NFL

MOSLEY HAS BIG SERIES

PHILADELPHIA – If there was a highlight of last night’s 13-11 victory over the Eagles for the Jets, it was the play of defensive tackle C.J. Mosley, who is in a legitimate battle for a roster spot with the final cuts looming tomorrow.

He might have played his way onto the final 53 with his performance, which included three sacks and two forced fumbles – all of which came on one series.

“I’ve never had a series like that in my life,” Mosley said.

Eric Mangini seemed impressed.

“He’d love to figure out [how he did that] and bottle it,” Mangini said. “That was a pretty nice series for him.”

Asked if he entered the game concerned about making the team, Mosley, who led the team with six tackles, said no.

“You can’t be concerned about that,” he said. “If you concern yourself about that you won’t be able to perform.”

Mosley, who didn’t start in a game that began with all backups, made his presence felt when he was in the game.

On one Eagles’ offensive series in the second quarter, Mosley sacked Eagles’ QB A.J. Feeley on consecutive downs, forcing a fumble on the second takedown.

Later in that possession, Mosley ended the series with a third sack of Feeley; this time his forced fumble was recovered by teammate David Bowens.

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Rookie WR Chansi Stuckey was the offensive player of the game for the Jets, catching four passes for 47 yards, returning two punts for 38 and 12 yards and returning three kickoffs for a 27-yard average. The seventh-round draft pick is a lock as the team’s No. 4 or 5 receiver and a special teams contributor.

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It appears Andre Wadsworth‘s spirited comeback is about to end. Wadsworth, the third pick in the 1998 NFL Draft by the Cardinals, played his last NFL regular-season game in 2000. He has had 13 knee surgeries and changed position from defensive lineman to linebacker in an attempt to return to the league, but didn’t touch the field until the second half in a game that was started with backups.

Final cuts are tomorrow and it’s difficult to imagine Wadsworth making the cut.

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Eagles backup QB A.J. Feeley broke the third metacarpal in his left (non-throwing) hand and will see a specialist today. . . . Jets CB Darrelle Revis, their top draft pick, started and also returned one punt for seven yards. . . . Jets K Mike Nugent had a 48-yard field goal in the first half and followed it by sending the ensuing kickoff to the Philadelphia goal line. Earlier, his opening kickoff went to the four. He also had one kickoff two yards deep in the fourth quarter. Kickoff depth was a big focus of Nugent’s in the offseason as he tried to strengthen himself.

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Former Rutgers CB Manny Collins, who called this preseason finale his “Super Bowl,” was very active in the game, breaking up some passes and making tackles. He looks like a candidate for the Jets’ practice squad if he doesn’t survive tomorrow’s cutdown.