In most cases, adding a veteran player with Pro Bowl and All-Pro selections under his belt gets a locker room excited for what said player could bring to the table and help the team accomplish.

As it turns out, that was not the case when the Jets brought in Ryan Kalil this summer.

Mike Maccagnan elected to roll with Jonotthan Harrison as his starting center in 2019, but Joe Douglas had different plans once he got hired in June. He began his pursuit of Kalil almost immediately and ultimately succeeded, as the former Carolina Panther unretired and brought his talents to One Jets Drive.

According to ESPN’s Rich Cimini, Kalil’s arrival rubbed some members of New York’s offensive line the wrong way. Kalil was brought in to replace the well-liked Harrison, essentially negating all of the work he put in throughout the offseason to prepare himself for his first full-time starting gig at center. Members of the line felt bad for Harrison, creating an uncomfortable situation as Kalil sat out the entire preseason to get in shape.

When Douglas lured Kalil out of retirement in August, the hope was that the veteran would not only be an upgrade over Harrison at center, but solidify an offensive line that was in need of a leader.

Instead, Kalil struggled to get acclimated and New York’s offensive line as a whole has been horrendous through the first eight games of 2019 due in large part to a lack of chemistry.

Once viewed as a player who could take the unit to the next level, Kalil has been at the head of its struggles. It was never expected that Kalil would come out of retirement and dominate immediately upon return, but he has not done much to warrant a spot in the starting lineup through the first half of the season.

Before long, Harrison might get back the spot that his colleagues in the trenches believed should have been his from the start.