Jeff Ulbrich tightlipped on reason behind Tony Adams benching

Jeff Ulbrich was mum about a significant defensive change.The Jets interim head coach benched safety Tony Adams during the team’s 28-27 loss to the Colts on Sunday at MetLife Stadium.Chuck Clark returned from injury after a four-week absence and Jalen Mills, who had replaced him, remained in the starting lineup at safety while Adams remained on the bench.Adams didn’t play a single snap, just one week after playing 81 percent of the team’s snaps on defense during the 31-6 loss to the Cardinals.

He had started all previous eight games he was healthy for this season.“There’s a lot of different things that went into that,” Ulbrich said Monday.“I’d rather not expand on that, but there’s a lot of things that went into that.

It was not disciplinary by any means.”Adams is in his third season with the Jets after signing as an undrafted free agent in 2022.He emerged as a hidden gem last year, starting 15 games and recording three interceptions.He has been targeted 30 times in coverage this year, according to Pro Football Reference, with quarterbacks owning a 90.7 passer rating against him.

That’s a sharp increase from the 69.5 passer rating quarterbacks possessed when targeting him last year.The Jets signed kicker Anders Carlson to their active roster.Carlson made his debut for the team on Sunday, nailing both field goal attempts — including a career-long 58-yarder — as well as all three extra-point attempts.

He had originally been signed to the practice squad and elevated to the active roster for the game.A week prior, the Jets allowed the Chiefs, in need of a kicker after Harrison Butker’s injury, to sign Spencer Shrader off their practice squad after he had hit two field goals in their loss to the Cardinals.The Jets cut defensive lineman Bruce Hector to make room.Over the past two games, quarterback Aaron Rodgers has only thrown six passes of 10 or more yards.Ulbrich acknowledged Monday that the Jets “need to get the ball downfield,” but...