FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Perhaps more than any executive in the NFL, New York Jets general manager Joe Douglas is under pressure to win now. Not that he needed a reminder, but the message was amplified last month by owner Woody Johnson, who came close to dropping a playoff mandate on his top football man. […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Tristan H. Cockcroft discusses why he sees the Patriots defense having a stellar day vs. the Jets. (0:40) FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — A look at what’s happening around the New York Jets: 1. When winning hurts: A meaningless season finale? Not exactly. While the Jets are locked into third place in the […]
Continue readingThe Jets will face the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday without their starting corners, Gardner and D.J. Reed, who was previously declared out with a concussion. Dime back Brandin Echols (hamstring) also is out, leaving the secondary in shambles as it prepares to face the high-powered receiving tandem of A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith. The likely […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Ryan Clark breaks down how the Jets’ defense needs to step up to create turnovers against the Eagles. (1:22) FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets will be without top special teams player Justin Hardee, who underwent hamstring surgery and will be sidelined four to six weeks, sources told ESPN’s […]
Continue readingPreviously, dime back Brandin Echols (hamstring) was declared out for the game, forcing coach Robert Saleh to juggle his secondary in what looms as a huge game for the Jets (1-3), who have dropped three in a row. Seldom-used corner Bryce Hall, a 2020 draft pick who started 24 games in his first two seasons, […]
Continue readingFOXBOROUGH, Mass. — There had not been a punt return for a touchdown across the NFL this season until New England Patriots rookie Marcus Jones delivered one Sunday — and it couldn’t have come in more exciting fashion. Jones’ 84-yard return for a touchdown, in which he crossed the goal line with five seconds remaining […]
Continue readingAt the start of practice, Moore and offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur shook hands and shared a quick embrace. Moore requested a trade only hours after a heated exchange with LaFleur on Thursday. The Jets (5-2), winners of four straight for the first time since 2015, tried to portray the Moore drama as a thing of […]
Continue readingCLEVELAND — The New York Jets pulled off one of the most improbable wins in recent NFL history, capitalizing on a series of Cleveland Browns blunders in the final two minutes Sunday at First Energy Stadium — none bigger than Nick Chubb‘s touchdown that shouldn’t have been. The Jets scored two touchdowns in the final […]
Continue reading“We’re proceeding as if I won’t coach on Sunday,” Saleh said Friday on a Zoom call with reporters. “If I do come up with two negatives, it would be an easy adjustment. But we’re operating as if I will not be there Sunday.” Saleh, who said he feels “good,” was awaiting a test result from […]
Continue readingThe end of MLB’s regular season is near. And we can all agree that one player this season knocked our socks off with one of the best two-way performances in all of sports — ever. Shohei Ohtani does it all for the Los Angeles Angels. For our NFL fans unfamiliar, Ohtani, a Japanese-born pitcher/DH, led […]
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