New
York Jets football fans have to be estatic about the 2008-2009 NFL
football season. In case you live in a cave or have been stranded
on a deserted island somewhere, the Jets signed Brett Favre on the
verge of the 08-09 season. Favre is no doubt the best quarterback
to put on a Jets uniform since Joe Namath. With some major offseason
moves such as Alan Faneca the Jets look to be much improved for the
2008-2009 season, here is some key offseason moves made by the Jets:
NFL Draft
-OLB Vernon Gholston (1st Round, # 6 Overall)
-TE Dustin Keller (1st Round, # 30 Overall) signed
-CB Dwight Lowery (4th round, #113 overall) signed
-QB Erik Ainge (5th round #162 overall) signed
-WR Marcus Henry (6th round #171 overall) signed
-OT Nate Garner (7th round #211 overall) signed
Trades:
-DT Kris Jenkins (trade with Panthers. Jets give Panthers 2008 3rd
and 5th round picks)
Free Agents Signed:
-LG Alan Faneca
-DB Artrell Hawkins (2/19, FA)
-LB Calvin Pace
-OL Damien Woody
-FB Tony Richardson
-CB Andre Woolfolk
-RB Jesse Chatman
-TE Bubba Franks
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York Jets - Team History
New York Jets, professional football team and one of five teams in
the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference (AFC) of
the National Football League (NFL). Formerly called the Titans, the
Jets play at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, and wear
uniforms of green and white.
In 1969 the Jets, then
members of the American Football League (AFL), recorded one of the
most dramatic upsets in professional football history, stunning
the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III. The team was led by head
coach Weeb Ewbank, wide receiver Don Maynard, and charismatic quarterback
Joe Namath. New York joined the NFL in 1970. The club fielded several
powerful squads during the 1980s, reaching the playoffs four times
from 1981 to 1986. Starring on those teams were running back Freeman
McNeil, quarterback Richard Todd, and defensive linemen Mark Gastineau
and Joe Klecko.
The New York Titans became
charter members of the AFL in 1960, naming former quarterback great
Sammy Baugh as their first head coach. The team enjoyed modest success
during its first eight seasons, finishing second in the Eastern
Division three times. In 1963 Weeb Ewbank was named head coach,
and the team’s name was changed to the Jets because the team’s
home, Shea Stadium, is located between New York’s John F.
Kennedy International and La Guardia Airports.
The Jets produced back-to-back
rookies of the year in 1964 and 1965—running back Matt Snell
and Joe Namath. In 1967 Namath became the first professional quarterback
to throw for more than 4,000 yards in one season. Don Maynard led
the league in receiving yards that season; he eventually became
the AFL’s career leader in yards and receptions.
In 1968 Namath directed
New York to the AFL championship. He then brashly predicted a victory
over the heavily favored NFL-champion Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl
III. Namath delivered on his promise as the Jets shocked the Colts
16-7. Ewbank, who coached the Baltimore Colts to an NFL Championship
in 1959 (before the Super Bowl was played between the NFL and AFL),
became the only head coach to win championships in both leagues,
and Namath was named AFL most valuable player (MVP).
New York repeated as
AFL Eastern Division champions in 1969, and the team joined the
NFL a year later when the NFL and AFL completed their merger. Despite
rosters that featured Namath, running back John Riggins, and wide
receiver Wesley Walker, the team managed only one second-place finish
during its first 11 seasons in the league.
The Jets made back-to-back
playoff appearances in 1981 and 1982, led by Richard Todd, Freeman
McNeil, Mark Gastineau, and Joe Klecko. In 1981 the team led the
NFL in quarterback sacks as Gastineau notched 20 and Klecko totaled
20½. New York reached the AFC Championship Game in the 1982
season but was defeated by the Miami Dolphins, 14-0. Around this
time the Jets’ intimidating defensive line became known as
the New York Sack Exchange; the nickname was derived from the fact
that New York City houses the New York Stock Exchange.
