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While most of the Jets have been preparing to face the Steelers since the schedule was released in May, Harrison Phillips had been expecting to play the Bears this week as a member of the Vikings.

Then, he got traded to the Jets on Aug. 20.

The defensive tackle has been getting a crash course in the Jets defense since then and should get the bulk of the reps Sunday next to Quinnen Williams.

“[It’s been] kind of a mix of like a baptism by fire but also relearning to ride a bike kind of a thing,” Phillips said. “It’s a lot of new. It’s a lot of new vocabulary and a lot of different schemes, but it’s very similar to the defense I ra

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