New York Jets Flight Connections 08/17/17: Christian Hackenberg was sharp again, Josh McCown builds chemistry with Robby Anderson, Todd Bowles speaks about anthem protest

Good morning, Gang Green Gangsters! Here are your daily New York Jets links for this Thursday...

Rich Cimini: The Jets stop listening to music as the try to find the right notes.

Brian Costello: Inside the house that HC Todd Bowles built to make over the Jets.

Daniel Popper: Bowles says it's a player's right to protest the anthem.

Ethan Greenberg: OC John Morton wants to see consistency from the quarterbacks.

Connor Hughes: QB Christian Hackenberg was sharp again on Day 14 of training camp.

Laura Albanese: The Jets have a four man battle for two starting tackle spots.

Ethan Greenberg: LT Kelvin Beachum wants to hit homeruns in the ground game.

Eric Allen: WR Robby Anderson continues to fly.

Rich Cimini: QB Josh McCown is building chemistry with Anderson.

Mark Cannizzaro: How WR Jalin Marshall is dealing with his upcoming ban.

Randy Lange: WR Kenbrell Thompkins returns to the Jets.

Dennis Waszak Jr.: WR Lucky Whitehead is having foot surgery.

Daniel Popper: ILB Darron Lee will play with more physicality.

Daily News: OLB Lorenzo Mauldin gets a break on his nightclub assault allegations.

Bob Glauber: Injury prone CB Morris Claiborne hopes to bounce back with the Jets.

Darryl Slater: How chess and New York Giants WR Brandon Marshall prepped CB Dexter McDougle for a possible breakout year.

The Ringer: The NFL and the players association are having a flame war over domestic violence.

Diana Moskovitz: The NFL set itself up for this.

Danny Kelly: Rewriting the NFL's positional lexicon.

Sports Illustrated: The New Orleans Saints fire the doctors who misdiagnosed Delvin Breaux.

Football Zebras: Preseason Week 2 referee assignments.

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