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Jag fined for hitting Sanchez
Jaguars S Reggie Nelson was fined $7,500 by the league for a head blow on QB Mark Sanchez in last week's game.
Nelson struck Sanchez with a helmet-to-helmet shot, clearly dazing the rookie. Sanchez stayed in the game, not missing any plays.
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Rex: Gholston out, Leonhard questionable
Hey guys, Rex Ryan just finished what may be his shortest press conference in his tenure as head coach. It wasn't because he was in a bad mood or anything. I think the media is all out of questions to ask him. Anyways, Ryan said LB Vernon Gholston ...
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Leonhard practices for media, Gholston doesn't
Hey guys, filling in for Rich today. LB Vernon Gholston (hamstring) was on the side during the media portion of practice this morning. S Jim Leonhard, though, was practicing with a cast on his thumb. So we'll see what Rex Ryan says about the ...
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And the new punt returner is ...
With Jim Leonhard (thumb surgery) not expected to play, and with 2009 PR Leon Washington out for the season, the Jets will have a new punt returner Sunday at the Patriots _ Jerricho Cotchery. He hasn’t returned punts since 2005.
Leonhard ...
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Leon predicts speedy recovery
An upbeat Leon Washington, four weeks removed from his gruesome leg injury, said today that he’s ahead of schedule and hopes to rejoin his teammates next March for the start of the off-season conditioning program.
“My goal is, which ...
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Rex in rare form
Say this for Rex Ryan: He's not afraid to poke fun at himself. He began today's news conference by placing a box of Kleenex on his lecturn and he kept it there for the duration of his session with reporters.
"Our new sponsor ... for obvious ...
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Fantasy Football Live Chat: Friday @ 2 p.m.
Hey, Ohm here. I'll be hosting another Fantasy Football Live Chat this Friday at 2 p.m. As we always do, we'll open the floor a half-hour early - at 1:30 - for you to start submitting your questions and comments. see you then!
Fantasy Football ...
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Leonhard, Gholston sit
The Jets returned to work today, preparing for Sunday's must-win game (where have we heard that before?) at the Patriots.
Only two players missed practice: S Jim Leonhard (thumb surgery) and LB Vernon Gholston (hamstring). As Rex Ryan noted ...
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Juicy stuff from Florham Park
Busy day today in Rex-ville. Let's get to the developments:
Kerry Locklin quits/gets fired : My sources tell me this was in the works for some time, with a deteriorating relationship between Locklin and Rex Ryan. That it came after yet another ...
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Defensive line coach is a goner
Defensive line coach Kerry Locklin has left the team for personal reasons, according to a person familiar with the team. It was a mutual decision between Locklin and Rex Ryan, the person said, but this sounds a bit fishy. Ryan made no mention of ...
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Grading the Jets' loss to Jax
Rex Ryan may want to kiss Bill Belichick’s rings, after all. Belichick’s bizarre decision in Sunday night’s crushing loss to the Colts, going for it on fourth-and-2 in his own territory, means the Jets still have a pulse in terms of ...
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Jets waive Ahmad Carroll
In a surprising move, the Jets announced this morning they have released veteran CB Ahmad Carroll, one of their top special teams players.
Carroll was inactive for the second straight week. Over the first seven games, he had four special-teams ...
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There goes the season
Some quick post-game thoughts on Jaguars 24, Jets 22:
1. This game is a damning indictment of Rex Ryan. From all indications, he gave a fiery speech Saturday night, challenging the players to perform up to their talent level. That apparently fell ...
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Westhoff gets some of his guys back
Special teams coach Mike Westhoff didn't seem too happy that some of his core players were inactive for the Jets' last game, the Ted Ginn loss to the Dolphins. Today, he gets some of them back.
LB Marques Murrell and CB Marquice Cole are both ...
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Rex up to his old tricks
This much we know about Rex Ryan: He always manages to deliver a fiery speech on the eve of the game -- every game. That apparently was the case tonight. The only reason we're bringing this to you is because Kerry Rhodes decided to mention it on his ...
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Jets-Jaguars preview
A six-pack of thoughts on tomorrow's game at the Rexolands:
1. Good bye-brations . Since 2002, the Jets are 6-1 following the bye. In fact, they went a cool 3-0 under Eric Mangini, including big upsets over the Patriots and Steelers. That's a lot ...
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Gholston misses practice for third straight day
Hey guys, filling in for Rich, who will be on Daily News Live shortly on SNY. Rex Ryan just gave us the injury list update.
