Jet News

Unless you were in hibernation this past weekend you know that the NFL Draft took place.  The Jets were also active making other moves; specifically trading Leon Washington and waiving Alan Faneca. Here is a recap of the Jets draft selections and some other news and notes: Round One – Kyle Wilson, CB/KR Round Two… Read more

Courtesy NYJets.com Transcript of Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum and head coach Rex Ryan’s post draft news conference Saturday afternoon: ??TANNENBAUM: To just wrap up all the transactions for today, we drafted Joe McKnight and also John Conner.  We traded Leon Washington to Seattle and released Alan Faneca. Just looking at all these moves, in part… Read more

JetNation member uart (Brian) is doing an excellent job of recapping the New York Jets undrafted free agent signings.  Here is the official thread with the list which is updated as new signings occur.  As of right now, here is how it breaks down: SIGNED: Donovan Warren, CB, Michigan – Source Charlie Tanner, OG, Texas… Read more

The New York Jets 2010 draft is done, unless they make a trade to get back into a later round.  It was a wild day for the Jets and one that changed the direction of the ground game.  Veteran running back Leon Washington who recently signed his tender offer to return to the team was… Read more

The New York Jets have waived pro-bowl guard Alan Faneca as per various reports.  Manish Mehta from NJ.com reported on twitter: BREAKING: I’m reporting that the #Jets cut Alan Faneca. More on nj.com in a bit. This move is disturbing for a few reasons: 1.   By most accounts recently drafted Vlad Ducasse has the size… Read more

In the 2nd round of the NFL draft the New York Jets selected Vlad Ducasse an offensive tackle from Massachusetts.  He stands at 6’4″, weighs 332 lbs and can also play guard. Kudos to this guy for basically calling this pick a few hours before it was made. Here is the NFL.com profile on Ducasse… Read more

The second day of the NFL Draft is here.  The NFL in their infinite wisdom managed to take something that was fun and enjoyable for the fans and spread it out over three days, making it less fun and enjoyable along the way.  They are aiming for better TV ratings and time will tell if… Read more

Kyle Wilson from Boise St. was the New York Jets 1st round draft pick.  The Piscataway NJ native joins a very talented Jets secondary (Revis, Cromartie at CB).  This will enable the Jets to match up against passing teams like the Colts and Patriots.  As well as enable the Jets to continue doing what Rex… Read more

The NFL announced the schedule for the upcoming season.  The New York Jets have five prime time games.  Rex Ryan, top defense, young stars equals ratings for the NFL and the networks.  Here is how the schedule breaks down: Week One:  Mon, Sept. 13 vs. Baltimore Ravens–7 p.m. Week Two:  Sun, Sept. 19 vs. New… Read more

Wade Boggs and Roger Clemens were Red Sox stars that were once hated by Yankee fans.  They both went on to play for the Yankees.  Johnny Damon was once the heart and soul of the Red Sox, he also played for the Yankees.  All three players won World Series in New York. Those moves reinforced… Read more

JetNation’s very own Brenda Campagna went on a tour of the new stadium the other day.   She started a thread in our forums and uploaded many pictures.  What we thought was worth pointing out was how the old stadium looks.  They seem to be doing an excellent job of tearing it down.  When you consider… Read more