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Jets Waive Mike Fladell
Easy come, easy go. We recently told you that the Jets signed OG Mike Fladell. Today he was waived after failing his physical with the team. Courtesy NY Jets PR Department A day after claiming Mike Fladell, the Jets waived the guard after he failed his physical. The announcement was made by Jets general manager… Read more
Jets Sign Mike Fladell (OG)
The New York Jets have claimed G Mike Fladell off waivers from the New York Giants. The announcement was made by Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum. Fladell, a 6’7″, 334-pounder who attended Rutgers University, initially entered the NFL when he was signed to the Giants practice squad on Dec. 3, 2008 as an undrafted rookie… Read more
Jets Make Two Roster Moves
The Jets made two roster moves yesterday. They claimed WR Mario Urrutia off of waivers. Mario, who stands 6′ 6″ tall, was a former 7th round draft pick of the Bengals. He played his college ball at Louisville. Rashad Barksdale was also claimed by the Jets. The CB who is 6′ 0″ and 208 lbs… Read more
Twitter Hash Tag For Camp Reports
Dear Main Stream Media and Jets Blogs: Let’s all work together during training camp and make life easier for Jets fans. We all know you read this, so don’t act like you didn’t see it. What we are proposing is that all NY Jets Training Camp reports use this hash tag when referenced on twitter… Read more
Jets Sign Shonn Greene
The New York Jets have reached agreement with running back Shonn Greene, their third-round choice (65th overall) in the 2009 NFL Draft. The announcement was made by Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum. Greene (5’11”, 235), Iowa’s first consensus All-America running back since 1939, rushed for 2,228 yards (5.9 average) and 22 touchdowns and added 72… Read more
Minicamp Player Interviews
Transcripts of interviews with selected Jets players during locker room media availability Thursday afternoon: Eric Smith On playing in a Rex Ryan defense… I’m enjoying it. This defense makes it fun, makes it so you can play fast. It’s something I think every defensive player would like to play in. On the reasons for his… Read more
Jets Bring Back Punter Reggie Hodges
Reggie Hodges punted for the Jets for the last 12 games of the year last season. Then in April, the Jets gave him the boot. Amidst talk of balls being punted into the stands during mini-camp the Jets have brought Reggie Hodges back. They waved punter Eric Wilbur as well. Hodges will compete with recently… Read more
Mark Sanchez Signs 5 Year Deal
The New York Jets and quarterback Mark Sanchez have agreed on a 5 year contract. Terms of the deal were not immediately available but agent David Dunn said that the deal was, “around the $50 million mark”. It has also been reported that 28 million of the deal is guaranteed. The Jets felt it was… Read more
Jets Updates; Jones, Sanchez and Ryan
Michael Lombardi of the National Football Post gave a few Jets updates yesterday. Specifically related to Thomas Jones and Mark Sanchez; There’s talk that the Jets might consider a trade for running back Thomas Jones, which might make sense at some point in camp once they have a handle on Shonn Greene’s talents. Also, I… Read more
Leon Washington Returns to OTAs
Courtesy of his agent Alvin Keels via Twitter: AlvinKeels Leon is excited about finishing the off-season program off strong and is very much “hopeful” that we can come to terms on a fair market deal AlvinKeels Leon Washington has decided to return to off-season workouts while we continue to work on a contract extension for… Read more
Happy Birthday Joe Namath
JetNation.com would like to wish our friend Joe Namath a very Happy Birthday. Joe we hope that you enjoy your day. Thanks again for that whole Super Bowl III thing. It has been a long time since someone has been able to do what you accomplished. For that reason we would like to kiss you… Read more
Mark Sanchez Interview
Courtesy NY Jets PR Department Transcript of Jets QB Mark Sanchez’s interview during locker room media availability midday Thursday: On today’s practice… It was a good day, a red zone day. I got to take care of the football, I had a few completions. It was a lot better than last week and that’s the… Read more