You can’t buy experience, but it can land in your lap.
Two games into 2017 season, his fifth in the NFL and with his fourth team, defensive end/linebacker David Bass was waived by the Seattle Seahawks and immediately claimed by the Jets.
“My reaction was kind of mixed because I found after playing for so many teams and experiencing different cultures, I had realized Seattle was special. Seattle had a great culture, great work ethic. The coaches actually cared about the players. And I felt like it was more than more than football. A lot of people preach brotherhood and things like that, and I felt like I found it,” Bass said.
“So I was kind of up and down because I didn’t know how the culture would be in New York. I didn’t know what to expect. I’ve got to learn a new playbook. And I’m on the complete opposite coast.
“But New York was exciting because I’d never really spent time in New York. So going there, it’s going to be super cool. I looked at the record and the history of the Jets,…