Is it too early for preseason drama?

No. No it is not.

It looks like Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor won't be the only ones exchanging blows on Aug. 26. Jets defensive end Muhammad Wilkerson has apparently put the "red dot" on Giants guard Justin Pugh a month before their annual exhibition game.

Why? Because apparently Wilkerson didn't like how Pugh talked about the Jets. Here's the play-by-play:

On Friday, Pugh tweeted this: "At the airport and I forgot a hat. They only have @nyjets hats. All of them untouched. Literally not one @Giants hat left...Wonder why?"

So, Wilkerson responded with this: "lol bro now u got the red dot see you 8/26 a MetLife."

Juicy.

If there's a positive to take out such meaningless trash talk , it's that Wilkerson appears to have his bravado back. The former Pro Bowl defensive end is coming off a putrid season. In 2016, he had just 58 tackles and 4.5 sacks.

Ankle and knee issues likely contributed to Wilkerson's struggles, but off the field, things weren't much better. During the Jets' miserable 5-11 campaign, Wilkerson twice called out teammates for not giving it their all, the Jets medical staff for not having a game plan for his injured ankle, the secondary for not doing its job, and missed multiple team meetings which led to a suspension.

Wilkerson seems to have put those struggles behind him. He looked good in the Jets organized team activities (three open to the media) and veteran minicamp. He had an impressive interception of a Josh McCown pass on June 14, and a few would-be sacks.

This offseason, Wilkerson has been a bit sensitive to the overwhelming criticism aimed at the Jets. In May, he channeled his inner Joe Namath with a guarantee for the 2017 season.

"The team will definitely be positive and do more things better than we did last year," he said. "I can guarantee that. We'll have more wins than we did last year. That's a fact."

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