NEW YORK -- Brooklyn Nets point guard Jeremy Lin has embraced becoming a role model in the years following Linsanity, but he doesnt want to be simply referred to as a phenomenon.Everything happened overnight, Lin said Wednesday at a news conference. When [Linsanity] first started, I am not going to lie, it was cool. Then it became a burden because I didnt know what I had gotten myself into. I didnt know how big things had become. One, two, three years removed, every year I embrace it more, every year I am more appreciative, every year I love it more and that is where I am right now.Lin, who signed a three-year, $36 million contract to play in Brooklyn and reunite with former coach Kenny Atkinson, had his stunning 11-game run of dominance with New York in 2012 after being on the verge of getting released. During that stretch, he averaged nearly 24 points to go along with nine assists.Im in a much, much different place mentally as a person than I was when I was with the Knicks, Lin said. So when you talk about that platform, I want to embrace it. I am not just saying Asians. If you look at what is going on in the world and a lot of violence that is going on in the world in terms of the justice system and all of these different things that is real life. That is so much bigger than basketball. I have a voice because of basketball to be able to talk and influence [people] and do things that are related to things that are affecting peoples lives and things every day. That is a very unique situation.Asked specifically if Linsanity will be making a return to Brooklyn, Lin responded, I will be myself but I dont really draw too many comparisons to Linsanity the phenomenon. I am just going to keep playing. People will always kind of compare me to that. In a lot of ways, not in a negative way or a way that I am offended but it kind of dehumanizes me to refer to me as a phenomenon. I am going to be here, keep playing my game, do the best that I can and whatever you guys want to call it, that is up to you guys.Lin, who wore his hair in braids, is ready to take the next step as a player in an expanded role with the rebuilding Nets, who are coming off a 21-61 season.I met with my agents and family and close friends and they said what do you want and I said I want to see how good I can be, Lin said. I have played a lot of different roles; I have sacrificed for a lot of teams that I have been on in the past and I have taken on smaller roles to try to help the team succeed.Now I have that chance to take a much bigger role and be a much bigger part. It is no surprise to anybody if you look at the numbers my whole career, when I have the ball in my hands, when I play longer minutes, when I am more comfortable, when I am empowered, I play better. And I am hoping I can take that next step as a player and hoping that I can help this team grow. I want to make my teammates better and make the game easier for everybody. I guess that is what will define me as a player.The Nets dont have total control over their own first-round draft pick until 2019. But Lin is hoping to be part of their turnaround.I made this analogy earlier, but for me, the way I was thinking of free agency was like when you invest in a startup company, Lin said. You dont necessarily look at the product right then and there. That is a big part of it, but youre kind of betting on the founder a lot of times. Youre betting on what that person is capable of doing, because sometimes as you go through the process, the final product is going to change a lot. Thats very common in startups and I feel like thats the kind of how this is.Im betting on certain people, Im betting on Kenny, Im betting on Sean [Marks], Im betting on myself, Im betting on Brook Lopez, Im betting on the way I feel. If I didnt feel like this has a chance to go where I want to go, then I wouldnt have signed up for it. Yeah,right now, and last season if you look at last season, we werent where we wanted to be, but its a process and its a challenge. And I think the biggest thing I would say is I believe in this, I believe in what were capable of becoming. Were not there right now, but we all know that, but thats the thing.One thing Lin wouldve done during Linsanity was enjoy it a bit more.Im big on kind of learning from my mistakes and one of the biggest mistakes I made from New York was not soaking everything in and enjoying it, Lin said. I was so focused on the next thing, the next goal, the next game, the next season, the next level. 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The Redskins (1-1) can ill afford to lose Jones given their lack of experienced depth behind him.Third-down back Chris Thompson, rookies Robert Kelley and Keith Marshall and second-year player Mack Brown split the bulk of the carries after Jones left. Wide receiver Rashad Ross was among the standouts for Washington with seven catches, including two touchdowns, for 58 yards.I thought Ross played outstanding, said quarterback Colt McCoy, who learned he was starting as he came out of the tunnel before the game and was 13 of 16 for 159 yards. Ross brings speed to the table, and thats a big asset. When he uses it that way, its good for the offense.Having all of the options is better for the offense, but Gruden opted to rest Cousins, Jackson and Pierre Garcon -- and Norman, cornerback Bashaud Breeland and linebackers Will Compton and Ryan Kerrigan on defense -- to see other players in important spots.The Jets (1-1) saw good things out of undrafted rookie receiver Robby Anderson, who made six catches for 131 yards. The Temple product hauled in a 50-yard pass from third-stringer Bryce Petty and made a 42-yard touchdown catch.Hes got a very, very sneaky way of making hard catches look easy, Petty said. Hes made a bunch of those catches in practice, so its nice to see that transition to the game.Cornerback Darrelle Revis made an impact in his preseason debut, ppicking off McCoy in the end zone during Washingtons opening drive.dddddddddddd Starting quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick was 4 of 9 for 35 yards, and Bilal Powell ran for 23 yards on three carries.Rookie Nate Sudfeld led Washington on the game-winning drive, completing it with an 18-yard touchdown pass to Kendal Thompson with 29 seconds left.ROOKIE WATCHJets: QB Christian Hackenberg didnt get into the game, which coach Todd Bowles repeatedly called a coachs decision.Redskins: Sudfeld, a sixth-round pick out of Indiana playing against brother Zach for the first time, was 10 of 20 for 77 yards, with most of that coming on the final drive.POSITION BATTLESJets: K Ross Martin, a rookie out of Duke, made a 40-yard field goal and hit the right upright on an extra-point attempt. Nick Folk made his extra-point attempt. Field goal kicking is easy, you make or you miss, Bowles said.Redskins: Along with Ross, WR Ryan Grant had four catches for 43 yards. ... OL Spencer Longs costly hands-to-the-face penalty that led to a safety didnt help him in a competition at left guard against Shawn Lauvao, though it came with him at center.INJURY UPDATEJets: LB Erin Henderson left with a shoulder injury that Bowles termed a stinger. ... WR Quincy Enunwa suffered a concussion while causing a fumbled punt return. ... DL Lawrence Thomas left with a shoulder injury, and Bowles wasnt sure of the severity. ... RB Matt Forte (hamstring) was active but did not play. ... DE Muhammad Wilkerson did not dress as he works back from a broken right leg suffered in the regular-season finale.Redskins: LT Trent Williams (sore right knee) and TE Jordan Reed (sprained thumb) were held out for the second consecutive game.QUOTABLEJets: Petty on pushing Geno Smith for the backup QB job: If youre gunning to be the backup, I think youre wrong. I think were all gunning to be the starter.Redskins: Gruden on penalties: Theres quotation marks on a couple of those. ... Its still preseason for the referees, too.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: http://twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '