Jermaine Johnson approached the podium like a young man who just put in some speedy yet effortless rushes to the quarterback during the first of two Jets-Giants joint practices Tuesday.

Asked what move he needs to show that he's fully back from his Achilles tendon tear of last September, he replied: "I'm going to bull-rush somebody and put 'em on their back, that's what's going to happen. I'm back. So I'm just excited to get back out there."

Johnson, however, is not fully back and ripping off the edge for the Jets' defense. He was just cleared to come off Active/PUP on Sunday, and as head coach Aaron Glenn said: "We have a plan for him, and when it's time for him to be on the field, he'll be there."

Johnson expanded on that theme with a sportscar reference. "I feel ready to go, but I t

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