FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Long shots can dream, too.
The New York Jets haven't won the Super Bowl in 57 years, with many naysayers predicting more gloom this season, but they're drawing inspiration from their local basketball brethren.
The New York Knicks' first NBA championship in 53 years -- and the euphoria that has enveloped the city -- has fueled many of the folks at One Jets Drive.
"I think that's a special thing, to see the energy and just how devoted the fans are to the team and the city," quarterback Geno Smith said Tuesday after the Jets' first minicamp practice. "It gives us a little bit of added motivation. We're motivated already, but, man, just watching those guys win that championship, it has to do something for you as a competitor."
Running back Breece Hall attended the title-clinching game Saturday night in San Antonio, where he watched from a suite with New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart. Hall said he cheered on the Knicks, two of whom he considers friends -- Mikal Bridges and Tyler Kolek.
"I went to eat wings with Tyler the other day in the city -- we were watching UFC fights -- and I congratulated him and I'm like, 'I can't wait to have that feeling,'" Hall said. "So there's definitely positive jealousy because I want my team to be able to do that as well."