Wilson still got his obligatory look before giving way, hauling in 2 of 3 targets for 32 yards, while the Jets' secondary dealt with its own attrition — Qwan'tez Stiggers in concussion protocol and D'Angelo Ponds still working back from a calf issue. None of it stopped New York from playing most of its starters, a call that made this feel less like paint-by-numbers filler and more like an actual dress rehearsal.
Tampa Bay had the better night on the scoreboard regardless, closing it out at 24-16 behind a defense that's dealt with its own camp bumps — Vita Vea nursing a back issue that's reportedly drawn interest from other teams, Tristan Wirfs working through a hamstring strain. None of it slowed the Bucs down against a Jets team still shaking off the rust of a 2025 season that ended on a 5-game skid.
David Bailey was the name Jets fans wanted to see translate from padless practices to live snaps, and his camp speed showed up again on Friday — exactly the kind of flash that can tip a roster-bubble battle. It matters more for final 53-man cuts than for anything on the scoreboard, which is really the whole point of a game like this.
For Tampa Bay, the finished product barely resembled a normal NFL night — no Mayfield, no Browning, no fuss — and the Bucs won anyway, a decent early sign for a depth chart that's dealt with injury questions up front all summer. For the Jets, the story was Klubnik's first read on an NFL field, not the final score, with Aaron Glenn's group still auditioning for roles before anything counts in September.