LB Vernon Gholston (hamstring) is very doubtful to play on Sunday. He did not practice for the third straight day.
WR ...
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Live chat: Friday at noon
After a week off to contemplate their .500 record after starting 3-0, the Jets return to action Sunday against the Jaguars (also 4-4). We'll chat live about the game and anything else Gang Green related. The fun starts at noon but you can start ...
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Changes on special teams
Special teams coordinator Mike Westhoff said today that he may replace KR Justin Miller for Sunday's game. Now that wouldn't exactly be getting to the root of the problem, would it? The problem is kickoff coverage. Remember that Ted Ginn Jr., fellow? ...
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Leon Washington speaks
Leon Washington, who suffered a gruesome broken leg three weeks ago in Oakland, said he's "reasonably optimistic" that he'll be ready for next season. He said he's on a 6-to-12 month timetable. He also said he has no regrets about the way he handled ...
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A cold day in Florham Park
Mark Sanchez is taking this cold-weather thing very seriously. For the second straight day, he practiced in shirt sleeves, bare arms exposed to the elements. It wasn't that big a deal yesterday, but it was considerably colder today, and he was one of ...
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"Serious talk" among the DBs
Earlier this week, the Jets' secondary held what Darrelle Revis described as a "serious talk" about the unit's goals for the second half of the season. The gist of the discussion was this: We need more interceptions.
According to Revis, secondary ...
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Live chat: Friday at noon
After a week off to contemplate their .500 record after starting 3-0, the Jets return to action Sunday against the Jaguars (also 4-4). We'll chat live about the game and anything else Gang Green related. The fun starts at noon but you can start ...
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Gholston sits in practice
The Jets conducted their third post-bye practice today -- the first open to the media -- and guess who wasn't practicing? OLB Vernon Gholston was out for an undisclosed reason, presumably an injury. During the 40-minute window open to the media, ...
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A Q & A with Mr. T
I sat down with GM Mike Tannenbaum yesterday for an interview in his office at the Jets' facility. I found him to be relaxed and confident about the state of the team. Obviously, Tannenbaum isn't known for making bold statements -- he's no Rex Ryan ...
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Some love for Leon
In this week's Sports Illustrated poll, Leon Washington was named by his peers as one of the top returners in the NFL. Nearly 300 players responded to this question: Who is the league's most dangerous return man?
The results:
Devin Hester, ...
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So long, bye week
Back to work today here in Florham Park, where the Jets re-convened after a six-day break. A few tidbits from the FloP:
I approached S Kerry Rhodes and asked about his lack of big plays over the first half of the season (zero sacks, zero INTs, ...
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Look who's talking in Miami
The player Jets fans love to hate, Dolphins LB Jason Taylor, criticized the Jets (and, of course, their fans) in an interview on Sirius NFL Radio that will air on Friday. The interview was conducted by SNY friend Adam Schein, and he basically asked ...
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The mid-season grades are in
It's that time of the year, the time most of us hated as students -- the mid-term grades. The Jets are 4-4 after starting 3-0, so don't expect too many As and Bs on this card. I'll have the unit grades in tomorrow's paper. Here, we'll go with ...
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The day after ... and getaway day
Weird day today at the FloP. It almost felt like the end of the season, with players packing their bags. This time, it's a bye week, and Rex Ryan gave the players six days off. It's unconventional, to be sure, but Ryan felt the team would be best ...
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Two for the ages
Let’s try to put in perspective the whole kickoff-return disaster. Consider:
Before Ted Ginn Jr.’s first touchdown, the Jets had covered 2,842 kickoffs in regular-season franchise history, and only 17 had gone for touchdowns. ...
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Jets find new ways to blow a game
Are you kidding me? This was another one of those "How-did-they-lose?" games. Some quickie thoughts on Dolphins 30, Jets 25.
1. The Jets can run the ball, and they play good defense, and they make a play here and there in the passing game, but ...
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Sparks already flying
Well, that didn't take long. Jets S Kerry Rhodes and Dolphins OLB Jason Taylor got into a heated exchange during the pre-game warmups and had to be separated. Yes, this will be an intense game today at the Meadowlands.
Inactives for the Jets ...
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Save your Channing Crowder insults
Rex Ryan's favorite verbal sparring partner, Dolphins LB Channing Crowder, has been declared out for tomorrow's game at the Meadowlands. Crowder (shoulder) didn't accompany the team to New Jersey, meaning the Jets crazies will have to find someone ...
