Jets’ Josh Myers embraces center role, while Garrett Wilson looks toward next step in offseason work

At the Jets’ OTAs, the loudest message from the offensive side was not about a single play or a single matchup. It was about process. Center Josh Myers framed it as a balance between familiarity and urgency, saying he’s comfortable because he “love[s] everyone in here,” while also insisting he is “not settling” as the team pushes toward the coming season.

Myers’ perspective carries weight because his path to center in New York did not begin as a sure thing. The Jets brought him in on a one-year deal in March 2025, and the expectation was not that he would automatically inherit an established five-man unit. In the notebook, the team pointed to how the lineup opened when guard Alijah Vera-Tucker suffered a season-ending injury, shifting Joe Tippmann to the right and returning Myers to the middle. From there, the group kept operating, with the Jets starting all 17 games together, including rookies and second-year players like Armand Membou and Olu Fashanu, plus veteran John Simpson, before Simpson later left in free agency.

The emphasis now is on keeping that momentum and tightening the communication that makes an offensive line function. Myers tied the urgency in the building to head coach Aaron Glenn, describing Glenn as one of the best leaders he has been around and pointing to how the coaching staff handles whatever comes up during preparation. Myers also referenced the influence of high-acuity veterans already on the roster, naming linebacker Demario Davis and safety Minkah Fitzpatrick as examples of the standard the Jets are trying to hold.

The Jets also used the OTA platform to look forward at continuity. Myers, 27, is described as the lone older presence along an interior group that includes Dylan Parham, plus players brought in over the last few seasons to form the core. The notebook highlighted that Parham was drafted in 2022, with the younger tackle and guard mix around Myers, Tippmann, Fashanu and Membou, suggesting the Jets see a window where the same five-man identity can be refined rather than constantly rebuilt. Myers specifically praised Membou’s potential, saying he has the ability “like one of the greats,” while acknowledging that the work between now and the season still needs to happen.

In a separate portion of the same OTA coverage, Garrett Wilson offered a complementary storyline about what the offense must translate from practice to production. Wilson said he is feeling good after a right knee sprain that ended his season last year in a Week 10 win over Cleveland, but added that he “still has a lot of work to do,” while also saying he is excited. The excitement, according to Wilson, is tied to the Jets locking in key pieces and expanding the skill group around their quarterback.

Wilson connected that excitement to the Jets re-signing running back Breece Hall on a long-term contract, adding veteran quarterback Geno Smith in a trade with Las Vegas, and drafting new pass-catchers Omar Cooper Jr. and Kenyon Sadiq. With Smith joining the receiver room and the Jets adding fresh weapons, Wilson said the next step is chemistry. For a wideout, that means more than routes. It is the timing and trust developed when quarterback decisions have to match coverage looks, and the quarterback has to feel stable behind an interior line.