New York Jets News

Hey, Kid, Gang Green dreams all on you
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February 9
New York Post
 columnist Steve Serby
"OK, Mark Sanchez. You were there at Sun Life Stadium Sunday night, watching as Drew Brees went mano a mano with Peyton Manning in the Super Bowl. You watched greatness at the quarterback position everywhere you turned, until the end, when Manning made the kind of mistake you made too often during your rookie season until the growing pains stopped. So Brees will be shaking hands in the White House with the president. If Jets coach Rex Ryan intends on shaking hands in the White House with the president, then Super Bowl XLIV should serve as a reminder that he had better bring an elite quarterback to Super Bowl XLV. That means you, Mark Sanchez."
Rex Ryan will lead New York Jets to Super Bowl XLV against Cowboys in Dallas
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February 8
New York Daily News
 
"They say everything is bigger and better in Texas, so Super Bowl XLV will have an all-time first: The Cowboys will be the first team to play the game on their home field. And their opponent? The J-E-T-S. Seriously. Now that the 2009 season is over, it's time for our annual day-after look at what's going to happen next season. It would be just the Jets' luck that after a 41-year Super Bowl drought they finally make the game and then have to deal with playing in Jerry Jones' billion-dollar palace in Arlington with 80% of the 100,000 fans rooting against them. What happens in one NFL season in the free-agent era usually is not a good forecaster for the next year - the Saints finished last in ..."
Sanchez: Finger Rex was caught up in moment
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February 7
New York Post
 
"Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez said yesterday that coach Rex Ryan was caught up in the MMA atmosphere when he gave the finger to a heckling fan in Florida last weekend. Speaking on "The Dan Patrick Show," Sanchez jokingly told the radio host that Ryan's actions were "taking all the pressure off of me." "He was like in character, he was almost one of the fighters, getting into it with the crowd," Sanchez said of Ryan. "He grabbed the [microphone] and said, 'We're coming down to Miami, we're gonna win both games,' and that's totally his personality. He just took it over the edge a little bit." Fox Sports reporter Jay Glazer, who was with Ryan at the mixed martial arts event in Sunrise, Fla., ..."
Season is never over for Jets coach Rex 'The Situation' Ryan
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February 7
New York Daily News
 
"If it was like this when Rex Ryan doesn't have a team playing, if he can suck the air out of the room with one hand tied behind his back and one finger in the air and turn himself into Rex ("The Situation") Ryan on us at some mixed martial arts thing, imagine what it would have been like at Super Bowl Week if the Jets had actually made it to the big game. You know what happened with Ryan by now, it turned out the guy had more front and back pages in him in New York even though he had been reality-checked out of the tournament by Peyton Manning. Ryan went to this event in South Florida and got on the microphone and said the Jets were going to beat the Dolphins twice next season and got ..."
Jets owner Woody Johnson knew what prompted head coach Rex Ryan to raise his middle finger
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February 7
New York Daily News
 
"The spit didn't hit the FAN until Thursday, but Jets brass knew all about it when the team slapped Rex Ryan with a $50,000 fine for flipping off a rowdy Dolphins fan, owner Woody Johnson told the Daily News on Saturday. Johnson, commenting for the first time on the obscene gesture, said Ryan told him in a face-to-face meeting that he responded with a middle finger only after he was spit on and cursed at. But Johnson still felt it was inappropriate behavior by his coach and believes the fine was deserved. "Despite the provocation, you still have to act a certain way," Johnson said after an NFL owners' meeting. The spitting angle didn't become public until five days after the incident, when ..."
Sanchez: Finger Rex was caught up in moment
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February 6
New York Post
 
"Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez said yesterday that coach Rex Ryan was caught up in the MMA atmosphere when he gave the finger to a heckling fan in Florida last weekend. Speaking on "The Dan Patrick Show," Sanchez jokingly told the radio host that Ryan's actions were "taking all the pressure off of me." "He was like in character, he was almost one of the fighters, getting into it with the crowd," Sanchez said of Ryan. "He grabbed the [microphone] and said, 'We're coming down to Miami, we're gonna win both games,' and that's totally his personality. He just took it over the edge a little bit." Fox Sports reporter Jay Glazer, who was with Ryan at the mixed martial arts event in Sunrise, Fla., ..."
Roger Goodell favors Jets, Giants new Meadowlands home as site of 2014 Super Bowl
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February 6
New York Daily News
 
"Commissioner Roger Goodell clearly supports awarding Super Bowl XLVIII to the Giants' and Jets' new stadium in 2014, and Patriots owner Robert Kraft will lobby other owners for it, but Steelers owner Dan Rooney has a big problem with playing the most important game of the year in potentially cold and nasty weather. The vote comes May 24-26 in Dallas. The lobbying starts now. There is really just one concern for a Super Bowl on Broadway: The weather, obviously. "I hope it's there, I hope it snows and I hope the Patriots are in the game," Kraft, one the NFL's most influential owners, said Friday. "I think there is some real support for it. I know I personally will lobby anyone I can." If the ..."
Mark Sanchez would be glad to see Chad Pennington's return to New York Jets come to pass
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February 6
New York Daily News
 
"Mark Sanchez is secure enough not to consider Chad Pennington a threat to his job and so excited about the possibility of the ex-Jet returning to his roots to back him up that he all but got on the phone to Rex Ryan and Mike Tannenbaum begging them to bring him back. As Sanchez was leaving the Super Bowl media headquarters Friday, I asked him about Pennington expressing interest in returning to the Jets. "That is awesome," Sanchez said. "Chad is a guy who knows so much about playing in this league and hopefully he doesn't get tired of me asking questions." You could tell he was already thinking about how he could lean on such a smart and experienced player. Pennington was always one of the ..."
NFL players preparing for 2011 lockout
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February 5
Boston Globe
 
"As collective bargaining agreement negotiations between the NFL Players Association and the NFL owners continue to drag, NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith said he expects the owners to lock out the players before the 2011 season. Chad Ochocinco, representing OCNN, asked the first question of a press conference this afternoon in which the NFLPA laid out their message. He asked Smith how worried he is about a lockout next season. "On a scale of 1 to 10," Smith said, "it's a 14." Smith said he and NFLPA president Kevin Mawae have informed players to save 25 percent of their paychecks in order to prepare for a lockout. Mawae said negotiations for a CBA have been "frustrating" and moved ..."
Demolition of Giants Stadium begins as Giants, Jets ready to move into new stadium
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February 5
New York Daily News
 
"Goodbye, Giants Stadium. Wrecking crews arrived Thursday to start tearing down the East Rutherford, N.J., home of the Giants and Jets just 33 years after its debut. "It's kind of sad," said Brian Moran, 50, a longtime Giants fan who watched as the demolition teams started on the Gate B helix. "Like having to get rid of an old car." Executives of Westbury, L.I.-based demolition contractor Gramercy said the work was expected to continue through July. About 60 workers will be on site during the process. Company vice president Frank Amicizia, a lifelong Giants fan, said the teardown was business - but personal, too."
New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan was spit on night he flipped finger
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February 5
New York Daily News
 
"Rex Ryan won't kiss anyone's rings and he apparently won't allow anyone to spit at him, either. According to Fox Sports NFL insider Jay Glazer, Ryan flipped the now infamous middle finger at a Miami fan on Saturday night only after he was spit at and repeatedly bombarded with curse words at an MMA event in Sunrise, Fla. "(Ryan) showed the greatest restraint," Glazer said yesterday on WFAN's "Boomer"
Chad Pennington willing to return to New York Jets to backup Mark Sanchez
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February 5
New York Daily News
 
"Chad Pennington, he of the thrice-repaired throwing shoulder, isn't ready to call it a career. The popular former Jets quarterback intends to play in 2010, even as a backup, and he's willing to consider any offer. Even from the Jets. While acknowledging it "would be tough" to return to the team that fired him only 19 months ago, Pennington - an unrestricted free agent in four weeks - told the Daily News Thursday he would definitely listen if GM Mike Tannenbaum called. "I'd be crazy not to be interested," the current Dolphin said at a youth-football clinic, one of many NFL-sponsored events during Super Bowl week. "Once you think you're too big where you can't entertain every opportunity, ..."
FOX reporter: Giants would be 'crazy' to swap Umenyiora for Rhodes
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February 5
New York Post
 
