Even in the offseason, the New York Jets still find ways to make headlines.
The Jets found themselves in the thick of the plot in Sunday’s episode of HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” In the episode, Larry David’s friend, Carl, kills himself because of the aggravation that comes with being a Jets fan. David is a lifelong Jets ran in real life.
Carl’s demise was brought about by news that Le’Veon Bell was out with a season-ending injury. This did not actually happen, thought the episode referenced plenty of nonfictional Jets disasters.
“I can’t take any more disappointment,” Carl wrote in his suicide note.
David goes on to tell a couple of his friends about Carl killing himself over the Jets, but he did attribute some of the blame to another New York franchise as well.
“The Jets killed Carl — and a little bit of the Knicks,” David said.
David then brings up Sam Darnold’s mononucleosis in a conversation later on with a friend.
“Last year started with such promise. Then Darnold gets mono, season’s over by Game 3,” David said.
Toward the end of the episode, David is sitting with Carl’s widow, Veronica, and explains why he thinks Carl killed himself.”The [expletive] Jets,” Veronica responded.
“He loved them so much,” she continued. “The Jets ruined our marriage. I couldn’t stand to be around him.”
The two then fought over the Austin Seferian-Jenkins fumble that cost the Jets an opportunity to beat the Patriots in 2017.
David is an avid Jets fan, but, like Carl, has been frustrated with the organization for years. So, he made them the subject of his show and got a few hilarious jabs in. Maybe that’s just David’s way of coping with all the pain Gang Green has brought him.
