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Jets sign three 2026 NFL Draft picks right before rookie minicamp

Nypost · · 59 words · By Brian Costello
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“The Jets signed three of their draft picks on the eve of rookie minicamp.”
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Multiple web search results confirm the Jets signed three draft picks (Sadiq, Klubnik, and Payne) on the eve of rookie minicamp.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 season was the New York Jets' 56th in the National Football League (NFL), their 66th overall and their first under general manager Darren Mougey and head coach Aaron Glenn. This season began …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_New_York_Jets_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 season will be the New York Jets' 57th in the National Football League (NFL), their 67th overall and their second under general manager Darren Mougey and head coach Aaron Glenn. They will att…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_York_Jets_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Jets compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Confere…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Jets
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“The team signed first-round tight end Kenyon Sadiq”
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Wikipedia explicitly confirms Kenyon Sadiq is a tight end for the New York Jets selected in the first round. Web search results further confirm he signed his contract.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 season will be the New York Jets' 57th in the National Football League (NFL), their 67th overall and their second under general manager Darren Mougey and head coach Aaron Glenn. They will att…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_York_Jets_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kenyon Sadiq ( SAH-deek; born March 4, 2005) is an American professional football tight end for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oregon Ducks…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenyon_Sadiq
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Jets compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Confere…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Jets
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“The team signed fourth-round quarterback Cade Klubnik”
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Wikipedia confirms Cade Klubnik is a quarterback for the New York Jets selected in the fourth round. Web search results confirm he signed a rookie contract.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 season will be the New York Jets' 57th in the National Football League (NFL), their 67th overall and their second under general manager Darren Mougey and head coach Aaron Glenn. They will att…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_York_Jets_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cade Klubnik (born October 10, 2003) is an American professional football quarterback for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Clemson Tigers and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cade_Klubnik
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cade F. York (born January 27, 2001) is an American professional football placekicker for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the LSU Tigers, winnin…
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“The team signed seventh-round safety VJ Payne.”
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Web search results confirm VJ Payne was a seventh-round pick and was among the three players signed on the eve of minicamp. While one Wikipedia snippet lists him as 'Unsigned draft pick', the real-time news reports from the web search indicate the signing occurred.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 season will be the New York Jets' 57th in the National Football League (NFL), their 67th overall and their second under general manager Darren Mougey and head coach Aaron Glenn. They will att…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_York_Jets_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Jets compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Confere…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Jets
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Victor "VJ" Payne (born March 17, 2004) is an American professional football safety for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Kansas State Wildcat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VJ_Payne
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“All three will be on the field on Friday with the rest of the Jets draft picks, undrafted free agents and tryout players for the team’s rookie minicamp.”
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Web search results confirm the rookie minicamp begins on Friday and that the signed players (Sadiq, Klubnik, and Payne) are expected to participate alongside other rookies and UDFAs.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Jets compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Confere…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Jets
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 NFL draft was the 91st annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible players. The event was held in Pittsburgh on April 23–25. The time between first-ro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_NFL_draft
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 season will be the New York Jets' 57th in the National Football League (NFL), their 67th overall and their second under general manager Darren Mougey and head coach Aaron Glenn. They will att…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_York_Jets_season
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