The Real Reason Why New York Jets Declined to Draft Tight End Brock Bowers

Who needs Brock Bowers when you have a battle-tested veteran tight end like Tyler Conklin? Conklin's presence almost definitely factored into the New York Jets' draft strategy last month, ultimately convincing team brass to pass up the opportunity to select Bowers and take Penn State left tackle Olu Fashanu instead. "I love our tight end room, actually," said Jets' general manager Joe Douglas in a media scrum at the league's spring meetings in late March. Although another pass-catching weapon wouldn't have hurt the Aaron Rodgers-led offense, Conklin already satisfies the need for a capable TE1.