"FOX Sports reporter Jay Glazer said the possibility of a Kerry Rhodes-Osi Umenyiora trade is unthinkable from a Giants perspective. "I haven't heard anything about that," Glazer said on WFAN this morning. "But if I'm the Jets I'd take that, you kidding me? That's not going to happen, what are you crazy?" The Jets' Rhodes and Giants' Umenyiora were both relegated to limited roles during parts of the season. Rhodes was temporarily banished to the bench for not playing the tough style that head coach Rex Ryan had become accustomed to when he was with the Ravens. Umenyiora started the year at odds with defensive coordinator Bill Sheridan and ended it as a third-down blitz specialist after ..."
FOX Sports reporter says fan spit on Jets coach
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February 5
New York Post
 
"The fan who got the finger from Rex Ryan spit on the Jets head coach and confronted him three times before Ryan reacted, according to someone who was with Ryan in Florida. FOX Sports reporter Jay Glazer gave a blow-by-blow account of the confrontation this morning on WFAN's "Boomer & Carton Show." "We all showed great restraint. (Rex) showed the greatest restraint ...," Glazer said. "This wasn't heckled. This was a guy who was going out of his way to incite a fight, to incite some sort of violence to get the head coach of the Jets to ruin his job and to really put Rex in a place he didn't need to be." Ryan, who has apologized for the incident that occured at an MMA event in Sunrise, was ..."
Report: Carrier reunites with Ryan to coach Jets defensive line
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February 5
New York Post
 
"Another Baltimore coach is heading north to join the Jets. Ravens defensive backs coach Mark Carrier will join Rex Ryan's staff as the Jets defensive line coach, according to the Baltimore Sun. Carrier worked under Ryan when he was the defensive coordinator in Baltimore."
Ravens lose defensive backs coach to Jets
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February 4
Baltimore Sun
 
"Ravens defensive backs coach Mark Carrier has decided to join the New York Jets as their defensive line coach, the Ravens confirmed. Carrier, who has been on the Ravens coaching staff since 2006, believes the move will help his chances of becoming a defensive coordinator."
Jets QB Mark Sanchez says he'll 'definitely' be ready by training camp
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February 4
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez described the upcoming surgery on his left knee as "pretty minor'' and said he'll "definitely'' be ready to go when training camp opens in July, if not sooner, and he won't have to wear a brace on the knee anymore. Sanchez, speaking this afternoon on ESPN-1050, said the surgery will stabilize the patella ligament in the knee to the point where there'll be only a five percent chance of him tweaking it again. He said he aggravated the knee in a Week 12 game against the Panthers when his kneecap popped out and then popped back in. "It just was the right decision to make at this point in my career,'' said Sanchez, who'll have the surgery in the next two weeks. ..."
No further fines for Jets' Ryan
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February 4
The Journal News
 
"Jets coach Rex Ryan will not be fined by the NFL for making an obscene gesture at a mixed martial arts event last weekend. League spokesman Greg Aiello confirmed to The Associated Press in an e-mail Wednesday that Ryan would not face additional discipline by the NFL after the Jets fined him $50,000 on Tuesday. The coach was caught on a cell phone camera flipping his middle finger at a fan during the MMA competition in Sunrise, Fla., on Saturday night. The image of Ryan quickly spread across the Internet and made its way onto the back pages of New York tabloids. Ryan apologized the next day in a statement, calling his actions "stupid and inappropriate." General manager Mike Tannenbaum had ..."
Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez to have knee surgery in two weeks, vows to be ready for training camp
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February 4
New York Daily News
 
"Mark Sanchez compared himself to a car that needs an alignment. The bad wheel is his left knee, an old college injury he aggravated late in the season. Discussing his upcoming surgery for the first time, the Jets' franchise quarterback revealed Wednesday that he suffered a subluxation (a partial dislocation) Nov. 29 against the Panthers, hinting that it affected him for the remainder of the season. Sanchez, who will have a "minimally invasive" procedure in two weeks, downplayed the surgery and vowed to be ready for training camp in July. "The analogy (the doctors) gave me is, your car is out of alignment," Sanchez said in a sit-down at the Super Bowl XLIV media center. "Either you keep ..."
New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan not fined for finger by NFL
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February 4
New York Daily News
 
