JET NOTES

Jon McGraw and Oliver Celestin are battling for a spot at safety, with two different perspectives.

“It’s frustrating, because I’ve been here a while,” said McGraw, a fourth-year player. “But I can’t expect anything more, with the injuries I’ve had.”

McGraw battled an injury to his abdomen last year that required offseason surgery and hurt his shoulder the year before that. He had a special workout regimen in Arizona over the summer that he hopes will keep him healthy.

Celestin, however, is still getting used to having a chance to be more than a special teams player. The Jets picked him up off Minnesota’s practice squad in the middle of last year.

“Special teams is still my main responsibility,” said Celestin, in his second year in the league. “But I would like to get out there more and I’m finally getting more comfortable out there.”

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Herm Edwards kept Chad Pennington, Shaun Ellis and Kevin Mawae out of practice yesterday, although all three are healthy and will return to action when the team practices tonight.

Pennington had thrown five days in a row after rehabbing throughout the offseason following shoulder surgery.

The coach was not pleased with the offense yesterday. After letting the team have a walk-through in the morning, Edwards was disappointed in the energy level of the afternoon practice.

“Today was a little bit of a setback,” Edwards said. “When you give them the morning off, you anticipate better.”

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Former CB Jamie Henderson was at practice. He was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident in April, 2004. The Jets re-signed him in September in hopes he could return this year, but he failed a physical in February.

“I wish this didn’t happen,” said Henderson, who spent four seasons with the Jets. “But I guess it’s all for a reason.”

He still hopes to come back, but is looking at a career in coaching as a possibility.