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Important NFL Dates: One date which has already past, December 30: This is the first time players drafted (2011) under the new NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) can renegotiate their contract, since they have completed three seasons, and not have their salaries constrained by the rookie wage system or rookie cap. All drafted rookies receive… Read more

I joined a pretty exclusive club yesterday.  I became a member of the Super Bowl Ticket Loser Club.  That is right, I am a season ticket holder and I was officially notified that I did not win the right to buy one of the few tickets the Jets were allowed to sell to the Super… Read more

1.  Jace Amaro- Texas Tech (6’5″ 260lbs)  Amaro is the best overall tight end in the draft.  His size and strength make it hard for linebackers to stay with him and even harder for safeties to be physical with him.  He has the most reliable hands at the position for this draft.  He needs to… Read more

Our good friend Tyson Rauch, who co-hosts JetNation Radio with Dennis Agapito, recently did a Q&A with Jason Fitzgerald from Over The Cap.com.  The full article can be found here and it is worth checking out.  A short excerpt appears below: TR: Antonio Cromartie made headlines with his comment that he wanted to retire a… Read more

The divisional round wasn’t exactly as exciting as the wild card round, but we saw the best teams advance to their respective championship games, something we don’t actually see too often. The Denver Broncos and Peyton Manning host the New England Patriots and Tom Brady, as the two quarterbacks square off in a classic battle… Read more

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell stated yesterday that the league is contemplating adding two additional wildcard playoff teams (one for each conference): Goodell believes one change the NFL could make is to expand the playoffs. ‘That is under serious consideration,’ he (Goodell) said. ‘We think it’s one of the great things about the NFL, besides the… Read more

It was a “wild card” weekend indeed, as we saw three games be decided by three points or less, with the fourth game having a No. 6 seed knock off a team that was 8-0 at home this season. The matchups for the divisional round are now set. Eight teams remain, and we’ll see if… Read more

As we watch the NFL playoffs, here are some thoughts from JetNation Members. Villian The Foe talks about what grade the Jets 2013 draft class should get Here is a discussion on watching Jets games at home vs going to the stadium Integrity28 is going to update the 2014 Roster: Draft & Free Agency thread as… Read more

When a team wants a player to take a pay cut they need leverage to make it happen.  This means the player can be released out of their contract and a viable replacement exists.  An organization might approach a player for a salary reduction but without leverage the player can simple refuse. In the case… Read more

Woody Johnson and John Idzik informed the team that Rex Ryan will be back as the head coach of the New York Jets next season.  It remains to be seen if they will extend his contract or play out the last year of Ryan’s current deal (which is hardly ever done in the NFL).  It… Read more

The NFL playoffs have finally arrived. 12 teams attempt to run the gauntlet to become Super Bowl champions in MetLife Stadium. Yes, there are favorites, but it seems as though there isn’t quite an obvious pick as to who will win the whole thing. In fact, you can make a pretty strong argument for any… Read more