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Judge won't nix suit vs. Jets, Favre over texts

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Brett Favre will have to testify in court about sexually suggestive text messages.

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

There’s always something interesting to discuss when it comes to the Jets, and the Jets gave us plenty more interesting things to discuss via the 2012 draft. So our good friend Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News joined PFT Live on Monday to discuss…

ESPN.com

The New York Jets announce their 2012 rookie free agents: John Cullen, OL, Utah Marcus Dowtin, ILB, North Alabama Donnie Fletcher, CB, Boston College Damon Harrison, DL, William Penn G.J. Kinne, QB, Tulsa Brian Linthicum, TE, Michigan St. D'Anton Lynn, …

Steiny, thejetsblog.com

As we first reported last week, the Jets have officially announced the resigning of wide receiver DaMarcus Ganaway. In addition, the team has announced the 10 undrafted free agents they signed, and 23 players that are going participate during rookie … C…

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

Former Tennessee quarterback Matt Simms, one of Phil Simms’ football-playing sons, wasn’t drafted.  But he’ll get a chance to win an NFL job this week, as he participates in the Jets’ minicamp on a tryout basis. Matt Simms is one of 23 tryout pla…

Mjd, yahoo.com

Bruce Irvin going at 15th overall still ranks as the most surprising pick of the NFL draft, but maybe only to you and me. Folks in and around the league might not have shared our surprise. Had the Seahawks not taken him, according to one report, a numbe…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

The draft is done and we’ll talk with a couple of writers about what it meant for the teams they cover on Monday’s PFT Live. Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News will join Mike Florio to talk about how the Jets fared during the draft. Their first t…

ESPN.com

The New York Jets had an unexpected luxury Thursday night when former North Carolina defensive end Quinton Coples and former South Carolina defensive end Melvin Ingram were both on the board at No. 16. Most expected to the Jets to take Ingram, who appea…

Daniel Kamali, thejetsblog.com

After a long weekend with the Jets drafting 8 new players and adding more from free agency, it is time to evaluate how they did in the draft. I will break down pick by pick what my thoughts were and … Continue reading →

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

Bills CB Stephon Gilmore has his family tree tattooed on his upper arm. The Dolphins drafted players from the University of Miami for the first time in eight years. Analyzing the Patriots roster after the draft. The Jets sent more signals about where th…

The Sky Is Not Falling

Apr 30, 2012

Bassett, thejetsblog.com

A picture is starting to get hinted at among journalists that the Jets basically panicked by picking Quinton Coples with the 16th pick of the draft.  That he wasn’t their favorite guy, that he was just who the Jets got … Continue reading →

George Bretherton, nytimes.com

Three of the Jets' draftees played in option offenses in college. The Jets are planning to use Tim Tebow in Wildcat and read-option packages. Can that be a coincidence?