Jets coach fires back on social media after embarrassing All-Pro snubs

The Associated Press released its official All-Pros for the 2025 NFL season on Saturday, and to those who haven't watched the New York Jets this season, most probably weren't too surprised to see no representatives from the AFC East bottom-feeder.

After all, the Jets finished the season tied for a league-worst 3–14 record and remain an easy punchline around the league. How could anyone on a team viewed this way possibly be considered worthy of All-Pro honors?

But ask anyone who watched the Jets week after week in 2025, and you’d likely hear a very different answer. The team finished the season with one of the best special teams units not only in the NFL, but in league history.

The Jets finished 2-25 with a special teams DVOA of 10.3 percent, the best mark in the NFL and the fifth-highest recorded since the metric began tracking in 1978. This was one of the best special teams groups the league has ever seen.

Despite this, the entire unit was snubbed from All-Pro recognition, and special teams coordinator Chris Banjo wasn't happy, seemingly responding to the disrespect with a simple, three-letter post on X (formerly Twitter).

Chris Banjo is tired of the Jets disrespect after All-Pro snubs

Kicker Nick Folk received three first-place votes but finished sixth overall at his position, while punter Austin McNamara earned eight first-place votes yet still placed third.

Kick returner Kene Nwangwu collected five first-place votes and finished fifth, and Isaiah Williams landed seventh at kick returner while also receiving a first-place vote as a punt returner, where he tied for fourth. Williams also picked up a first-place vote for special teams.

Perhaps most puzzling was the complete omission of long snapper Thomas Hennessy, who received zero votes despite 19 different long snappers earning at least one vote elsewhere on the ballot. Typically, the long snappers who are part of the best special teams units are rewarded with All-Pro recognition. Hennessy didn't receive a single vote.

Folk led the NFL in field-goal percentage for a third consecutive season, converting 280of-29 attempts while making all 22 of his extra points. His lone miss all year came on a 55-yard attempt in windy conditions against the Atlanta Falcons in a game in which he later drilled the game-winning 56-yarder.

McNamara was one of the best punters in the NFL across the board, posting a 4.70-second average hang time that ranked second league-wide. Just 29.6 percent of his punts were returned, also the second-lowest rate in the NFL, and he earned a 90.3 grade from Pro Football Focus, again ranking second at the position.

McNamara finished sixth in net average at 43.1 yards while allowing just 6.3 yards per return, the second-best mark in the league. He also led all punters with 18 punts downed inside the 20 and ranked second with 25 fair catches forced. Apparently, that wasn't good enough to make him an All-Pro.

Meanwhile, Williams and Nwangwu were PFF's No. 1 and No. 2 highest-graded returners in 2025. Williams returned two punts for touchdowns and likely should have had a third, while Nwangwu finished second in the NFL with an average kickoff return yards of 33.6 yards.

You could make a strong case that the Jets had the NFL's best kicker, punter, and its two best return specialists. Yet, none of them received All-Pro honors. Make it make sense.

Banjo’s frustration is likely shared by Jets fans, who simply want to see their team’s players recognized for historic dominance rather than penalized for shortcomings elsewhere on the roster.

But that's the curse of the Jets, I suppose. Winning football games, it seems, remains the only real cure.