Jet News

Courtesy NY Jets PR Department The New York Jets have signed free agent running back Anthony Kimble. The announcement was made by general manager Mike Tannenbaum. Kimble (6’0″, 215) originally signed with the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent on May 1 before being waived on Aug. 24. At Stanford he had career totals of… Read more

Courtesy NY Jets PR Department The New York Jets have waived rookie free agent offensive tackle Tavita Thompson. The announcement was made by general manager Mike Tannenbaum. Thompson (6’5”, 309) was originally signed by the Jets on May 1. He started at left tackle as a junior and right tackle as a senior at Oregon… Read more

Mark Sanchez is the starting QB.  This isn’t a big surprise, Rex Ryan came here from Baltimore and they started rookie Joe Flacco last season.  We had mentioned earlier that this is the right move.  The Jets really had no other choice, Kellen Clemens has not progressed and clearly isn’t the answer. Join in on… Read more

Courtesy NY Jets PR Department HEAD COACH REX RYAN On tonight’s game… First I have to credit Baltimore. We know the defense is tough. I think that was the difference in the game. It was the scores off the turnovers. That’s hard to take. You’ve got to credit them, they did a great job. First… Read more

The New York Jets are halfway through their preseason and are still without a win (0 and 2).  They lost on Monday night to the Ravens by a score of 24 to 23.  The Jets scored late in the game after Eric Ainge led the team on a touchdown drive.  Rex Ryan opted to go… Read more

Courtesy NY Jets PR Department The New York Jets have re-signed free agent QB Chris Pizzotti. The announcement was made by Jets General Manager Mike Tannenbaum. Pizzotti (QB/6-5/225/Harvard/Reading, MA) originally signed with the Jets as an undrafted free agent May 1 and was waived Aug. 15. He was a two-time All-Ivy League QB from Harvard… Read more

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

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

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

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

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