"Jets coach Rex Ryan, who was fined $50,000 by the team for his obscene gesture Saturday night at a mixed martial arts event in South Florida, will not be fined by the NFL, a league spokesman said Wednesday."
Schott of support for Brees
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February 4
New York Post
 
"Jets offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer is coming to South Florida today to support his favorite quarterback -- other than Mark Sanchez. Schottenheimer and Saints quarterback Drew Brees are so close they're like family. So Schottenheimer, who coached Brees in San Diego, is coming to town to support one of his closest friends, though he still is bitterly disappointed about not getting to the Super Bowl. Schottenheimer and his family, who have been at Disney World vacationing this week, will remain here until before the game. "I can't go to the game, though" Schottenheimer told The Post last night. "It would be different if we weren't so close to getting in, but I just can't do it. ..."
Rex finger fine enough for NFL
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February 4
New York Post
 
"The Fingergate issue is closed. Rex Ryan's discipline for flipping off a bunch of raucous Dolphins fans Saturday night at a mixed martial arts event in South Florida -- a $50,000 fine levied by the Jets -- is the full extent of his punishment. As first reported in Tuesday's Post, the team fining Ryan was sufficient for the league, which will not step in, it was confirmed yesterday by NFL spokesperson Greg Aiello. Ryan was caught on a cell phone camera flipping his middle finger at a fan during the MMA competition in Sunrise. The picture became an instant internet sensation and severely ruffled the feathers of the image-conscious Jets and NFL."
Agent: Jets looking at CFL sacks leader
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February 4
New York Post
 
"The Jets are looking at CFL sacks leader Ricky Foley to possibly boost their pass rush. Foley's agents said on their Twitter page that the defensive end will visit with the Jets, Rams and Patriots this week. Foley (6-2, 245) has played for the British Columbia Lions the past four Canadian seasons, with last year his best, making 51 tackles with 12 sacks."
Raiders CB says he was joking about joining Jets
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February 4
New York Post
 
"Well, we knew Nnamdi Asomugha could play defense. Days after saying he and Darrelle Revis talked about teaming up in the Jets' defensive backfield, the Raiders Pro Bowl cornerback claims it was a two-way joke and "the story was totally overblown." "The only thing we were 'dead serious' about was the fact that it would be fun to one day play on the same team," Asomugha told the San Francisco Chronicle in an e-mail. "That's all. We were two guys enjoying the Pro Bowl and completely clowning around during the week. "We were playfully recruiting each other; I was talking about getting him to Oakland and vice versa." Asomugha, in the second year of a three-year, $45 million contract, said he ..."
Jets' Sanchez isn't worried about surgery
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February 4
New York Post
 
"Mark Sanchez, speaking publicly today for the first time since the end of the Jets season two weeks ago, said he's looking forward to having surgery on his left knee so he can move on with his development. Sanchez said he doesn't have an exact surgery date, but it'll take place in the next two weeks and be done by Jets orthopedist, Dr. Ken Montgomery. "Get it done, knock it out," Sanchez said today while doing some Super Bowl week interviews in South Florida. "Talking with Dr. Montgomery, the analogy he gave me was, 'You're car's out of alignment. Either you keep driving like it is and keep thinking about it and keep worrying about it, keep having to wear a brace and stuff like that, or ..."
Sanchez on knee surgery: 'Get it done'
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February 4
New York Post
 
"Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez is ready to "get it done" and "knock it out." Too bad he's not talking about a Super Bowl victory. Speaking for the first time since it was announced he will have surgery on his left knee, was upbeat while addressing a number of topics -- including his upcoming surgery, how he's on a mission to someday have the command of Peyton Manning and how close the Jets are to playing in the Super Bowl next season. Sanchez said he doesn't have an exact surgery date, but it'll take place in the next two weeks and be done by Jets orthopedists, Dr. Ken Montgomery and Dr. Eliot Hershman. "Get it done, knock it out," Sanchez said. "Talking with Dr. Montgomery, the analogy he ..."
Rex Ryan's act could wear thin
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February 3
Bergen Record
 
