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David Barrett Reworks His Contract

According to Rich Cimini of the NY Daily News, CB David Barrett has reworked his contract.  This is an interesting move because Barrett was rumored to be a possible cap casualty.  With his cap number being lowered by 1.2 million, he provides veteran depth and insurance at a position that needs it. Rich Cimini wrote… Read more

Brad Kassell Placed On Injured Reserve

The NY Jets announced that they have placed linebacker Brad Kassell on the injured reserve list.  Camp Mangini didn’t disclose Kassell’s injury. It appeared during the Browns game (which Kassell started) that Kassell injured his leg.  Rest assured though, Eric Mangini will never provide the details.  By placing him on the I.R., Kassell is out… Read more

Brett Favre's First Practice: Sat 08/09 at 1:30pm

JetNation.com will be at practice on Saturday 08/09.  The practice starts at 1:30, we will be there and will provide live updates via our Twitter page.  Now because of the nature of Twitter, the updates will be brief but we will let you know what they are doing. Brett Favre has passed his physical and… Read more

Jets Beat Browns, 24-20

The Jets opened the pre-season with a 24 – 20 victory over the Cleveland Browns.  Pre-season doesn’t mean all that much so the let’s highlight a few points: The Jets had a QB named Brett (Ratliff) that threw for 252 yards.  He made a big statement for staking his claim to the 3rd QB job… Read more

Brett Favre Press Conference

Courtesy NY Jets PR Department WOODY JOHNSON I want to apologize for the interview that I did the other day where you asked me what was going on and I couldn’t give you the answers. Now you can see there is an answer to what the questions were last week. We’ve got Brett Favre as… Read more

Jets Release Chad Pennington

The Jets announced at 4pm today that they have released QB Chad Pennington.  Chad is now free to negotiate with any team and early rumors have the Miami Dolphins as a possible destination. Chad has received a lot of criticism over the past few years.  In his 3rd year, and first as starter, he had… Read more

Mike Tannenbaum's Conference Call Transcript

Transcript of general manager Mike Tannenbaum’s conference call with the media after the Jets acquisition of QB Brett Favre: Opening Statements Thank you for everyone’s patience and to be available at this rare time. It’s just how things unfolded here. We acquired Brett Favre from Green Bay. He will be a member of the team… Read more

J E T S: BRETT – BRETT – BRETT

Normally the Jets are slow to release information to the public.  Funny how trading for a Hall Of Fame Quarterback can change that.  Randy Lange stayed up late on Wednesday evening and announced the Brett Favre trade in record time. Woody Johnson stated that he was excited to welcome Brett and his family to the… Read more

FOX Sports Report: Favre Traded To Jets

A Fox Sports report which has also been picked up by ESPN says that Brett Favre has been traded to the NY Jets.  Terms of the deal were not immediately available.  ESPN’s Michael Smith is confirming that this trade is going to happen. Stay tuned for more details and join us in the forums to… Read more

I’ll Take Favre Rumors For $500 Alex

Rumors, rumors, rumors.  Brett Favre talk is everywhere.  Will it be over soon?  We can only hope so but there are conflicting reports.  Some reports today have said that Favre to the Bucs is a done deal.  Others have said not so fast, Favre is considering the Jets. What do we know for sure?  That… Read more

Training Camp Report – 08/04/08 (PM)

Tyson Rauch was at the PM practice on Monday and here are his notes: 1) Revis and Rhodes are playing with a ton of confidence and are clearly taking on leadership roles. 2) Barton appears to be in great shape and does a lot of great work communicating with other linebackers. 3) Kellen continues to… Read more

Chris Baker Activated

The Jets had a scrimmage on Saturday at Hofstra. The roster was broken into two teams. The highlight of the game was a 55 yard pass from Kellen Clemens to rookie Tight End Dustin Keller. You can read Eric Mangini’s press conference here. Also the Jets released the transcripts of player interviews after the game… Read more

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