List of free-agent invitees to rookie minicamp

 
The Jets open a three-day rookie minicamp starting tomorrow at Hofstra. We’ll bring you the sights and sounds of the event, with updates on Vernon Gholston, Dustin Keller, etc. Unfortunately, Eric Mangini allows the media to view only a total of 85 minutes over tomorrow and Saturday, which means we’ll see Gholston & Co. do little more than jogging in their shorts and performing basic drills. Even the notoriously secretive Bill Belichick lets the Boston media observe more than 85 minutes - three hours over the course of two days. The Jets haven’t announced their free-agent signings as of yet, but here’s a list of signings and unsigned invitees, compiled by several media outlets. I’ve included the positional ranking and overall draft ranking, according to NFL Draft Scout, which evaluated more than 2,500 college players. Based on these rankings, the top free-agent additions are Iowa DE Bryan Mattison and Virginia SS Nate Lyles. The list: • Mattison ... [link]

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