alosi is now the strength and conditioning coach at Bryant University, a small school in Rhode Island.
“I’m happy for him,” Carroll says. “He got another shot at it, which is good. You start at the bottom and work your way back up. That’s what he’s doing.”
Carroll said he accepted Alosi’s apology when the two spoke after the incident.
“He’s humble,” Carroll says. “He sounded humble when he was on the phone. He called me and apologized. He sounded sincere.”
Carroll has a hamstring injury and is questionable to play in tonight’s game.
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The Jets may end up getting nothing in return for trading Derrick Mason, according to a report. ESPN reported the Jets only get a seventh-round pick from the Texans if Mason catches 33 passes for the team.
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His team plagued by in-fighting, coach Rex Ryan called upon UFC champion Frankie Edgar to address the Jets last night at their team hotel, according to the MMAfighting.com. Edgar, a light heavyweight from Toms River, N.J., gave an inspirational speech to the Jets last year on the night before their comeback victory over the Texans.
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Ryan, who generally leaves the offense to coordinator Brian Schottenheimer, said he has been more of a presence lately.
“I’ve been bouncing in and out of individual meetings a little more than maybe I’ve done in the past,” Ryan said. “You look for how we can change things up and all that.”
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Defensive coordinator Mike Pettine had high praise for tackle Mike DeVito‘s play in last week’s 30-21 loss to the Patriots.
“We probably wasted Mike DeVito’s best performance of his career,” Pettine said. “[He] did an outstanding job, and that kind of got lost in the mix.”
Pettine noted DeVito was matched up all day with guard Logan Mankins, one of the best offensive linemen in the NFL. DeVito had three tackles.