Monday, July 10, 2017

New York Jets Improve Backfield with First Two Draft Picks


An experienced retail stock analyst who earned numerous awards during his time with JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank, and CRT Sterne Agee, Chuck Grom serves as a managing director for New York's Gordon Haskett Research Advisors. Outside of his professional pursuits, Chuck Grom is a passionate fan and season ticket holder for the National Football League's (NFL) New York Jets.

The Jets have failed to make the playoffs in each of the past six seasons and enter the 2017 campaign with questions at quarterback, but the team's future in the backfield looks bright with the acquisition of Jamal Adams and Marcus Maye. New York owned the no. 6 and no. 39 overall pick in April's NFL draft and used them respectively to select Adams and May, a pair of safeties who had considerable success at the collegiate level.

Adams was considered a home-run selection by Sports Illustrated, which gave the pick an 'A' grade. He spent the past three seasons with Louisiana State University, where he recorded a combined 209 tackles, 14 passes defended, five interceptions, and two forced fumbles. Maye, meanwhile, played all four seasons of his college eligibility at the University of Florida, where he accumulated a combined 205 tackles, 16 passes defended, five interceptions, and six forced fumbles.

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