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AFC East News and Rumors

Jets GM: Revis reacts well to conversation

Rich Cimini, ESPN.com

It didn't take long for New York Jets general manager John Idzik to engage in damage control.

Rich Cimini, ESPN.com

Outspoken cornerback Antonio Cromartie absolved Mark Sanchez for the New York Jets' offensive disaster, blaming the front office for failing to surround the quarterback with enough talent.

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

We’ve given you a tease of this afternoon’s interview with Jets General Manager John Idzik already, but you’ll have to tune into Pro Football Talk on NBC Sports Network to find out what else Idzik has to say. Idzik has spoken to cornerback Darrelle …

CNNSI.com

CINCINNATI (AP) -- The Bengals signed linebacker Aaron Maybin to a reserve/future contract on Friday.

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

Having lost a salary cap guy to the Jets, the Seahawks found another one Friday, naming former Browns executive Matt Thomas as their new vice president of football administration. Thomas spent the previous three seasons with the Browns, after 12 years w…

Jack Dickey, deadspin.com

You can only be so in touch with hip hop when you play for the Winnipeg Jets. They used to be the Atlanta Thrashers. Winnipeg has a few hip-hoppists fewer than Atlanta. (No, the Thrashers didn't have Atlanta's leading hip-hoppists—Outcast, Wocker Flocke…

ESPN.com

The player who temporarily replaced Darrelle Revis as the No. 1 corner on the New York Jets doesn't want it to stay that way. Jets teammate Antonio Cromartie, who played great football after Revis went down with a knee injury, told the NFL Network from …

ESPN.com

The warm-up to Super Bowl XLVII will take place in Hawaii Sunday when stars from the AFC and NFC meet in the Pro Bowl. The AFC East had a lot of changes. Many New England Patriots dropped out of the game after losing in Sunday’s AFC title game, and seve…

Frank Schwab, yahoo.com

Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo hadn't even slept after Baltimore's AFC championship game win over the Patriots when he started sending emails asking how he could help promote gay rights at the Super Bowl. According to the New York Times, at 3:40 a…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

The Bills’ lease with Erie County was approved by legislators. The Dolphins have assembled a team of lobbyists to help the effort to get money to renovate Sun Life Stadium. An early look at potential free agent targets for the Patriots. Brian Costello o…