NY Jets players promise to bring back tradition fans are longing for

The celebration has rarely been seen since the early 2010s, much to the dismay of Jets fans.

One fan on X has had enough. User @jonfortes7 spent eight days begging Jets players to bring back the Jet celebration, featuring a clip of Braylon Edwards doing it after upsetting the Patriots in the 2010 playoffs.

Eventually, he got a response from multiple players on the Jets’ roster.

Standout left guard John Simpson replied, “I gotchu fam!”

Second-year safety Jarius Monroe replied, “Bet.”

As multiple fans in the replies mentioned, it would be exciting to see Justin Fields hit the celebration after a long touchdown run in his first game with the Jets. Fields, who ranks third all-time in rushing yards per game among quarterbacks (50.2), embodies the “jet” aesthetic like no Gang Green quarterback to come before him.

In a Jets offense catered to his strengths, Fields is hoping to do more high-flying as a runner than he did in 2024, when he was constricted by a Pittsburgh offense built for Russell Wilson. Fields averaged a career-low 4.7 yards per rush attempt, a large step back from the 6.2 mark he posted over his first three seasons.

Jets head coach Aaron Glenn has seen firsthand how explosive Fields can be. The Ohio State product had three 100-yard rushing performance against Glenn’s Lions while the latter served as Detroit’s defensive coordinator.

Multiple times this offseason, the Jets have reiterated their desire to build around Fields. If things go according to plan, plenty of jet celebrations could be in Fields’ future.