‘We’ll Write Our Own Story This Year’

Brown comes to the Jets after five seasons with Seattle. He began his NFL career in Houston, where he first crossed paths with Saleh and offensive line coach John Benton “many years ago,” Brown said. He played the maximum number of regular-season games (16 in 2018 and 2020; 17 last season) the past two seasons with the ‘Hawks and has proved his durability during a long career. Other than his experience with Saleh and Benton, Brown said he knew little about the Jets personnel.

“I didn’t know much about the locker room, I played against some of these guys but didn’t know them personally,” he said. “I came in with an open mind without knowing what to expect. It’s been a pleasant surprise. The competition going on here, the optimism, the confidence in this locker room to go out and prove a lot of naysayers wrong. There’s a history here of not being successful, but no one cares about that. We’ll write our own story this year and it starts next week. It’s been great so far.”

With Brown installed on the left, and Fant moving back to the right side next to AVT, the Jets have an incredibly experienced couple of guys on the left. Tomlinson, signed from San Francisco in free agency, made the Pro Bowl in his last season with the 49ers.

“You have three guys who were here last year in Connor, AVT and George, they’re familiar with the scheme and played a lot together,” Brown said. “Laken is familiar with a similar system. I was in a similar system in Houston. I’m up to speed and blessed to have a lot of recall, so I’m able to plug in and don’t have to ask questions on every play.

“It’s been a really good transition. Laken and I talk a lot, watch a lot of film together trying to get ahead of the learning curve. It’s not going to be perfect, we’ll be going against a complex defense so we’re going to have to make adjustments on the go. I’m confident though. We’ve played a lot of football individually, we’re a physical duo and the group is very physical. We’re trying to put our stamp on…