As an undrafted, undersized player from a small college, Xavier Gipson faced an uphill battle in trying to make the Jets’ roster. A strong showing in the preseason (seven catches for 79 yards in the exhibition finale against the Giants, along with some nifty plays as a kick returner) improved Gipson’s chances of being on the final 53-man roster, but he still had reason to be nervous when he was called into a meeting with coach Robert Saleh and general manager Joe Douglas on cut day.
Cameras from HBO’s Hard Knocks have been shadowing the Jets this preseason and captured Gipson’s tense conversation with Saleh and Douglas.
“Well, look, man,” Douglas started off by telling Gipson, “you know, the odds are stacked against you from the jump.”
