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Liam Neeson fumbles Jets question on ESPN

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Liam Neeson, the Irish acting star in the new movie "Taken 2," offered his take on the Jets on ESPN after watching them play the 49ers first-hand Sunday. SportsCenter anchor Mike Hill asked him about the Jets' future. After a long pause, Neeso…

Chris Brown, buffalobills.com

The 49ers could be without a starting cornerback and nose tackle Sunday. CB Carlos Rogers (ankle) and NT Isaac Sopoaga (knee/ankle) are both questionable after both could only practice on a limited basis all week. Sopoaga missed last week’s game against…

Jane McManus, ESPN.com

New York Jets defensive coordinator Mike Pettine issued a challenge Wednesday morning to his unit in the form of a quote.

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

The Jets offense looked like it hadn’t practiced together at all last week, so they decided to go back to training camp mode in practice this week. To bounce back from last week’s embarrassment, coach Rex Ryan asked for suggestions, and offensive line…

ESPN.com

Earlier this week, I wanted to get a temperature check on New York Jets fans. The team lost in embarrassing fashion at home to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, 34-0, so I went to Twitter and asked a simple question: How much patience do you have left …

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

With all the talk about when/if the Jets will switch from quarterback Mark Sanchez to quarterback Tim Tebow, a fairly important constituency has been overlooked. The other players on the team. One of them, guard Matt Slauson, says that the idea of a cha…

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum described conversations between himself, coach Rex Ryan and owner Woody Johnson as “robust,” but denied that the boss was leaning on them to start Tim Tebow. “There isn’t,” Tannenbaum said, via Conor Orr of t…

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Tim Tebow toed the company line on Thursday, conveying the same team-first mantra that he has expressed since the moment he arrived from Denver in March: He’s willing to help out any way possible.

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Mark Sanchez says he isn’t concerned about the calls for Tim Tebow to take over as starting quarterback. Sanchez spoke in the locker room following Thursday’s practice and said having Tebow behind him on the depth chart is like having any other QB bac…