Connor McGovern embracing problem of Jets’ wide-open heart battle

There’s no query who can be taking snaps underneath heart when Week 1 arrives for the Jets.

However who delivers these snaps?

That’s nonetheless very a lot up within the air.

Because the introduction of Aaron Rodgers has electrified Jets’ training camp and generated sky-high expectations however unfamiliar ones given the workforce’s current historical past, the beginning heart job stays one of many greatest query marks for a Jets squad with championship aspirations.

Veteran Connor McGovern, who has been a mainstay on the Jets’ offensive line since 2020, re-signed this offseason and figures to be a favourite to maintain his beginning function — particularly given early tendencies at camp.

However the Jets drafted Joe Tippmann, a 6-foot-6 center out of Wisconsin, with their second-round pick, and signed vets Wes Schweitzer and Trystan Colon to shore up their offensive line depth, including intrigue to a growing competitors.

McGovern, who re-upped with the Jets on a one-year, $1.9 million deal late in April — stunning each the middle and the workforce when it comes to how late he was nonetheless out there — stated he knew what he was moving into with this yr’s place battle.

“I’m completely happy to satisfy the challenges and embrace the competitors,” McGovern stated. “It does nothing however make you higher, makes Tip higher, Wes higher, or Trystan higher. We’re all preventing for our livelihood, backs within the nook. So it’s positively a problem that I’ve loved.”

Head coach Robert Saleh stated the veteran presence and familiarity that McGovern brings can be an vital issue within the beginning resolution, saying that he “understands the sport of soccer at knowledgeable degree,” noting that Tippmann wants time to study the playbook.

“[Connor’s] by far essentially the most snug,” Saleh stated. “However it’s, ‘We’re all going to get an equal alternative to go get that job.’ ”

McGovern, 30, was drafted by the Broncos within the fifth spherical in 2016 and signed a three-year, $27 million take care of the Jets in 2020.

However he grew to become a footnote within the Jets’ offseason transactions when he signed with the workforce on the identical day Rodgers finalized his contract.

McGovern stated the chance to work with a future Corridor of Famer has been thrilling.

“It’s been superb. … I really like the psychological side of this recreation, the psychological facet of it, how far you possibly can take it, the scheme and cadences, and all that form of loopy stuff. To observe him grasp that’s unimaginable, realized a ton from him already and we’re simply getting began.”