Glenn Naughton
Jets Sign CFL Linebacker Frank Beltre to Reserve/Future Contract
By Glenn Naughton One year after adding CFL import Freddie Bishop to their linebacking corps, the Jets are looking up north once again to potentially bolster the group by signing former Calgary Stampeders linebacker, Frank Beltre. A native of the Dominican Republic who played his high school football locally at Randolph High School in… Read more
Report: Jets Fill Linebacker Coaching Spot With Clint Hurtt
By Glenn Naughton Looking to re-build his coaching staff after firing five assistants at season’s end, one of them being outside linebackers coach Mark Collins, Jets head coach Todd Bowles has reportedly tabbed former Bears OLB coach Clint Hurtt for the spot. Alex Marvez of the sporting news broke the story. Hurtt has been with… Read more
Jets Bring Back Kicker Ross Martin
By Glenn Naughton With their off-season under way earlier than they would have liked, the Jets reserve/future contracts continue to roll in. After signing five players yesterday, the Jets brought back place kicker Ross Martin who was Nick Folk’s primary competition early on in camp this year. https://twitter.com/nyjets/status/816759204274905089 The former Duke product matched Folk kick… Read more
DeFilippo Rumored to be Jets Target for OC Position
By Glenn Naughton Now that Jets offensive coordinator Chan Gailey has retired, Gang Green will begin the task of finding their next play caller on offense, and one name already rumored is current Philadelphia Eagles quarterbacks coach, John DiFilippo. https://twitter.com/caplannfl/status/816353007734587396 According to Adam Caplan of ESPN, a Jets source mentioned DeFilippo as a possible… Read more
Schefter: Big Changes Coming for Jets Defensive Staff
By Glenn Naughton While Jets fans anxiously wait for the team to announce which members of Todd Bowles’ coaching staff will survive in the aftermath of the team’s embarrassing 5-11 campaign, NFL insider Adam Schefter says big changes are coming on the defensive side of the ball. https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/816313284848709632 Changes are most definitely in order after… Read more
Jets Sign Five Players to Reserve/Future Contracts
By Glenn Naughton The Jets have announced the signing of five players to future/reserve contracts, including a pair of familiar names who were with the team this past pre-season and three others who spent time on the team’s practice squad. https://twitter.com/nyjets/status/816029615516958720 Directly from the Jets official site: DL Kenny Anunike — Anunike (6’5″, 275) was… Read more
Bowles Acknowledges Fitz Flub, Won’t Elaborate on Revis
By Glenn Naughton Jets fans will have to wait until next season to find out if head coach Todd Bowles has learned from past mistakes that were made during live action on game day, but when it comes how he handles himself after the game (or the season) goes, we saw yesterday that he’s… Read more
Report: Woody Johnson Likely to Give day-to-day Control to Younger Brother
By Glenn Naughton With New York Jets team owner Woody Johnson III expected to assume a post as U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom, little has been said about how the new gig would impact the Jets ownership situation, until now. NBC Sports’ pro football talk is now saying that Johnson would likely hand… Read more
Forte Placed on IR Prior to Finale, Jets add CB Bryson Keeton
By Glenn Naughton With just one game remaining in their dreadful 2016 season, the New York Jets have placed veteran running back Matt Forte on injured reserve just days before their tilt against the Buffalo Bills at Metlife Stadium https://twitter.com/nyjets/status/814943377158537222 Taking Forte’s spot on the roster will be rookie cornerback Bryson Keeton. Likely an… Read more
Report: Jets’ Bowles to Return in 2017
By Glenn Naughton Like it or not Jets fans, it appears that head coach Todd Bowles, the man in charge of what has been a historically bad performance from a team that has been historically bad, will in fact return in 2017. If this report from Gary Myers at the New York Daily News is… Read more
Will Todd Bowles’ Fate Rest in Hands of Rex Ryan?
By Glenn Naughton As the Jets prepare to play the final game of their disastrous season, one that will see them win no more than five games if they manage to pull out a week 17 victory, there’s one story line that will loom much larger than the game itself, that being head coach… Read more
Head Coach Todd Bowles Hospitalized
By Glenn Naughton The New York Jets have announced that head coach Todd Bowles has been hospitalized with an undisclosed illness and as a result, has not traveled with the team to New England for Saturday’s divisional match up. The head coach is said to be in stable condition, according to the report. If… Read more