New York Jets Rumors & News

New York Post "Darrelle Revis is gone, but the Jets still may have the best cornerback in football — if you ask Antonio Cromartie. The Jets’ new No. 1 cornerback believes if he can stay consistent he could be the best in the game, even better than you know who in Tampa Bay. “I think so if I’m playing on a..." June 18

Pro Football Talk "As we close in on the one-week anniversary of the unexpected news that the Patriots have signed Tim Tebow, everything to be said about the move has been said. And then some. Except one thing: The Jets will pay more for Tebow in 2013 than the Patriots will in 2013 and 2014..." June 17

CBSSports.com "The NFL might not be that far away from having its first full-time female official on the field. And when -- not if -- it happens, look to 2014 as the year and look to Sarah Thomas as the zebra breaking ground. Thomas, 39, became the first female to ever officiate an NCAA football game in 2007..." June 17

New York Post "Jets general manager John Idzik emerged from his hole yesterday and saw his shadow — there must be six weeks until training camp. Idzik has proven to be more elusive than anyone on his roster as he has avoided reporters for weeks despite one of his running backs getting arrested on gun and drug..." June 16

Newark Star-Ledger "By now, nothing surprises Jets rookie quarterback Geno Smith. He deflects trouble with a faint smile and a nod. He takes solace in the relationships he’s building around the locker room, and he buries himself in a playbook binder and drill "dictionary" provided by quarterbacks coach David..." June 16

New York Post "The Jets underwent a major overhaul this offseason with new general manager John Idzik tearing up the roster and beginning a rebuilding project. The biggest move was trading cornerback Darrelle Revis, the best player on the team, to the Buccaneers. But Idzik also let a bunch of the Jets own..." June 16

New York Post "Kellen Winslow is officially a member of the Jets. Gang Green signed the tight end to a deal Friday, the team announced. Winslow, who used to be one of the elite players at his position in the NFL, put together solid performances at OTAs and in mini camp. The contract is a one-year..." June 15

New York Post "Jets general manager John Idzik emerged from his hole yesterday and saw his shadow — there must be six weeks until training camp. Idzik has proven to be more elusive than anyone on his roster as he has avoided reporters for weeks despite one of his running backs getting arrested on gun and drug..." June 14

New York Post "Kyle Wilson has prepared for the biggest season of his career with his best offseason. Coach Rex Ryan said the fourth-year cornerback, the Jets’ first-round pick in 2010, enjoyed his best spring as a pro this week, “and it’s not even close.” “For me, this is my first opportunity [to start]..." June 14

New York Post "Jets rookie quarterback Geno Smith clarified his remarks from Wednesday about Mark Sanchez’s “Jets West” camp. On Wednesday, Smith gave a “no comment” when asked if he would attend the camp Sanchez holds annually in Southern California. That was read as Smith possibly skipping the camp or some..." June 14

North Jersey "Mike Goodson returned to practice Thursday, one day after the Jets' running back missed a minicamp session after attending a pretrial hearing in his pending court case. But Goodson, who still faces multiple charges of drug and weapons possession, didn't speak to reporters, and hasn't since his..." June 14

Newsday "Rex Ryan doesn't care what you think of him. He knows he's made mistakes. And the Jets' coach has paid for them the past two seasons. But the defiant Ryan expects to have the last laugh. "I'm a hell of a lot better football coach than I'm given credit for," Ryan said in a sit-down interview with..." June 14

New York Post "Mike Goodson was back in court yesterday morning, but nothing was resolved related to the Jets running back’s arrest last month on drugs and weapons charges. In a brief pre-trial hearing, which lasted less than a minute, at Morris County Superior Court in Morristown, N.J., the case was sent to..." June 13

USA Today "Someone suggested to Geno Smith that, if he encounters a situation with the media in which he's not sure what to say, just reply, "No comment." The logic being, if he doesn't say anything, he won't say anything wrong. That theory proved to be incorrect this week when the New York Jets' rookie..." June 13

ESPN.com "New York Jets coach Rex Ryan threatened the job security of the team's wide receivers on Thursday as they continue to drop passes during the team's minicamp. "It has to get better. The fact that I've told everybody about it, is it putting pressure on them? Well, the NFL, is a pressure game, you..." June 13

New York Post "Here we go again. Jets coach Rex Ryan left open the possibility the team could use a two quarterback system this fall with Mark Sanchez and Geno Smith just months after scrapping the failed Tim Tebow experiment. Ryan answered a question about using Smith in a role similar to what the 49ers..." June 13

New York Post "The locker is still here. It hasn’t been preserved for eternity the way the Yankees kept a shrine for Thurman Munson — another guy who used to wear No. 15 — at the old Stadium. Ryan Quigley, a 23-year-old kicker out of Boston College, occupies Tim Tebow’s old stall. The number is still here. It..." June 12

New York Post "It didn’t take Bill Belichick long — roughly five minutes — to run out of patience with Tebowmania yesterday. The famously sourpuss Patriots boss did his best to put a lid right away on the runaway hype machine known as Tim Tebow, jousting testily with reporters before banning the polarizing..." June 12

