The New York Jets have skilled an eventful two-week stretch headlined by a training change and a blockbuster commerce.
And one thing else could also be amiss at MetLife Stadium, based on the Jets’ most well-known fan.
Ed Anzalone, extra generally often called “Fireman Ed,” mentioned Tuesday night time on social media that the Jets had been limiting his display time on the videoboards at MetLife Stadium throughout residence video games.
“I do not know precisely what is going on on, however they’re phasing us out,” Anzalone mentioned in a video posted to his Instagram account. “I might prefer to know if someone is aware of something, please let me know, as a result of it is evident that it is taking place, and it must cease as a result of we’d like home-field benefit.”
A decades-long staple at Jets residence video games, Anzalone is finest identified for his trademark firefighter helmet and his function in fueling the followers’ well-known “J-E-T-S” chant. He mentioned he observed the dearth of display time in the course of the Jets’ Week 4 loss to the Denver Broncos and Monday’s loss to the Buffalo Bills.
“Final night time particularly — though on the Denver sport additionally — final night time particularly, we scored a landing and usually as a practice we’re at all times placed on the display,” Anzalone mentioned, referring to himself and two different Jets superfans. “[We] do the Jet chant to get the gang going, which is a staple in JetLife Stadium.”
Anzalone famous that he additionally historically incites the gang when the Jets are on protection, which he added was “an important,” earlier than saying that “one thing was occurring” with the group’s manufacturing crew that oversees the videoboards.
“One thing is occurring, so please let me know if one thing,” Anzalone mentioned.
The Jets fell to 2-4 on Monday of their first sport beneath Jeff Ulbrich, who was promoted to interim head coach final week after Robert Saleh was fired.
Lower than 24 hours after the loss to the Payments, nonetheless, the Jets acquired Davante Adams in a commerce with the Las Vegas Raiders, reuniting the star huge receiver with quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
The Jets play their subsequent two video games on the highway earlier than returning to MetLife for a Thursday night time sport in opposition to the Houston Texans on Oct. 31.