Glenn Naughton
Glenn Naughton Sits Down With Former Jet Marvin Wasington
The late 80’s and 90’s were a difficult time for the New York Jets and their fans. From 1989-1996 the Jets averaged just five wins per season. They never finished over .500 and managed to reach that mark only twice when they posted 8-8 records in 1991 and 1993. That stretch yielded only one playoff… Read more
Marvin Washington Talks NFL Drug Policy With JN
It’s a rare occurrence for a professional athlete to make a greater contribution to the sport in which he thrived, years after stepping off the field for the last time. This is exactly what former New York Jets defensive end Marvin Washington is hoping to achieve in partnering with Kinnalife Sciences. In an exclusive three-part… Read more
Jets Hoping for a Healthy Kerley
By Glenn Naughton With the start of the 2014 season just around the corner, Jets players and fans are anxious to see the impact that new additions WR Eric Decker, RB Chris Johnson, QB Michael Vick, and rookie TE Jace Amaro will have on what was an anemic offense in 2013. However, one key player remaining from last years… Read more
Jets Need Rex To Be At His Best
Last season, Jets Head Coach Rex Ryan led his team to an improbable 8-8 finish. Improbable for a myriad of reasons. He had a rookie quarterback who wasn’t ready. He had a rookie cornerback who wasn’t ready. He converted Quinton Coples, who was supposed to be one of his best pass-rushers from DE to OLB on short notice. That… Read more
Jets Claim CB Leon McFadden
According to Seth Walder of the New York Daily News, the Jets have claimed former Cleveland Browns CB Leon McFadden after he was cut by the Browns and former Jets defensive co-ordinater Mike Pettine. McFadden started two games as a rookie last year but appeared in every contest accumulating nineteen tackles and one pass defended… Read more
For Jets & Idzik, Eight Is Enough
Jets General Manager John Idzik has pared his roster down to the league-required 53 players with the season opener just over a week away. As with any team, there were a few decisions that were expected, and a few that left some scratching their heads. When all was said and done, Idzik kept eight of… Read more
Jets Hope Mornhinweg Can Reverse Trend Of Futility
Marty Monhinweg is a man who has his work cut out for him. The second year offensive coordinator isn’t just trying to get the Jets offense heading in the right direction after an up and down season from rookie Geno Smith, but he’s trying to reverse a long term trend. Over the past 10 years the Jets offense… Read more
Jalen Saunders Seizure; What That Means Moving Forward
Today the Jets confirmed what many media outlets have speculated on for just over a week in regard to rookie wide receiver Jalen Saunders. After experiencing what the Jets, up until now, would only refer to as a “medical event” has now been reported as a seizure. Rex Ryan explains what happened: We were sitting… Read more
Former Jet Chad Cascadden Interview
For those of us who have been following the Jets since the mid to late 80’s like myself, it’s fair to say that the high and low points for the franchise may very well have happened in a span of three short years. The 1996 Jets managed to eek out just one victory, a week… Read more
Saalim Hakim Profile
Having cut their roster down to the league mandated 75 players, one name that may fans were surprised to see on the list was WR/KR Jacoby Ford. Ford was signed as a free-agent after a productive career as a kick-return with the Oakland Raiders. With Ford being let go, Head Coach Rex Ryan announced that… Read more
Idzik Could Use A Little Help From His Friends
With the news of Jets safety turned cornerback Antonio Allen suffering a concussion in last night’s “snoopy bowl” against the Giants, it’s time for John Idzik to finally make another move at the CB position. Idzik’s off-season approach to the position has been debated extensively by fans and media alike. He chose to take a… Read more
Antonio Allen Suffers Concussion In Loss To Giants
Antonio Allen has entered the NFL concussion protocol according to New York Post beat writer Brian Costello. This is bad news for the Jets as Allen was being tried out at the CB position due to a banged up secondary. The Jets’ top three corners (Dee Milliner, Dmitri Patterson, and Dexter McDougle) are all out… Read more