"In his wrapup news conference the day after the Jets lost to Indianapolis in the AFC Championship Game, Ryan said he told the team's Pro Bowl contingent, "you represent the Jets. You represent yourself and you also represent the Jets, and out-work everybody there. Just show them what the Jets are all about." Too bad Ryan didn't follow his own words of wisdom when he went to south Florida last weekend. Ryan was fined $50,000 by the Jets on Tuesday for his obscene gesture to heckling fans, which was captured for posterity by a cell-phone camera. And the financial fallout won't end there. Remember, the NFL fined Tennessee Titans owner Bud Adams $250,000 for a similar transgression during the ..."
Jets fine coach Rex Ryan $50,000 for obscene gesture aimed at fan
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February 3
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"The Jets fined coach Rex Ryan $50,000 today for directing an obscene gesture toward a Dolphins fan over the weekend. The Jets announced today they have fined coach Rex Ryan $50,000 for an obscene gesture aimed at a Miami Dolphins fan Saturday night at an event in Sunrise, Fla. Ryan gave the fan the middle finger at a Mixed Martial Arts event, an incident that was captured by an attendee of the event and splayed across the front and back pages of numerous tabloids. Ryan, through the Jets, released a statement expressing regret for his actions. "It was stupid and inappropriate," the statement read. "I wouldn't accept that type of behavior from one of the coaches or players and it's ..."
Rex Ryan fined 50Gs for flipping the bird
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February 3
New York Post
 
"Rex Ryan needs to make out a check. The Jets coach was fined $50,000 by the team, a response to Ryan's photographed act of flipping off fans in Sunrise, Fla., on Saturday. Ryan apologized for the gesture the next day, and Jets GM Mike Tannenbaum admonished his coach that day before the organization handed out its team-imposed punishment yesterday. Ryan was at a mixed martial arts event Saturday night when, according to what Dolphins fan David M. Hildenbrand told The Post, some of Hildenbrand's friends "said some things like, 'Dolphins rule, Jets suck.' " According to Hildenbrand, the bold and loquacious Ryan then told the group to "go [bleep] yourselves" and flipped them off. Hildenbrand, ..."
Timetable for Sanchez's return to Jets after knee surgery is up in air
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February 3
New York Daily News
 
"The Jets announced Tuesday that Mark Sanchez has decided to have surgery on his left knee, as first reported by the Daily News, but there seems to be gray area on the length of the recovery period. Curiously, the Jets would not give a specific timetable, saying only that Sanchez will be ready before the start of training camp in late July. When it was revealed last week that Sanchez was mulling surgery, the feeling close to the team was that it would be a two-month recovery. The rehab time is important because it will have an impact on Sanchez's offseason training. The Jets' program begins in late March and continues through June. Sanchez will have the surgery, believed to be an ..."
Jets fine head coach Rex Ryan $50,000 for giving middle finger to Dolphins fans in Florida
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February 3
New York Daily News
 
"Rex Ryan received the "Ground and Pound" treatment from his own organization, which hit him hard Tuesday in the wallet. The brash coach was fined $50,000 by the Jets for making an obscene gesture Saturday night at a mixed martial arts event in nearby Sunrise, Fla. It was an expensive bird. Neither Ryan nor the team commented on the fine, but the amount indicates the organization was upset and embarrassed by his behavior. It's roughly the equivalent of one week's pay for Ryan, who signed a four-year, $11.5 million contract last January when he was hired. Pro-rated, he makes approximately $55,000 per week. The NFL is reviewing the incident and could fine Ryan under its personal conduct ..."
Jets Fine Ryan $50,000 for Obscene Gesture
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February 3
New York Times
 
