Jets coach Rex Ryan isn’t happy with his team’s efforts in the punting game. And since it’s one of the most fungible positions in the sport, the Jets have inked a new punter.
Dave Hutchinson of the Newark Star Ledger reports that the Jets have signed Ken Parrish after a Sunday morning tryout.
Parrish, a former police officer, recently was cut by the Eagles.
Meanwhile, Ryan offered up some quotes on Sunday that likely made current punter Reggie Hodges pee a little bit.
“I’m tired of seeing ground balls hit,” Ryan said in comments circulated by the team. “We’ve got to do better than that. Our guys know that so we’ll see. You watch some practices and you’re like, ‘Man we’ve got Ray Guy here.’ I want to see that. I want to see an NFL punt. Reggie’s numbers look good, but I don’t think those are exactly rockets that he hit.
“We’re going to find a punter. If he’s here or if he’s on somebody else’s team, we’ve got to find a punter. I don’t care where we go to get one. If he’s here [that’s] great, then step up and punt. If he’s not, then we’ll go find one.”
So now it’ll be on Parrish and Hodges to get it done. Otherwise, they’ll keep on looking.