Adam Gase didn’t get along with some of his players in Miami, including now-Browns wide receiver Jarvis Landry.
Landry told reporters that Gase, now the Jets head coach, told Dolphins players that they would be traded to Cleveland if they didn’t get in line. At the time, the Browns were the laughing stock of the league and no one wanted to play there. However, Gase responded to Landry’s comments by saying it was only a one-time thing that wasn’t to be taken seriously.
“That was in a team meeting and it was a joke at the time to one of the other players,” Gase said Friday.
Maybe so, but it’s easy to understand why Landry may not by that excuse. After all, Gase did, in fact, trade the wide receiver to Cleveland.
While it wasn’t directed towards Landry in that specific instance, he did say that Gase didn’t joke about shipping players off to Cleveland in order to punish them for their behavior. Landry would know. It happened to him.
“Where am I?” Landry asked reporters. “But I’m happy to be here.”
Gase had had his fair share of problems with some of his players in Miami, including Landry. Gase wasn’t afraid to criticize them publicly if they weren’t doing their job and that hasn’t changed much since he arrived in New York. After the Jets’ Week 1 game, Gase called out numerous units for the way they played but shied away from specifying names.
What happened with Gase and Landry is in the past now and both seem happy to be where they are. Frankly, this wouldn’t be a discussion had the Jets and Browns not been scheduled to play this season. Things were said, feelings were hurt, but both should turn their attention to Monday night’s game.
