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AFC East News and Rumors

Memo to NY Jets coach Rex Ryan: It is time for you to stop all of your sobbing

nydailynews.com

Rex Ryan showed more passion on Friday than he has all season talking about the Jets. If Woody Johnson doesn’t fire him, it will be helpful if he brings that emotion into next season, although crying in front of his team is getting a little old.

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

On Friday’s edition of Pro Football Talk, Peter King and yours truly took up the question of whether the Jets should bring back coach Rex Ryan for another season. King says yes.  I used to agree, but in light of a recent stream of daily distractions an…

NBC Sports, yahoo.com

Forget about a QB controversy, Rex Ryan is now occupied with the possibility of losing his job. After telling Jets' ownership he'd prefer to be fired than coach a 2013 team that will be virtually the same as this current squad, Ryan is making sure he'll…

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Receiver Davone Bess has been ruled out of the Miami Dolphins' season finale Sunday at New England because of a back injury.

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

Patriots defensive tackle Vince Wilfork was fined $30,000 for unnecessary roughness, after hitting Jaguars offensive lineman Steve Vallos in the head last week. The play resulted in a penalty during the game, occurring after a Patrick Chung interception…

CNNSI.com

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) - No matter what, Rex Ryan wants to be the New York Jets coach for years to come.

ESPN.com

Here is the final injury report for Week 17 and what it means for the AFC East: New York Jets (6-9) at Buffalo Bills (5-10) Jets OUT: CB Aaron Berry (hamstring) DOUBTFUL: TE Dustin Keller (ankle), QB Greg McElroy (abdomen, concussion), WR Chaz Schilens …

Chris Brown, buffalobills.com

While the Jets are likely to have DL Muhammad Wilkerson (concussion/knee) on Sunday against the Bills they’re unlikely to have Mark Sanchez’s security blanket in the passing game. TE Dustin Keller is listed as doubtful with an ankle injury after he fa…

Chris Brown, buffalobills.com

Jets DL Muhammad Wilkerson was considered iffy for New York’s season finale against the Bills in Buffalo. He was dealing with what Rex Ryan said was a concussion and knee injury from last week’s game, but he’s listed as probable. Wilkerson told ESPN…

CNNSI.com

Report: Ryan perfers firing if Jets will not spend

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

Back in November, an opinion item from Jets beat writer Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News seemed to be the first salvo in a power struggle between coach Rex Ryan and G.M. Mike Tannenbaum.  Now, a report from Mehta regarding Ryan’s desire to be fi…

Final Word: AFC East

Dec 28, 2012

ESPN.com

Five nuggets of knowledge about Week 17: Disappointment Bowl: The two most disappointing teams in the AFC East will face off in the regular-season finale. The Buffalo Bills will host the New York Jets, and both teams will have plenty of questions after …

Chris Brown, buffalobills.com

Bills WR Ruvell Martin was excused for personal reasons this week and missed practice on Wednesday and Thursday, but is back practicing here on Friday. The only non-participant in practice is S Da’Norris Searcy, who has already been declared out for Sun…

Bills Daily Charge, buffalobills.com

DAILY REPORT –The Buffalo Bills announced yesterday that Sunday’s game against the New York Jets at 1 p.m. at Ralph Wilson Stadium has not sold out and will be blacked out on local television. More than 13,000 tickets still remain for the Bills last h…

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

Because the topic of a new quarterback for the Bills has been discussed so much it feels like it has already happened, the old quarterback wasn’t in much of a talkative mood this week. Asked by Mark Gaughan of the Buffalo News if he thought Sunday was h…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

Bills DE Mario Williams donated a pickup truck to a married couple who are both active duty Marines. Dolphins P Brandon Fields feels he was a Pro Bowl snub. Patriots CB Aqib Talib says that his hip injury has improved. Jets offensive coordinator Tony Sp…

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

Jets coach Rex Ryan wants owner Woody Johnson to make one of two decisions after the season ends on Sunday: Either fire him, or give him the power and the money to make the changes within the team that Ryan thinks are necessary. In a story headlined “Re…

Curtis Crabtree, profootballtalk.com

Winter weather conditions through western New York have left the Buffalo Bills in need of some assistance. The Bills are asking for fans to come help shovel snow from Ralph Wilson Stadium in advance of their season finale against the New York Jets on Su…

nydailynews.com

There is a special dimension of the bizarre reserved just for the Jets. If there were any doubt about that, it was erased when Rex Ryan stepped to the podium and uttered the phrase, “You’re not going to believe this one,” at the Jets’ training fac…

Curtis Crabtree, profootballtalk.com

New York Jets special teams coach Mike Westhoff is retiring following Sunday’s season finale against the Buffalo Bills. It marks the end of his 30 years coaching in the NFL where he’s been highly regarded as one of the most innovative special teams co…