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Jets News For 8/20/09

The JetNation forums are a great source of information.  There is a thread today that recaps most of the breaking stories.  You can read them here. Here are some other updates courtesy of Hutch at NJ.com: — Cornerback Donald Strickland is out against the Ravens with a broken toe on his right foot. He’s wearing… Read more

In Remembrance of John McNamara

By Tom Shane (Originally published 8/15/09) Hey everybody. Last Sunday my cousin John McNamara died at the age of 44 from colon cancer after a three and a half year battle. John was the shining light in our family, a guy who volunteered his life to the service of others: not only did he work… Read more

Cimini: Jets Looking To Trade For A WR

Rich Cimini of the NY Daily News wrote today that the Jets are looking to trade for a wide receiver.   It is no secret that the Jets have nothing but question marks beyond Jerricho Cotchery.  When they let Lavernues Coles go this offseason, he was not replaced.  Although Coles probably isn’t on the level of… Read more

Brett Favre Is A Viking

Wikipedia defines a Viking as: A Viking (pron. /?v??k??/) is one of the Norse (Scandinavian) explorers, warriors, merchants, and pirates who raided and colonized wide areas of Europe from the late eighth to the early eleventh century. Brett Favre is not that kind of Viking, he is Minnesota Viking.  Instead he just raids NFL rosters… Read more

NY Jets Injury Updates

The news on the injury front is getting better for the Jets.  Two key players returned to practice on Monday. Kris Jenkins is back on the field, he missed time due to a calf injury. Nick Mangold who has out since August 9th (knee injury) also returned to the field today and practiced. One bit… Read more

Jets Waive S Fitzhugh

Courtesy NY Jets PR Department The New York Jets have waived safety Keith Fitzhugh. The announcement was made by Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum. Fitzhugh (5’11”, 205) was signed by the Jets on May 1. At Mississippi State he played in 48 games over four years, grabbing six interceptions and adding eight pass breakups… Read more

Ellis Suspension (Week 1) Is Official

The Shaun Ellis suspension is official.  We mentioned it on August 9th and although this doesn’t come as a surprise the reality is the Jets will be without Ellis and Calvin Pace in week one.  Pace is suspended for the first four games.  These are two key players that will be missing which means that… Read more

Rex Ryan Press Conference: Sun 8/16

Courtesy NY Jets PR Department Transcript of Jets head coach Rex Ryan’s Sunday late-morning news conference: I’d like to, after the press conference, take you over to watch some tape. Our mindset is we’re trying to build a football team and to be unselfish guys, to care about your teammates and to do things that… Read more

Jets Sign Punter; Ken Parrish

The Jets have signed punter Ken Parrish.  Rex Ryan is on record as being unhappy with the performance of both Reggie Hodges and T.J. Conley.  To make room for Parrish, the Jets waived T.J. Conley. The Jets Blog has a good update with links about this move. You can get more information about Ken Parrish… Read more

Mark Sanchez To Start Vs. Ravens

The Mark Sanchez era is here.  It may only be the preseason but Sanchez has earned a start in next weeks game versus the Ravens. I think he earned the reps with the 1s and all that. It might have been done on paper that way in pencil, but he had to earn it. The… Read more

Jets Make Roster Moves; QB Pizzotti Waived

Super beat reporter, Dave Hutchinson is saying that the Jets made some roster moves after last nights game. The Jets have signed guard Dennis Conley, an undrafted rookie free agent from Hampton University, and waived rookie quarterback Chris Pizzotti and first-year wide receiver Paul Raymond. Pizzotti, a rookie free agent from Harvard, became expendable in… Read more

Jets Lose; Clowney and Sanchez Shine

The Jets lost the preseaon opener against the Rams by a score of 23 – 20.  Bent from thejetsblog.com did an excellent job of breaking down the action.   The short version is that: David Clowney is the greatest preseason player of all time (3 catches for 100 yards and a touchdown). Mark Sanchez could not… Read more

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