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The Trash Talk Bowl: Jets-Dolphins preview
What a week of trash talk. To recap the recent Jets-Dolphins history of smack:
The offseason : Rex Ryan and Channing (Fifteen Minutes of Fame) Crowder trade barbs in the offseason.
The Monday night meeting : Calvin Pace whines about the ...
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Big mouth Joey Porter jumps into the fray
Darrelle Revis made an interesting comment Wednesday when he was asked to characterize the Jets' rivalries against the Dolphins and Patriots. The Patriots rivalry is fierce, he said, but there's very little trash talk on the field or before the game, ...
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Talking special teams with Mike Westhoff
We had our weekly fire-side chat, sans fire, with the three coordinators today. Three interesting topics from special teams coordinator Mike Westoff:
* He thinks newly-signed KR Justin Miller has a chance to be more effective than injured Leon ...
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Bart's mission: A hanging Chad (Henne)
Bart Scott, the so-called "Mad Backer," has a simple game plan for defending Dolphins QB Chad Henne.
"I hope to get him out of there," Scott said today.
Asked if he wants to hurt Henne, Scott replied, "I want to hit him and get him out of ...
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Moore, Clowney, Sheppard practice
Greetings from Florham Park. Here's the early practice report:
The three players that didn't practice yesterday - RG Brandon Moore (foot), WR David Clowney (ankle) and CB Lito Sheppard (quad) - are back on the field. They took part in individual ...
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Cotchery: "I'm ready to go." So is Rex
WR Jerricho Cotchery (hamstring) returned to practice on a limited basis and was pleased with the results, so much so that he declared himself ready to face the Dolphins on Sunday.
Cotchery faced the Dolphins three weeks ago with the bad hammy, ...
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Hot Dog Gate continues
Mark Sanchez probably never thought that eating one hot dog during a football game would become a national story, but it has. It has been debated on network radio and TV shows, not to mention in the blogosphere.
Frankly (no pun intended), Sanchez ...
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It's Miller time -- again
The Jets replaced Leon Washington as a kick returner by re-signing the player that Washington replaced -- Justin Miller.
Miller made the Pro Bowl as a kickoff returner in 2006, scoring two touchdowns and averaging 30.1 yards. But he suffered a ...
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Hot diggity dog!
Banging out a report card at 35,000 feet, still wondering two things from yesterday’s beat down in the Black Hole:
How does a stadium hot dog help a queasy stomach? Does Richard Seymour still think the Raiders will make the playoffs?
As ...
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A dominating win - and a devastating loss
Quickie thoughts on Jets 38, Raiders 0:
1. The Jets, in a must-win, played smart and tough. They took it to the Raiders from the first play until the last play. No one came out and said it, but I could tell from speaking to players, they knew the ...
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Leon done for year, possibly career
The Jets' season was rocked with another bad injury at the Oakland Coliseum.
Jets RB Leon Washington is out for the season after breaking his right leg today against the Raiders. Washington suffered a fractured fibula that required emergency ...
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Today's inactives
There was a pre-game rumor that Raiders DEs Richard Seymour (illness) and Greg Ellis (knee) were inactive today. No such luck for the Jets. Both players are in uniform.
No surprises among the Jets' inactives:
QB Erik Ainge (3rd)
WR Brad ...
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Greg Ellis
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Matt Slauson
Jets-Raiders preview
A couple of weeks ago, this game had the look of a lopsided matchup, a laugher for the Jets. Now who’s laughing? The Jets slipped into a three-game funk and the Raiders pulled themselves out of the abyss last week with an upset of the Eagles. ...
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Ryan to keep WR Cotchery at home this weekend
Hey everybody. Filling in for Rich as usual. Some news from Jets camp. WR Jerricho Cotchery (hamstring) has been ruled out and same thing for WR Brad Smith (quad).
Rex Ryan wants to keep Cotchery at home and have him rehab so he can go next week. ...
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Getting ready for the Black Hole
T-minus two days to yet another trip to the Bay Area, where the Jets seem to visit more than any team except those in the AFC West. The Jets are leaving tomorrow, but I won't be heading out until Saturday, sans golf clubs. I usually play a round at ...
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Fantasy Football Live Chat: Friday at 12:30 p.m.
Join our colleague Ohm Youngmisuk for his third Fantasy Football Live Chat, Friday at 12:30 p.m. (log in at noon to start submitting questions).
Fantasy Football Live Chat
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