Overview
- Bailey led the second day of Jets camp Thursday with multiple unofficial sacks and several tackles for loss during unpadded 11-on-11 work, drawing widespread praise from reporters and teammates.
- Head coach Aaron Glenn called Bailey “everything that we expect” and said the upcoming pads-on sessions will be the decisive test of how his quickness and power hold up in contact.
- Offensive linemen and teammates described Bailey as a disrupting force in shorts-and-tee drills, with lineman Joe Tippmann relaying that peers called Bailey a “pain” to block.
- Bailey arrives after a 14.5-sack season at Texas Tech, which underpins expectations that a successful rookie edge could help fix a Jets defense that struggled in 2025.
- The Jets stressed that roster spots are earned and that several 2026 rookies, including Bailey and quarterback Cade Klubnik, will continue to compete for roles with padded practices and preseason games next for evaluation.