{"id":59172,"date":"2022-04-29T08:20:58","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T12:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jetnation.com\/?p=59172"},"modified":"2022-04-29T08:20:58","modified_gmt":"2022-04-29T12:20:58","slug":"new-york-jets-football-with-so-many-new-assets-time-for-salehs-defense-to-perform-has-arrived","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/2022\/04\/29\/new-york-jets-football-with-so-many-new-assets-time-for-salehs-defense-to-perform-has-arrived\/","title":{"rendered":"With so Many new Assets, Time has Arrived for Saleh&#8217;s Defense to Perform"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The New York Jets and their fans have plenty of reason to be excited.\u00a0 General Manager Joe Douglas just landed the team a trio of talented players in the first round of the NFL draft.\u00a0 With picks 4, 10 and 26, Douglas landed cornerback Sauce Gardner, wide receiver Garrett Wilson and edge rusher Jermaine Johnson respectively.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Joe Douglas hit home run in round 1 of NFL Draft with Sauce, Wilson and Johnson.   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