New York Jets vs. Philadephia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field, Aug. 28, 2014

Ex-Jets wideout Stephen Hill told a reporter in Charlotte, "The New York media wanted me out of there."

(Saed Hindash/The Star-Ledger)

FLORHAM PARK -- Care to know why Stephen Hill was cut by the Jets after just his third training camp? Or why Hill cleared waivers and is now on the practice squad with the Panthers, a team whose top receiver is 32-year-old Jerricho Cotchery?

The New York media. Because of course.

Hill is a 2012 second-round pick who battled injuries his first two seasons and underwhelmed again this summer in advance of his third. He got cut over the weekend as the Jets trimmed their roster down to its 53-man limit, a move that led his agent to say the Jets had never given him a chance because something something Tim Tebow and something something Geno Smith used to be a rookie.

Wednesday afternoon, Hill spoke to Joe Person of the Charlotte Observer:

Stephen Hill says his dropped passes were overblown by New York media. — Joe Person (@josephperson) September 3, 2014

Hill said receivers "in other facilities" had more drops than he did. "The New York media wanted me out of there." — Joe Person (@josephperson) September 3, 2014

Look, it's not Hill's fault the Jets took him with a second-round pick under their previous general manager. But the Jets this season kept seven receivers, plus an eighth on the practice squad. And Jets head coach Rex Ryan has since said Hill was given every opportunity to prove himself. Obviously, Ryan's hand was forced by all those people who exaggerated all those passes Hill couldn't catch and all those routes Hill couldn't run while he was at One Jets Drive.

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