HEMPSTEAD, NY - One week can make a world of a difference, especially if you happen to be one of the players selected at the NFL Draft. The whirlwind of hearing your name read on stage, to getting on the practice field for the very first time as a professional can be exhilarating, to say the least. For the six players selected by the New York Jets, it became business as usual. Last weekend, the team held their first mini camp of the offseason at Hofstra University. Vernon Gholston, the Jets’ first round pick and sixth overall, tried to keep his expectations in perspective at this early juncture. “Just to learn the system,” the former Ohio State defensive end said. “Obviously, being at rookie camp, we’re all rookies here. Some guys are fighting to make the team. The thing is to just learn and grow and to take everything you can from this.”

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Weeks after being bought out of the last year of his contract with the Green Bay Packers, three-time Pro Bowl Tight-End Bubba Franks was signed to a one-year contract by the New York Jets on Monday, adding even more depth to what has been a productive offseason for Gang Green. Coming off of one of the worst offensive seasons of his career in 2007 with only 18 receptions for 132 yards, Franks won’t be forced to reproduce the numbers from his glory days in 2001-03, but he will be asked to be a productive backup to Chris Baker, who is coming off the best season of his career. With 32 TD receptions for his career, Franks can still be a weapon in the red-zone and will give the Jets more options on offense than last season.

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