Jets Expand Training Center 250%, Add AI Tools to Boost 2026 Player Performance
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 11
Jets Expand Training Center 250%, Add AI Tools to Boost 2026 Player Performance
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 11
Summary
A new two-story Player Performance Center will enlarge the Jets’ former training space by 250%, centralizing strength, recovery, nutrition and sports science as the team tries to rebound from 2025.
AI-powered tracking, 3D motion capture, force plates, computer vision and connected resistance systems are meant to personalize daily workloads, with staff using repeated data to adjust mobility, power, speed and recovery plans.
A temporary facility already in use is more than 70% larger than the old weight room, and the Jets installed new equipment there during construction rather than waiting for the finished center.
Recovery and nutrition are core to the redesign, with vibroacoustic pods, multimodal wellness chambers and expanded food services intended to help players downshift faster and follow individualized fueling plans.
The overhaul follows a 2025 NFLPA report card that ranked the Jets 29th overall, including a C-minus for food, a D-plus for the locker room and a C-plus for the weight room.