New York Jets safety Jamal Adams tackled Pat the Patriot on the sidelines during Pro Bowl practice on Thursday.

The hit resulted in the New England Patriots mascot being sent to the hospital.

The exchange began as a joke, but took a turn with the apparent injury.

Adams says the NFL has been calling him about the incident.

"He [the mascot] was running around and everybody was booing him, so I said, 'You know what? Let me go tackle him,'" Adams said. "I didn't hit him that hard, man. All jokes aside, I didn't hit him that hard. I don't know what's really going on, but they did tell me he's in the hospital. My intention was never to hurt him. it was all about just a joke but I definitely want to check on him and make sure everything is good. At the end of the day we were out here just having fun and it wasn't nothing intentionally to try to hurt the guy."

The New York Jets have hired Dowell Loggains as their offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.

Loggains served as offensive coordinator of the Miami Dolphins last season under Adam Gase.

Gase and Loggains also worked together with the Chicago Bears.

The New York Jets have agreed to hire Gregg Williams as defensive coordinator. 

Williams spent last season as defensive coordinator and interim head coach of the Cleveland Browns.

Williams' arrival likely means a radical change for the Jets, who have operated a 3-4 base defense since 2006. Williams typically runs an attacking 4-3 scheme with heavy blitzing.

With the third pick in the draft, the Jets are in position to select a top defensive lineman or perhaps a much-needed edge rusher.

The Miami Dolphins are interviewing Dowell Loggains and Darren Rizzi for their head coaching job on Friday.

Loggains spent this past season as offensive coordinator of the Dolphins while Rizzi was special teams coordinator.

Loggains is expected to follow Adam Gase to the New York Jets if he's not hired by the Dolphins.

The New York Jets are considering hiring Gregg Williams as defensive coordinator.

Williams spent last season with the Cleveland Browns as defensive coordinator and interim head coach.

The Jets have hired Adam Gase as head coach.

Mike McCarthy will sit out the 2019 season and plans on returning in 2020.

McCarthy only pursued the head coaching job of the New York Jets, who will hire Adam Gase.

McCarthy interviewed with the Jets last weekend but declined the chance to interview with the Browns.

"We looked at everything, and it was either New York or stay out. That was our outlook," McCarthy said. "My family's excited. We were eating dinner when I got the message [about the Jets], and they all started cheering. So it was kind of funny. I think it tells you where they're at."

McCarthy has five children, four of whom are still school-aged.

The New York Jets will hire Adam Gase as head coach.

Gase was fired at the end of the season by the Miami Dolphins after three seasons. Gase was just 23-25 but won five of six games against the Jets.

The Jets reached out to Gase as soon as he was fired by the Dolphins.

Multiple sources say the Jets wanted to make sure they hired the right coach to help develop Sam Darnold. While Darnold didn't impose his opinion, he personally felt Gase was the right guy.

Mike McCarthy and Matt Rhule were also candidates.

Mike McCarthy has zeroed in on the head coaching job of the New York Jets as the only one he's pursuing.

McCarthy has also been linked to the Cleveland Browns vacancy.

The Jets' job could be attractive to McCarthy due to the presence of Sam Darnold.

Kliff Kingsbury is expected to interview for head coaching positions with multiple NFL teams.

USC was initially blocking Kingsbury from interviewing.

Kingsbury was hired as offensive coordinator of USC after his dismissal at Texas Tech.

Kingsbury is a prime candidate for the Arizona Cardinals' job. The New York Jets also have interest in Kingsbury.

The New York Jets will interview Adam Gase on Friday. Gase interviewed with the Arizona Cardinals on Wednesday.

Gase was fired by the Dolphins on Monday. Gase was 23-25 in his three seasons with the Dolphins.

Gase earned his first head coaching opportunity after serving as the Broncos quarterbacks coach in 2012 and the team’s offensive coordinator in 2013 with Peyton Manning. He spent 2015 as the Bears’ offensive coordinator before Denver hired him.