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Wrestler John Cena will serve as Jets’ honorary captain

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

The line between pro football and pro wrestling will further be blurred on Sunday. That’s when WWE star John Cena serves as the honorary captain of the Jets before Sunday’s game against the Colts, according to Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News. …

nydailynews.com

There will be no Darrelle Revis Super Bowl miracle this year. It would seemingly take a miracle for the Jets to get there in the first place, but Revis will be on injured reserve, as expected, still recovering from his torn ACL.

nydailynews.com

The Jets’ run defense to this point can be summed up in one word. "Bad,” said veteran linebacker Bryan Thomas. “It is what it is.”Once a running back’s nightmare, Gang Green’s front seven has become a haven for yards and touchdowns on the grou…

CNNSI.com

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) -- The New York Jets are placing Darrelle Revis on season-ending injured reserve, a few weeks after Rex Ryan said the team would wait until after surgery in case the star cornerback could return in time to play in the Super Bowl.

Jake Steinberg, thejetsblog.com

Jake Steinberg, theJetsBlog.com With Darrelle Revis officially put on IR, I’ve learned the Jets have decided to activate Antonio Allen from the practice squad to the active roster in his place. This comes just days after Eric Smith hurt his knee in prac…

Jane McManus, ESPN.com

New York Jets tight end Dustin Keller is expected to play Sunday against the visiting Indianapolis Colts after missing each game since Week 1 with a hamstring injury.

kristianrdyer, thejetsblog.com

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. – The much awaited return of Dustin Keller appears to be nearing as the Jets tight end looks likely to make his second appearance of the season this Sunday against the Colts – and no one is more relieved about this than Keller himse…

ESPN.com

It was an interesting offseason for backup quarterback Drew Stanton. He began the year as a free agent signed by the New York Jets in March. The Denver Broncos signed Peyton Manning soon after, which started a domino effect of Tim Tebow landing in New Y…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

The Jets have been rolling with a rather ragtag group of receiving options since Santonio Holmes was lost for the season, but things are looking a little better in that department heading into Week Six. Tight end Dustin Keller and wide receiver Stephen …

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

Defensive players are beginning to revolt against the NFL’s protection of the knees of quarterbacks, at the expense of the knees of other players. Vikings defensive end Jared Allen thinks it shouldn’t be that way.  And he made his point in reference …

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

The Jets wanted to believe. But reason eventually overcame. Jets coach Rex Ryan said that cornerback Darrelle Revis would have surgery next week to repair his torn ACL, and would go on injured reserve, according to Jane McManus of ESPNNewYork.com. Ryan …

Doug Farrar, yahoo.com

The season-ending knee injury suffered by Houston Texans linebacker Brian Cushing in the first half of Houston's 23-17 Monday night win over the New York Jets has spun more outrage than the NFL would like. In a league culture that preaches player safety…

Bent, thejetsblog.com

Following the injury to Kenrick Ellis on Monday Night, the Jets brought in some cover in the shape of former Colts nose tackle Daniel Muir. With Sione Po’uha’s status still up in the air due to his back injury, it looks likely that Muir will have to s…

Judy Battista, nytimes.com

Judy Battista, the N.F.L. reporter for The Times, answers questions from readers.

Brian Bassett, thejetsblog.com

By now, we’ve all seen the news that Jets offensive lineman Matt Slauson was fined $10,000 for “an illegal peel-back block” on Brian Cushing in the Jets most recent game against the Houston Texans on Monday night.  PFT has the dirty on the rul…

Brian Bassett, thejetsblog.com

Everyone loves to give opinions on the Jets quarterback situation, but if there’s one viewpoint that might be the singularly most compelling and damning perspective, it’s that of short-time backup Drew Stanton. In a brilliantly thought-out and execute…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

Bills RB Tashard Choice tried to rally his teammates with a speech following last week’s loss. It looks like WR Jabar Gaffney will play for the Dolphins this Sunday. Moving Rob Ninkovich to defensive end has worked out well for the Patriots. Jets RB Sho…

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

The Jets coaches continue to back Mark Sanchez, even as their owner talks about keeping Tim Tebow long-term. But the guy the Jets initially brought in to backup Sanchez said he was told he’d get a chance to start if Sanchez struggled this year. “Had M…

Matt Loede, jetsgab.com

No one would have guessed that Colts rookie QB Andrew Luck would have already scored wins this season over Aaron Rodgers and Christin Ponder, but this isn’t your average first overall pick. Also, he’s not playing on the 2011 Colts, which helps a lot. …