Jets Work Out 4-Time Pro Bowler Matthew Judon

Four-time Pro Bowler Matthew Judon had a workout with the New York Jets on Wednesday.

Judon is a free agent after the San Francisco 49ers cut him from their practice squad. 

The 34-year-old Judon used to be one of the best defensive players in the NFL. He made four consecutive Pro Bowls from 2019 to 2022 with the Baltimore Ravens and New England Patriots. 

Judon has 72 sacks, 286 solo tackles, 95 tackles for loss and 177 QB hits in the NFL. He has played for the Ravens, Patriots, Atlanta Falcons, Miami Dolphins, Buffalo Bills and 49ers. 

 The Jets are 2-3 in Year 2 of the Aaron Glenn era. They face the Patriots in Week 6. 

In Week 5, the Jets beat the Cleveland Browns 17-12. David Bailey became the first Jets rookie since Hugh Douglas in 1995 to record three sacks in a game and the first in the NFL to do so since James Houston of the Detroit Lions in 2022.

Bailey had three sacks, eight quarterback pressures and seven tackles against the Browns. New York selected Bailey with the second overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. Bailey didn't make much noise in the first four games of the season, but he showed in Week 5 against the Browns why the Jets took him with the second pick.

Bailey sacked Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson for a six-yard loss in the first quarter and he kept going. Altogether, Bailey was on the field for seven of the Jets' eight sacks.

Cleveland had a final chance to win the game with 1:41 left and no timeouts, but New York’s defense, as it did all game, stiffened and sealed the win when Will McDonald had a strip-sack of Watson on fourth down and recovered the fumble.

On offense, Jets QB Geno Smith went 17-of-30 through the air for 182 passing yards. He had one touchdown pass, no interceptions and was sacked four times.

Smith fumbled the ball once against the Browns. Watson fumbled three times, though, so Smith did the best he could in a rain-soaked game.

Smith led the NFL in interceptions last season with the Las Vegas Raiders. He threw 17. It's been impressive to see the QB take care of the ball through the air this season.

Smith has 1,084 passing yards and six passing touchdowns thus far in his second stint with New York. The two-time Pro Bowler is completing 69.4% of his passes.

The Jets only have one interception in the Glenn era. Patriots QB Drake Maye has thrown seven interceptions this season, so let's see if Glenn's defense can get one next Sunday. 

According to ESPN, the Jets are playing more zone than man-to-man this season, which makes the low total even more perplexing. The Dallas Cowboys are the only team with zero interceptions.