New York’s performance
was sporadic during the late 1980s and early 1990s. Leading players
included McNeil, quarterback Ken O’Brien, and wide receiver
Al Toon. Quarterback Boomer Esiason joined the Jets in 1993, but
the franchise encountered repeated frustration, including placing
last in its division in 1996. At the end of the 1996 season, the
Jets traded four draft picks to the New England Patriots to gain
the right to hire coach Bill Parcells, who had guided both the New
York Giants and the Patriots to Super Bowl appearances.
Under Parcells’s
direction, the Jets had a remarkable turnaround. In 1997 they finished
with a 9-7 win-loss record and barely missed the playoffs. In 1998
they posted a 12-4 win-loss record in the regular season and captured
the Eastern Division title behind the play of quarterback Vinny
Testaverde, running back Curtis Martin, and receiver Keyshawn Johnson.
During the playoffs the Jets defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars before
falling to the Denver Broncos in the AFC Championship Game.
1969 Super Bowl III Defeated
Baltimore Colts, 16-7
<p>Let's take a quick look at the resume of former Jet free safety Kerry Rhodes.</p>
<p>Yes, it's true, he invented New Coke. And certainly, he was the one who began global warming. And while you may believe it was Jim Joyce, it actually was Kerry Rhodes who blew the call in Armando Galarraga's imperfect game for the Detroit Tigers.</p>
<p>OK, so Rhodes wasn't responsible for any of this. But if you listen to some of the Jets, you could be excused for believing he was. Evidently, many of their ills last season were due to the photogenic free safety, who was traded to Arizona in March after falling out of favor with the coaching staff.</p> <p>Rhodes' relationship with the coaching staff, particularly defensive coordinator Mike Pettine and secondary coach Dennis Thurman, turned contentious...
Jets rookie running back Joe McKnight failed his conditioning run Thursday and was placed on the active non-football injury list. The Jets also placed backup quarterback Erik Ainge on the reserve-non football injury list with an undisclosed illness. He won't count against the team's 80-player roster limit for training camp.
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=12moscf2s/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=capress-fbn_jets_jenkins_cookie_diet-4061756"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/sp/capress/45/thumbe.74207c27badd1fe4a7a0d6145bd7eee9/capress-fbn_jets_jenkins_cookie_diet-4061756.jpg" width="130" height="117" alt="In this photo released by 5W Public Relations and taken on June 11, 2010, New York Jets' Kris Jenkins(notes), left, speaks with Dr. Sanford Siegal in Miami. Jenkins, the New York Jets' hefty nose tackle, tells The Associated Press he has lost about 20 pounds since starting the popular Dr. Siegal's Cookie Diet in May. (AP Photo/5W Public Relations) ** NO SALES **" align="left" border="0"></a></p><p>NEW YORK, N.Y. - Kris Jenkins is dropping pounds by eating cookies — oatmeal raisin, chocolate. Six of them every day.</p><br clear="all" />
Kris Jenkins is dropping pounds by eating cookies -- oatmeal raisin, chocolate. Six of them every day. Since May, the New York Jets' hefty nose tackle has shed 20 pounds, putting him at a svelte 365. "It sounds funny, but I got serious about it," he said. "And, I have to say, it has been going great." The 6-foot-4 Jenkins was up to 390 -- 30 more than his normal playing weight...
The Jets signed veteran quarterback Mark Brunell, who backed up Drew Brees last season for the Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints, to a two-year contract Wednesday. The move had been expected for several months as New York sought an experienced quarterback to serve as a backup to Mark Sanchez. The Jets couldn't sign Brunell until free agency restrictions were lifted last week on the final...
Rex Ryan's unpredictable mouth, Mark Sanchez's matinee idol looks and LaDainian Tomlinson's quest for a Super Bowl ring. Must-see TV? Ross Greenburg certainly thinks so. And, that's just for starters. The president of HBO Sports is convinced the New York Jets will be a huge hit on "Hard Knocks" this summer, and not just because he has rooted for them since he was a kid.
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Jets center Nick Mangold says he will report for training camp with the rest of the team next weekend despite not having a new contract in place. Mangold tells the NFL Network on Friday night that it wouldn't do him any good to hold out, so "I'll be there with bells on." The Jets report for training camp on Aug.