Jace Amaro is still having some growing pains typical of a rookie moving into a new scheme in the pros, but the Newark Star-Ledger reports that Jets tight ends coach Steve Hagen said Amaro's making progress and is being challenged to play in a number of spots.
"He's lined up everywhere," Hagen said. "He's lined up flexed out, hand down, out by himself (on the) single-receiver side, on the three-receiver side, on the two-receiver side. We use him everywhere we can use him. So we have asked him to do a lot, and we expect him to do a lot. He's asking that of himself, and he's delivering, too. It's been fun to watch him."
Hagen did warn the media that Amaro has work to do as a blocker, saying he can't just play as a receiver. The coach thinks Amaro can learn that role.