"The Jets fined Coach Rex Ryan $50,000 on Tuesday for the obscene gesture he made last weekend at a mixed martial arts competition in Sunrise, Fla. This fine does not preclude the N.F.L. from also penalizing Ryan under its personal-conduct policy, but it does make that less likely. Ryan called his gesture, which he made while bantering with Miami Dolphins fans in the crowd, "stupid and inappropriate" in a statement the team released Sunday. Since his hiring last January, Ryan has impressed the Jets' management with his confidence and charisma. But General Manager Mike Tannenbaum, a Ryan supporter, scolded the coach, saying in a statement that Ryan used "extremely poor judgment.""
Oakland Raiders should trade Nnamdi Asomugha
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February 2
Oakland Tribune
 columnist Cam Inman
"I LOVE New York ... as the next home of Nnamdi Asomugha, the Raiders' Pro Bowl cornerback who apparently has his eye on joining the Jets. Get rid of Nnamdi? The sanest voice in the NFL's looniest locker room? The Raiders' best player, at least among those who don't kick a football for a living? Yes, yes and yes. Do the deal, as long as Al Davis nabs a franchise-saving package of draft picks and players in return. Asomugha's value is sky high. The Raiders, since Asomugha's rookie year of 2003, have been 6 feet under. Even at his peak, he hasn't stopped their tailspin and five-win seasons. He is a magnificent bargaining chip who could generate a blockbuster trade, along the standard set by ..."
NFL may not point a 'finger' at Rex
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February 2
New York Post
 
"The big question to arise along with Rex Ryan's middle right finger salute to rowdy Dolphins fans Saturday night is this: What's the fallout? Earlier this season, Titans 86-year-old owner Bud Adams was fined $250,000 by the NFL for giving Bills fans a double-barrel one-finger diss during a game. So the natural question is this: Does that mean Ryan, who used only one hand to deliver his lewd message at that Mixed Martial Arts event in South Florida, is in for a $125,000 hit -- half of Adams' punishment from the league?"
Rex Ryan spices up boring Super Bowl week coverage with wag of one finger
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February 2
New York Daily News
 
"This was back in July 1995, after Jack McDowell had flipped off Yankees fans. The righty was returning to the dugout, lifted by Buck Showalter after the White Sox had pounded the pitcher for nine runs on 13 hits in 4-2/3 innings. John (Pa Pinstripe) Sterling said he left the WABC radio booth and entered the press box to see what boss scribes were saying about McDowell's obscene gesture. Sterling said the writers were doing some flipping of their own. "They're all abuzz," Sterling said. "But they'll be down on their bony knees praying for this to happen again." At the time, Sterling was ridiculed (here, too) for his commentary. It sounded like he was protecting McDowell by shifting the ..."
Mark Sanchez set for surgery on left knee
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February 2
New York Daily News
 
"Mark Sanchez has made up his mind: It's surgery for his left knee, as expected. After soliciting second and third opinions, the Jets' franchise quarterback will have surgery in two or three weeks to strengthen a patella-stabilizing ligament, the Daily News has learned. The operation, believed to be an arthroscopic procedure, will be performed by the Jets' doctors, led by orthopedist Ken Montgomery. Sanchez's recovery time will be about two months, taking him until late April. He's expected to be ready for training camp in late July, but he will miss at least the first month of the offseason program. Sanchez suffered a dislocation in his left knee in August 2008, prior to his final season ..."
Jets mull contract extensions for Darrelle Revis, Nick Mangold
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February 2
New York Daily News
 
"The price of team success can be steep. The Jets may find that out over the next few months as they mull potential long-term contract extensions for cornerback Darrelle Revis and center Nick Mangold. The Jets will explore the possibility of extending Revis and may meet with his representatives soon, although a new deal doesn't appear to be on the front burner. Revis has one year remaining on his rookie contract, originally a six-year deal that voided to four years. But the Jets can buy back the last two years for $20 million, which would be considered a bargain for a player of Revis' stature."
Revis Jet-ting to avoid the Super hype
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February 1
New York Post
 
