cleveland.com - 1/7/2009
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Source says Mangini is targeting New York Jets assistant coaches by Mary Kay Cabot CLEVELAND -- Fired New York Jets coach Eric Mangini, frontrunner for the Browns head coaching job, has reportedly talked to at least two of his Jets assistants about joining him in Cleveland, a source with ...
Jets running back Jones blasts Favre for interceptions
sports.yahoo.com 1/2/2009 — New York Jets running back Thomas Jones , during a radio interview Tuesday, blasted quarterback Brett Favre , according to the New York Daily News. Jones hinted that Favre should have been benched during his three-interception ...
On Jeff Jagodzinski, the Jets and Boston College's bold bluff
rivals.yahoo.com 1/5/2009 —
As of Saturday, Jeff Jagodzinski told the Boston Globe no one had contacted him about the New York Jets job: "[T]here's nothing to it. I haven't talked to them and no one has contacted me." As of Sunday night, Jagodzinski was not only set ...
Mets-Jets Parallels
metsgeek.com 1/6/2009 — 2008 was a disappointing year for my favorite teams, the New York Mets and New York Jets. Both entered their respective seasons with high hopes and looked poised for a playoff spot heading into the stretch run. It was not meant to be, as both ...
Browns Hire Jets Reject Mangini
soxanddawgs.com 1/7/2009 — According to Michael Smith of ESPN.com, the Cleveland Browns have hired former New York Jets head coach Eric Mangini to be their next coach. The deal is for a reported 4 years.
Browns Hire Former Jets Coach Eric Mangini to Coach Club —
NFL Gridiron Gab
The first NFL coaching vacancy of the 2009 offseason has been reached, as the Cleveland Browns have come to terms with former New York Jets head coach Eric Mangini. The team made the official announcement on their website on Wednesday, and stated that the agreement between the team and ...
JETS, SHANAHAN COULD STILL TALK —
ProFootballTalk.com
Late Friday night, the New York Daily News reported that former Broncos coach Mike Shanahan had snubbed the Jets.
Now, Adam Schefter of NFL Network reports that the Jets reached out (apparently again) to Shanahan’s representative on Saturday.
Per Schefter, Shanahan’s lawyer told the ...
Shanahan Turns Down Jets Interview —
NFL Gridiron Gab
Apparently, Bill Cowher isn’t the only coach to turn down the New York Jets recently; according to SportsTicker, former Denver Broncos Mike Shanahan has also declined to meet tiwh the team for an interview. However, the reasoning for Shanahan turning down the Jets is different than ...
SHANAHAN SNUBS THE JETS —
ProFootballTalk.com
The Jets reached out to former Broncos coach Mike Shanahan.
And Shanahan rebuffed them.
So reports Gary Myers and Rich Cimini of the New York Daily News, citing an unnamed source.
Shanahan told NFL Network that he plans to take two weeks off before speaking with any prospective employers.
The ...
No Shanahan for Jets —
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Mike Shanahan won’t be the New York Jets’ next head coach , according to the New York Daily News. The paper says the Jets sought out the former Denver Broncos coach, but he quickly told them thanks but no thanks. Steve Spagnuolo, the Giants’ defensive coordinator is next in ...
Jones Changes His Tune —
The National Football Post » Hot News and Rumors
From ESPN.com:
New York Jets running back Thomas Jones clarified on Friday his critical comments of earlier this week on Brett Favre, saying he would expect the record-setting quarterback to answer questions the same way about him if he had performed poorly in a key game.
“I’ve got ...
Jets Very Interested In Shanahan —
NFL Gridiron Gab
Ever since the New York Jets fired Eric Mangini as head coach, the rumors have been running rampant as to who the team is interested to fill their head coaching vacancy; the word out on the street, according to Rich Cimini of the New York Daily News, is that a person familiar with the ...
Jets: Beat it Brett —
The Scores Report - The National Sports Blog
According to the Star-Ledger , most people in the Jets organization wouldn’t mind if quarterback Brett Favre retired .
“If Favre says he’s not coming back, I don’t know if that would be a great disappointment. … I think Woody and Mike are upset (with Favre’s ...
REPORT: FAVRE ‘RESENTED’ IN LOCKER ROOM —
ProFootballTalk.com
New York Jets quarterback Brett Favre didn’t attempt to ingratiate himself with his teammates in the locker room this season, according to a Newsday report quoting an anonymous Jets player who described Favre as an aloof and distant figure.
“There was a lot of resentment in the room ...
JETS PLAN TO CONTACT SHANAHAN —
ProFootballTalk.com
The New York Jets plan to contact Mike Shanahan regarding their head-coaching position, according to the Newark Sar Ledger.
“The Jets will reach out to Shanahan to find out what his interest is,” an unnamed source told the Star-Ledger. “But it’s not like he’s a ...
FAVRE CRITICIZED BY JETS’ MVP —
ProFootballTalk.com
New York Jets star quarterback Brett Favre recently caught some not-so-friendly fire from Jets running back Thomas Jones, who sharply criticized the veteran signal caller and suggested that Favre should have been benched during a three-interception meltdown against the Miami Dolphins to close ...