Dennis Agapito

The Jets have brought back DT Marcus Dixon according to NY Daily News reporter Manish Mehta: https://twitter.com/MMehtaNYDN/status/243112129887080449 The team surprisingly waived Dixon, who appeared in 16 games with 16 tackles and 1.5 sacks in 2011, on 8/31 and signed DT Isaako Aaitui from the Miami Dolphins but today released Aaitui and resigned Dixon https://twitter.com/BrianCoz/status/243121774320037888 As… Read more

Just days from the opening game the Jets have decided to release punter T.J. Conley: https://twitter.com/BrianCoz/status/243071312317259776 https://twitter.com/ConorTOrr/status/243074297780903936 Conley was ranked 30th in league per punt average (42.7 YRDS) in 2011.  The Jets brought in limited competition at the position this offseason and it looked as if Conley would punt for the team in 2012. It… Read more

The Jets Have brought in former Texan DE/OLB – D.J. Bryant for a workout: https://twitter.com/RavensInsider/status/242711226222800896 Bryant (6’3”, 248) was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent (5/14/12) out of James Madison University, 48 tackles, 13 for loss and 7 sacks in 2011 for the Dukes.   He had 4 tackles and 3 sacks… Read more

Jets nose tackle Sione Po’uha has been sidelined for most of training camp with a back injury.  Coach Rex Ryan had maintained that he would be ready to play in the season opener this Sunday, September 9th, but Ryan was less optimistic today about Po’uha’s availability this week: The Jets may be without a valuable… Read more

After a variety of moves the Jets have established their 53-man active roster and practice squad. Rosters courtesy of NewYorkJets.com as of September 2: Active Roster: # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College 95 Aaitui, Isaako NT 6-4 315 25 1 UNLV 54 Bellore, Nick LB 6-1 250 23 2 Central Michigan 37 Bell… Read more

Jets round seven draft pick safety Antonio Allen has been signed to the practice squad after being waived according to Brian Costello of the New York Post: https://twitter.com/BrianCoz/status/242353860256092160 Allen now joins: OT Paul Cornick, LB Marcus Dowtin, DB Donnie Fletcher, WR Royce Pollard, LB Ricky Sapp, TE Hayden Smith and WR Jordan White on the… Read more

Off the Wall is a weekly podcast with Chris Shearn and Joe Auriemma on YesNetwork.com. Dennis Agapito joined them this week to talk New York Jets football. They take a look at what was the motivation behind bringing in Tim Tebow as well as what the Jets offense might look like once the season starts… Read more

The Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between the NFL and Referees’ Association expired in late May but there has been little movement on a new agreement.  The NFL “locked out” the regular officials using replacements during the preseason, a similar strategy, locking the players out, used by the NFL during negotiations with the Players Association last… Read more

The trade of offensive linemen Wayne Hunter to the Rams for Jason Smith has become official being cleared by the NFL.  When the deal was first reported it seemed as if the Jets would be incurring Smith’s current guaranteed salary of $4 million this season while Hunter had a salary of $2.45 million. The Rams… Read more

According to reports the Jets have traded embattled right tackle Wayne Hunter to the St. Louis Rams for former 2009 #2 overall pick tackle Jason Smith: https://twitter.com/MMehtaNYDN/status/240243669339353088 Hunter will be reunited with his former offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer in St. Louis while Smith gets a fresh start in New York after struggling with the Rams. … Read more

Jets TE/FB Josh Baker sustained a season ending knee injury in last night’s preseason game with the Carolina Panthers: The Daily News has learned that TE Josh Baker is believed to have suffered at least a torn right ACL that will sideline him for the season. Baker is having a MRI on Monday morning to… Read more