Joseph Ossai in a 'comfortable place' after two practices
Edge rusher Joseph Ossai has only gone through two practices since being activated from the PUP list. Signed in the offseason, Ossai knows he has ground to make up playing for a new team and in a new system, but the former Bengal isn’t sweating it.
“It can be a challenge,” Ossai said. “But I think for me, I have to – and I’ve been doing it my whole life - run my own race.”
Ossai, who signed a three-year, $34.5 million deal, is expected to be a big part of a revamped defensive line. The Jets will play multiple fronts, which Ossai has experience in having played outside linebacker and defensive end in Cincinnati.
“I’m in a very comfortable place right now,” he said.
As much as he’s a perfectionist, he “can’t put three weeks of work in one day.” The Jets have him on a snap count and will gradually increase to get him ready to play Week 1.
“They're doing a great job of acclimating me,” Ossai said, “so at the end of the day we'll be right where we need to be.”
Al Iannazzone covers the Jets for Newsday after spending nearly two decades on the NBA beat with Knicks and Nets.
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