New York Jets News and Rumors
Hayden Smith more ready for his second seasonBrian Bassett, thejetsblog.com While it wasn’t always perfect for the first year football player Hayden Smith of the Jets, the tight end has come a long way in just a year. Hayden Smith “It’s not even close,” Smith told Brian Costello of the New York Post on coming back for a s… |
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Goodson discusses arrest with Jets officials6 hours ago
Rich Cimini, ESPN.com Three days after he was arrested on drug and weapons charges, New York Jets running back Mike Goodson showed up Monday morning for the team's first OTA practice. |
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Just three days after running back Michael Goodson was arrested on weapons and drug charges, owner Woody Johnson says the New York Jets are about “Truth, justice and the American way.” |
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Eric Weeks, thejetsblog.com From the moment the Jets drafted Antonio Allen and Josh Bush the pair were attached to the hip as the then-rookies were cast into the whirlwind known as the National Football League. They grew closer as Allen, who did not own a car, rode with Bush to th… |
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Brian Bassett, thejetsblog.com Geno Smith at RCMH The night of the NFL Draft, Geno Smith made a 2013 playoff prediction for the Jets. After a few weeks in New Jersey with the team, does he still believe it? “Yeah, I honestly do,” Smith said, per Dan Hanzus of NFL.com at the NFLPA R… |
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Milliner makes new agent choice24 hours ago
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com The first rookie drafted this year by the Jets was also the first rookie drafted by the Jets to hire a new agent. Cornerback Dee Milliner, who fired Tony Fleming and Mitch Frankel last week, has hired Pat Dye and Bill Johnson, per multiple reports. The … |
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BGA: Scouting John Griffin24 hours ago
Bent, thejetsblog.com Bent, theJetsBlog.comSince the Jets haven’t signed a free agent for me to scout in several weeks, I’ve been watching footage of some of the bottom-of-the-roster guys to try and get an insight into what kind of potential they have and whether any of th… |
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Geno Smith says he’s learning how to handle criticismMay 19 (yesterday)
Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Geno Smith is learning, and in a hurry. And that has only partially to do with football, but everything to do with how he deals with the attention he’s going to be getting as a Jets quarterback. Smith said reports about his immature behavior before and … |
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Garrard Retired Saying Knee Was Giving Him IssuesMay 19 (yesterday)
Matt Loede, jetsgab.com David Garrard retired from Jets on Thursday saying his knee was giving him trouble. Garrard spent two years out of football and his knee problems were widely known, Rich Cimini of ESPN New York reports. An AFC personnel executive said at the time of the… |
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Buzz: Jets Had Interest in QB Hoyer (Update: Or Did They?)May 19 (yesterday)
Bent, thejetsblog.com Here’s an interesting nugget from ESPN Cleveland’s Tony Grossi: I've learned the team that really wanted QB Brian Hoyer besides the #Browns was the #Jets.— Tony Grossi (@TonyGrossi) May 19, 2013 Hoyer signed with the Browns last week, but the fact t… |
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Jets’ Mt. Rushmore may not have many recent facesMay 19 (yesterday)
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com The process for nominating players, coaches, etc. to each team’s Mt. Rushmore has made its way back to Broadway, with the Jets officially on the clock. For Fireman Ed and company, the challenge is to show us your nominees for the four greatest contribut… |
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Undrafted Free Agent Spotlight: Rontez MilesMay 19 (yesterday)
Brian Bassett, thejetsblog.com This week, John Idzik made it clear that the Jets would look to field roster spots this season through undrafted rookie free agents. Former California University safety Rontez Miles went undrafted, we’ll take a look at Miles in this post. Rontez Miles H… |
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Idzik’s 0-for-2 start has others taking shots alreadyMay 19 (yesterday)
Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com New Jets General Manager John Idzik hasn’t even gotten his team to training camp yet, but folks around the league are already poking at his 0-for-2 start to free agency. Idzik’s first two moves were to sign veteran quarterback David Garrard and runnin… |
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Coples Not Hitting Snooze on His Wake Up CallMay 18 (2 days ago)
Brian Bassett, thejetsblog.com Quinton Coples got a wake up call a few weeks ago from the Jets coach, but he’s working it through. Neither player nor coach have talked about the perceived lack of effort with Coples saying it was a “first-time experience for me” and that he has ne… |
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Free Agency: Rating the Remaining QuarterbacksMay 18 (2 days ago)
Brian Bassett, thejetsblog.com Brian Bassett, theJetsBlog.com A few days ago we mentioned some of the more “viable” options at quarterback should the Jets want to consider bringing in in another veteran to compete with Mark Sanchez, Geno Smith and Greg McElroy. Here’s some more d… |
