{"id":78267,"date":"2025-05-24T00:29:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-24T04:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jetnation.com\/?p=78267"},"modified":"2025-05-24T00:29:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-24T04:29:00","slug":"does-jets-c-josh-myers-have-shot-to-unseat-joe-tippmann","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/2025\/05\/24\/does-jets-c-josh-myers-have-shot-to-unseat-joe-tippmann\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Jets C Josh Myers Have Shot to Unseat Joe Tippmann?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So about a month ago we took to twitter to ask Jets fans if they believed newly signed center Josh Myers had a shot at unseating current starter Joe Tippmann at the pivot.\u00a0 Predictably, the results were overwhelmingly in Tippmann&#8217;s favor, with over 91% of fans saying Tippmann would stay in place.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Who do you believe will be the @nyjetsj starting center this season?  Does Joe Tippmann keep his job or does it go to Josh Myers who snapped for Justin Fields at OSU?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Glenn Naughton (@JNRadio_Glenn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JNRadio_Glenn\/status\/1913374279095173292?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 18, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>Now it seems at least one Jets beat writer believes it may be a bit early to presume Tippmann will be handed the job.<\/p>\n<p>Zack Rosenblatt of\u00a0<em>The Athletic\u00a0<\/em>says it looks as if there could be a legitimate competition and cited comments from GM Darren Mougey this offseason.\u00a0 Following the addition of Myers he said the veteran center was going to &#8220;push&#8221; Tippmann.\u00a0 That seems to be exactly what&#8217;s happening according to veteran guard John Simpson; &#8220;Those guys are battling their asses off right now, just competing&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jetnation.com\/2023\/04\/28\/jets-add-wisconsin-center-joe-tippman-to-anchor-o-line\/?srsltid=AfmBOoqojs9bTlR9jkIg8hcEKQj-50JCJ7I59b2jeZT7fxGbf9ltVc3X\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Selected in the second round of the 2023 draft<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, Tippmann is an ascending young lineman whose best days are ahead of him.\u00a0 One could even argue that he hasn&#8217;t been used to his full potential up to this point and has\u00a0 a lot more to offer.<\/p>\n<p>However, Myers&#8217; history with Fields at Ohio State is well documented, and it may not be a stretch to say that the Jets new brass want to do all they can to make Fields comfortable when he lines up on Sundays.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So about a month ago we took to twitter to ask Jets fans if they believed newly signed center Josh Myers had a shot at unseating current starter Joe Tippmann at the pivot.\u00a0 Predictably, the results were overwhelmingly in Tippmann&#8217;s favor, with over 91% of fans saying Tippmann would stay in place. 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