"Darrelle Revis was ecstatic to be in South Florida to play in the Pro Bowl as a first-time starter in the NFL's all-star game. Now he can't wait to get out of town. Revis, the Jets cornerback who also has a residence in Fort Lauderdale, where many of the Super Bowl activities will take place this week, said he's getting out of town immediately "because I'm still bitter about losing to the Colts" in last week's AFC Championship game. "I still have a bad taste in my mouth," Revis said after the AFC's 34-31 victory over the NFC. "I don't want to be around it [the Super Bowl hype.] I'm getting out of here. There are going to be a lot of Colts fans here -- they're probably already here now. I ..."
No excuses for Rexxx's gesture
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February 1
New York Post
 columnist Steve Serby
"There is no excuse for this kind of behavior from a player, much less an NFL head coach -- the Jets' Rex Ryan flipping the bird to a Dolphins fan and his friends at a Strikeforce Mixed Martial Arts event Saturday night in Miami. Even if he was joking, even if he was provoked, Rexxx-Rated deserves to be lighter in the wallet once NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell gets through with him. In one flip of the middle finger, the rookie coach of the Jets went from loveable rogue to Super Boor, and Woody Johnson apparently reminded Rexxx-Rated that he better set a better example, especially for Jets fans moving to the new stadium much lighter in their wallets thanks to PSLs. Of course, Rexxx-Rated's ..."
Hey, Miami, this bird's for you!
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February 1
New York Post
 
"Now the fat's in the fire. Jet coach Rex Ryan, who started the season by challenging Dolphin linebacker Channing Crowder to a fight, flipped off Miami fans at a mixed-martial-arts event in Sunrise, Fla., over the weekend. Ryan, in the Sunshine State for the Pro Bowl, was doing a ringside interview with a Showtime reporter that was piped through the arena. Through a raucous chorus of boos, he delivered one of his bold predictions: "I just want to tell everyone in Miami that we're coming to beat you twice next year." That's something Ryan's Jets failed to do in 2009. They were beaten twice by the Dolphins. Later, as the arena emptied, he raised the middle finger of his right hand at several ..."
Jets' Ryan calls incident 'stupid'
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February 1
ESPN.com
 
"New York Jets coach Rex Ryan has apologized for flipping a middle finger at Miami Dolphins fans at a mixed martial arts event Saturday night in Sunrise, Fla. A photo of Ryan's rejoinder to boisterous Dolphin fans was captured by a cell phone camera and forwarded to Jorge Sedano of 790 The Ticket, an ESPN Radio affiliate in Miami and posted on SportsbyBrooks.com. "It was stupid and inappropriate," Ryan said in a statement released by the club. "I wouldn't accept that type of behavior from one of the coaches or players and its unacceptable from me. I apologize to the Jets organization, the National Football League and NFL fans everywhere." Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum also released a ..."
Rex Ryan flashes obscene gesture to Miami Dolphins fans
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February 1
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"Less than a week after the Jets' magical postseason ride came to an end, their brash, tell-it-like-it-is rookie head coach continued to make headlines. Rex Ryan made an obscene hand gesture to several Dolphins fans at a mixed martial arts event Saturday night in Miami, according to a report in the Miami Herald. The newspaper released a photo taken from a camera phone showing Ryan unfurling his right middle finger. The gesture was reportedly directed at Miami resident David M. Hildenbrand and his friends. It's uncertain whether Ryan was provoked in any manner. "It was stupid and inappropriate. I wouldn't accept that type of behavior from one of the coaches or players and it's unacceptable ..."
Kris Jenkins: Brett Favre's 'superstar status' caused 'animosity' in New York
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January 31
USA Today
 
"Vikings QB Brett Favre pulled out of tonight's Pro Bowl after the vicious beating he took from the Saints in last weekend's NFC Championship Game. But even Favre's image took a bit of a shot in Friday night's NFL Total Access on NFL Network (watch the video) when former Jets teammate Kris Jenkins said Favre's presence caused a rift in the New York locker room in 2008, though it's possible the issues could have been more rooted in jealousy among Favre's teammates that season. When asked if the locker room chemistry was ok when Brett was a Jet, Jenkins replied, "No, no it was not." And though he didn't call out Favre or any of his teammates in particular, Jenkins cited some negative comments ..."
NY Jets coach Rex Ryan flashes obscene gesture to Miami Dolphins fans
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January 31
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"Less than a week after the Jets magical postseason ride came to an end, their brash, tell-it-like-it-is rookie head coach is making headlines again. Rex Ryan shot a group of Miami Dolphins fans an obscene hand gesture at a Mixed Martial Arts event Saturday night in Miami, according to a report in the Miami Herald. Ryan, whose team opened plenty of eyes with an unlikely run to the AFC Championship game, grabbed headlines all season. From his proclamation that he wouldn't kiss Bill Belichick's Super Bowl rings to his declaration that the No. 5 seeded Jets should be the Super Bowl favorites before the playoffs began, Ryan's bluster has been well documented. Ryan, who visited his players at a ..."
New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez considering left knee surgery
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January 30
LehighValleyLive.com
 
