Jets try, but fail to get Chris Long
But Gholston was not the Jets' first choice to get after Brady. They wanted Virginia DE Chris Long and tried on Saturday to trade up from their No.6 spot in the first round to
St. Louis' No.2 spot to get him.
The Daily News learned Sunday that the top three players on the Jets' board going into the draft were, in order: Long, McFadden and Gholston.
Before the Rams took
Chris Long at No.2, the Jets called St.Louis.
Mike Tannenbaum and
Eric Mangini wanted Long, an energetic pass rusher who had 14 sacks last year playing for ex-Jets coach
Al Groh. But the Rams' price was so exorbitant, the Jets basically said "see you later." It was a one-and-done phone call. No more talk.
Delaware QB Joe Flacco was the biggest reach, with the Ravens taking him at No. 18. But reports in Baltimore say the Ravens were concerned about the Jets trading up from No. 36 to get him, so after the Ravens traded down from No. 8 to the Jaguars' spot at No. 26 after they couldn't trade up to No. 2 to get Matt Ryan, they moved back up to Houston's spot for Flacco. But sources said the Jets had absolutely no interest in trading up for Flacco