2013

ESPN reported last week that Junior Seau suffered from a brain disease called chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Seau’s ex-wife, Gina, and his oldest son, Tyler, 23, told ABC News and ESPN in an exclusive interview they were informed last week that Seau’s brain had tested positive for chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a neurodegenerative disease that can… Read more

Joel Corry (@corryjoel ) is a former sports agent and salary cap expert who helped found Premier Sports & Entertainment, a sports management firm representing professional athletes and coaches.  Prior to his tenure at Premier Joel worked for Management Plus Enterprises representing such athletes as Shaquille O’Neal, Hakeem Olajuwon and Ronnie Lott. He’s also a columnist… Read more

Jason La Canfora is reporting on CBS Sports that the New York Jets will hire their GM by Thursday. Steelers executive Omar Khan has interviewed with them and Seahawks exec John Idzik flew in from Seattle on Tuesday and is meeting with team officials Wednesday. The Jets’ assistant general manager, Scott Cohen, is also under… Read more

Still without a general manager the New York Jets have also lost a total of 9 coaches since the end of the season: Tony Sparano:  Coming as no surprise the former Miami Dolphins head coach was let go after one season producing the 30th ranked offense in the NFL.  The Jets are looking at potential… Read more

It’s now been two weeks since the New York Jets parted ways with general manager Mike Tannenbaum but the team remains an organization without direction. According to Fox Sports reporter Jay Glazer the Jets “can’t give the (GM) position away,” which might explain why so many GM prospects have taken jobs with other organizations or… Read more

With the firings of general manager Mike Tannenbaum and offensive coordinator Tony Sparano the Jets are continuing to interview possible replacements. They’ve looked at Green Bay’s front office to fill their vacant GM job with Packers vice president of football administration and player finance Russ Ball already having interviewed.  The Jets showed interest in John… Read more

With the New York Jets coming off a terrible 6-10 season there is plenty of blame to go around just make sure not to mention “retired” special teams coach Mike Westhoff as one of the culprits for the poor record. Westhoff appeared on Miami sports radio station 560 WQAM and proceeded to rip every facet… Read more

With the New York Jets still looking to fill their vacant general manager position they have turned their attention to the Canadian Football League’s Montreal Alouettes executive Jim Popp and this is a name Jets fans should want to hear. As GM of the Alouettes Popp has created a successful program for the past 15… Read more

It’s been almost two weeks since the New York Jets informed general manager Mike Tannenbaum that he would not be continuing with the organization.  Team owner Woody Johnson has been working with Jerry Hughes of Korn/Ferry International to help in the search for qualified candidates to replace Tannenbaum. Here’s what has happened so far: San… Read more

New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow spoke with FOX Business Network’s (FBN) Liz Claman about the team’s past season, his future in the NFL, and partnering with TiVo. In addressing whether he regrets his move to New York, Tebow said “I don’t have any regrets. I believe everything happens for a reason.” On whether he… Read more

Rex Ryan is still standing, that much became clear yesterday at the Jets press conference.  Phil Sullivan and Courtney Aurillo take a quick look back at the firing of Mike Tannenbaum, the potential GM replacements and where the Jets go from here.  They also break down some things that we learned from Woody Johnson and… Read more