"New York Jets rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez is considering surgery after having both knees examined by team doctors this week. Sanchez also had the knees looked at by Dr.. James Andrews in Birmingham, Ala. It was determined that Sanchez won't need any procedures done on his right knee, in which he sprained the posterior cruciate ligament earlier this season. It's possible he'll have surgery on his left knee, however, to stabilize his patella ligament which was injured during college. Sanchez should be ready well before training camp if he elects to have the procedure, which isn't considered major. He could, however, miss some early off-season workouts."
Jets coach only sorry for trash-talking Crowder
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January 30
New York Post
 
"Rex Ryan made plenty of bombastic comments this year. But after looking back on all of them, there was only one the Jets head coach regretted. "Well, probably the Channing Crowder deal," Ryan said in an interview on the NFL Network today from Pro Bowl practice in Miami. "That probably got blown out a little bit ... I was in Miami and I had my head on a swivel, you know?" Ryan and Crowder, a linebacker for the Miami Dolphins, engaged in a heated back-and-forth during the summer, which culminated with Ryan saying, "I've walked over tougher guys going to a fight than Channing Crowder. Trust me, he can send himself and his father after me. It's fun to get with it and spar with someone else." ..."
NFL fines Colts Bullitt for hit on Jets Sanchez
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January 30
Indianapolis Star
 
"Indianapolis Colts safety Melvin Bullitt has been fined $5,000 by the NFL for a hit on New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez in last Sunday's AFC Championship Game. Although Bullitt wasn't penalized on the play, he drew the wrath of Jets coach Rex Ryan for contact to Sanchez from behind after Sanchez had gotten rid of the football. "Five thousand dollars, that hurts,'' Bullitt said. "I understand (Ryan) being mad because that's his quarterback, but I didn't try to hurt him. I was just playing football."
Jets GM Mike Tannenbaum's plans to retool team could be hindered without new collective bargaining agreement
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January 29
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"As general manager Mike Tannenbaum prepares for the offseason, he could be facing a different set of rules without a new collective bargaining agreement and it could hinder him in retooling the team. The final eight playoff teams can't sign an unrestricted free agent unless they lose one themselves, and the money has to match, much like in NBA trades. That player must have an expired contract and be in the league six or more years. Also, more than 200 players that would've been unrestricted free agents, such as Jets WR Braylon Edwards and RB Leon Washington, will be restricted free agents under the current CBA. However, if a veteran player gets cut by a team, he can be signed by any team ..."
Running back Thomas Jones, New York Jets yards apart financially
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January 29
New York Daily News
 
"Mike Tannenbaum hopes to have Thomas Jones back next season - but at the Jets' price. The GM said Thursday that the running back's future with the team hinges on "economic issues." Considering that Jones is due a $3 million roster bonus in March, the Jets may not want to pay that to bring back their starting running back. Jones, 31, is due to make a total of $5.8 million in the final year of his deal, including the bonus. "We expect T.J. to be back," Tannenbaum said. "There are some economic issues that obviously have to be looked at over the next month but we hope that he is back, and he's done a lot for our team, both on and off the field. We have a month to see how that plays out, but ..."
New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez likely to have elective surgery on his left knee
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January 29
New York Daily News
 
"Mark Sanchez is becoming more like Joe Namath every day. No, he isn't wearing a fur coat, but he does have two ailing knees - and he's expected to have surgery on one of them. The Jets' franchise quarterback apparently hasn't made a final decision, but all indications point to him having an arthroscopic procedure on his left knee - an old college injury - not the knee he hurt Dec. 3. There would be at least a two-month recovery period, meaning he would miss part of the offseason program, set to begin in late March. GM Mike Tannenbaum stopped short Thursday of confirming that surgery is definite, but expressed confidence that Sanchez would be ready "well before camp" in late July if he ..."