Jet News

One of the coaching changes that the NY Jets made this past off-season was on the defensive line.  They brought in highly regarded Karl Dunbar who had previously worked with the Minnesota Vikings.  Dunbar has vitiligo, which is a condition that causes depigmentation of sections of skin.  He played 3 seasons in the NFL and… Read more

Tony Sparano spoke to the media today about an area that has many Jets fans concerned, the offensive line.  Here is what Sparano had to say: On his assessment of Austin Howard… I thought that he played about 75% good, which is right around maybe where he was grade-wise which is pretty good up front… Read more

The Jets have cut punter Travis Baltz who was with the team since January 6th. He had  a 34.5 yard average in 2 punts with a long of 41 in Friday’s loss to the Bengals. T.J. Conley is now the only punter on the roster. https://twitter.com/nyjets/statuses/234666264155541504  … Read more

Anyone paying attention going into this first preseason game against the Cincinnati Bengals knew the main storyline was the quarterback “controversy.” Neither quarterback made a particularly strong case for themselves, numbers wise, in their limited playing time. Mark Sanchez started the game and played one quarter. He was 4-6 for 21 yards with no turnovers… Read more

The Jets-Giants lawsuit versus the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority and Triple Five Group, developer of the proposed American Dream complex near MetLife Stadium was partially dismissed yesterday as Superior Court Judge Peter Doyne ruled that the lawsuit was premature as the NJSEA had yet to approve of the final project. The original retail… Read more

The Star-Ledger is reporting that Jets guard Matt Slauson has taken a $258,000 pay cut in his 2012 salary reducing his pay from $1.308 million to $1.05 million. With this move Slauson’s pay is now fully guaranteed with a signing bonus of $435,000 to go along with his $615,000 base salary. Slauson had recently won… Read more

The NFL changed the rules regarding roster size increasing them from 80-to-90 members in April of 2012.  While the roster size is larger those who are considered a member of the year-round roster increased as well: The old 80-player roster limit included the following players on these lists: Active, inactive, practice squad, and exempt lists. … Read more

The Jets have announced two transactions today, they have waived running back John Griffin and have been awarded running back Jeremy Stewart off of waivers from Philadelphia. [tweet_embed id=233303770954620929] John Griffin is a second year player from UMass and had signed a future contract with the Jets on January 3rd. Jeremy Stewart is a undrafted… Read more

Today the Jets have unveiled their first depth chart of the season a few days before their game with the Cincinnati Bengals. Nothing surprising other than the 3rd safety position being added to the chart. Nick Folk is winning the kicking competition so far. Offense POS First Second Third Other WR Stephen Hill Chaz Schilens… Read more

After waiving 3 receivers in the past two days, the Jets have signed two receivers Steve Arukewe and Joe Collins. [tweet_embed id=232977427150823424] Steve Arukewe is an undrafted rookie from Troy who was signed with the Arizona Cardinals until he was waived on August 1st. Joe Collins is a 2nd year undrafted player from Weber State… Read more

For the 2nd time in two days the Jets have waived a WR.  This time it’s WR Chris Forcier from Furman who was signed by the Jets on August 2nd after being waived from the Jaguars earlier this offseason. [tweet_embed id=232906674988519425]… Read more