Glenn Naughton

By Glenn Naughton For all but the six teams still remaining in the NFL playoffs, it’s time for organizations and their fans to start planning and talking about their off-season and potential targets through the draft and free agency.  One common practice among General Managers and Head Coaches is pursuing players with whom they are… Read more

By Glenn Naughton   Last year when the New York Jets had the NFL draft’s sixth overall selection in the first round, very few people expected them to come away with a player who many considered to be the best player in the country, defensive lineman, Leonard Williams. As it turned out, a surprise pick… Read more

By Glenn Naughton   We hear it all the time in pro sports.  A team has a surplus of talent at a particular position and the pundits talk about how it’s “a good problem to have”.  In most cases they’re right,  however, it seems the Jets currently find themselves in that exact predicament on their… Read more

By Glenn Naughton   The New York Jets today announced the signing of wide receiver Chandler Worthy to a futures contract, making him the 15th such player over the course of the past several days. https://twitter.com/nyjets/status/687035567595470849 A product of Troy University, Worthy spent some time with the Houston Texans before being cut loose after posting… Read more

By Glenn Naughton   After signing nine players to future/reserve contracts last week, the Jets today announced the signing of four more players to such deals. If you were keeping tabs on the Jets practice squad throughout the season, one of the four names should sound familiar as project offensive lineman and former British discus thrower, Lawrence… Read more

By Glenn Naughton   One of the highlights of the New York Jets 2015 season was unquestionably the performance of superstar wide receiver Brandon Marshall, who notched his eighth career  1,000 yard campaign, becoming the first player to reach the 1,000 yard plateau with four different teams, and that was just the beginning. Marshall also… Read more

By Glenn Naughton Head coaches aren’t the only ones who find themselves being let go in the days immediately following the end of a team’s NFL season and that was the case today when the Jets cut ties with special teams coach Bobby April and two other assistants. https://twitter.com/nyjets/status/684880889705279493 April, a veteran coordinator who was… Read more

By Glenn Naughton   The New York Jets have announced the signing of nine players to future/reserve contracts. https://twitter.com/nyjets/status/684500792301236225 The nine players signed were WR Joe Anderson, OLB Deion Barnes, TE Brandon Bostick, OG Jarvis Harrison, OLB/FB Julian Howsare, TE Wes Saxton, CB Kevin Short, NT Deon Simon and OLB Julian Sanford. Barnes, Harrison and Simon… Read more

By Glenn Naughton   This Sunday, the New York Jets will take on former Head Coach Rex Ryan and the Buffalo Bills in a “win and you’re in” showdown in Orchard Park. With the Jets season hanging in the balance, JetNation.com reached out to Buffalo sports radio station, WGR’s Howard Simon to talk about Ryan… Read more

By Glenn Naughton   The New York Jets today announced that the Curtis Martin Award, given to the team’s most valuable player, went to first-year Jets wide receiver Brandon Marshall. https://twitter.com/nyjets/status/682917336861552640 Additional winners included linebacker David Harris who received the Dennis Byrd award which is given to the team’s most inspirational player, and quarterback Ryan… Read more

By Glenn Naughton   While most of the media-driven drama leading up to the Jets upcoming showdown against the Buffalo Bills will surely center around former Jets Head Coach Rex Ryan and his opportunity to hurt his previous team’s playoff chances, it’s not the only story line tied to a former head coach (and quarterback)… Read more