New York Post "Kellen Winslow Jr. spent the winter and spring waiting for a team to call. The Jets finally did, and he found himself on the practice field yesterday in a tryout capacity. Winslow performed well and had several catches from Mark Sanchez and Geno Smith. The former Browns, Buccaneers, Seahawks..." June 12

Newark Star-Ledger "Santonio Holmes' rehab from a Lisfranc injury has been gradual. He spoke today but offered little certainty for the upcoming season. Asked if he would be ready for training camp, Holmes responded: "It's taking one day at a time. I won't know until it happens." And if he would be ready for..." June 12

New York Daily News "The Jets could take a page out of the 49ers playbook this season to get Geno Smith on the field as a rookie. Rex Ryan admitted on Wednesday that “a possibility” that Smith could be used in specialized packages if Mark Sanchez wins the quarterback competition much like San Francisco did with Colin..." June 12

New York Post "Rex Ryan may have finally figured out a way Tim Tebow can help the Jets. When asked about how the Patriots might use the former Jets backup quarterback/punt protector/Wildcat quarterback/H-back/tight end who has now joined forces with Bill Belichick and Tom Brady in New England, Ryan delivered..." June 12

North Jersey "In 2004, Kellen Winslow Jr. was a first-round draft pick. In 2006, he had a career-high 89 receptions. And as recently as 2011, he recorded 75 catches. But on Tuesday, he found himself in the unusual position of beginning a three-day job audition at the Jets’ spring minicamp. Winslow has no..." June 12

New York Post "Of course it is Bill Belichick who throws Tim Tebow a life raft back to the NFL now, the one man and maybe the only man who is capable of fitting a square peg into a round hole. The one man and maybe the only man capable of keeping Tebowmania from turning Robert Kraft’s three-ring franchise into a..." June 11

New York Post "Where is Geno? The Jets will be focused on rookie Geno Smith to see how he is handling Marty Mornhinweg’s offense. His performance this week will help the coaches craft their plan for how to handle the competition between Smith and Sanchez in training camp. Is Winslow a keeper? Kellen..." June 11

North Jersey "Well, at least the Jets won't be the national center of attention when they hold their three-day mandatory minicamp at their Atlantic Health training facility in Florham Park. That "honor" will go to the New England Patriots, who are going to sign former Jet and perennial lightning rod Tim..." June 11

USA Today "Former Heisman Trophy winner and Carolina Panthers quarterback Chris Weinke spent the past month tweaking Tim Tebow's mechanics and is convinced Tebow 2.0, released in April after a failed one-year tenure with the New York Jets, doesn't have to change positions to stick with the New England..." June 11

New York Daily News "When the NFL invades Broadway this winter, the term “Great White Way” will take on a whole new meaning. The Daily News exclusively obtained details and artist renderings of some of the major plans the NFL has for “Super Bowl Boulevard” — a football-themed extravaganza between 34th and 44th..." June 11

New York Daily News "Rex Ryan predictably spent the better part of his Tuesday morning pre-minicamp press conference discussing Tim Tebow, who was just signed by the rival Patriots. “I have a funny feeling there’s going to be more questions about former players than there are current players,” Ryan said before..." June 11

Bleacher Report "Questions about Tim Tebow's football future can fade away, at least for awhile, as the polarizing quarterback has inked a deal with the New England Patriots, reports ESPN's Ed Werder. There was no guarantee Tebow would be given another chance after being released by the New York Jets. His..." June 10

Boston Globe "The Patriots have signed Tim Tebow, a league source confirmed to the Globe's Shalise Manza Young. The quarterback is expected to join the team at its minicamp Tuesday. Tebow was released by the New York Jets in April after they drafted quarterback Geno Smith. Tebow played one season in New..." June 10

Newark Star-Ledger "In the ongoing legal saga involving Jets running back Mike Goodson, the main question has been whether or not he was the owner of a .45-caliber Taurus Millennium handgun found inside the SUV he was arrested in a few weeks back. Possession of such a weapon, which also contained a hollow point..." June 09

New York Post "Jets defensive coordinator Dennis Thurman glanced up from his desk to the team’s schedule hanging above it and rattled off a succession of foes: Falcons, Steelers, Patriots, Bengals and Saints. It’s the Jets’ midseason schedule, a stretch from Oct. 7 to Nov. 3, that could send the team into..." June 09

New York Post "Santonio Holmes is still unable to practice with the Jets, but he has been working behind the scenes to help out. Wide receivers coach Sanjay Lal said this week that Holmes has been in every meeting during OTAs and that Lal conducts a meeting every morning with just Holmes, himself and..." June 08

USA Today "The attorney for New York Jets running back Mike Goodson told USA TODAY Sports on Friday the discovery he received on his client's case from New Jersey State Police revealed Garant Evans, the driver of the car when both were arrested, has claimed ownership of the gun that was found. Goodson and..." June 07

New York Post "Remember the No-Name Defense? The Jets are trying No-Name Receivers. With their four top wide receivers injured, the Jets offense looked brutal in practice yesterday. Church picnics have more weapons than the Jets do right now. Quarterback Mark Sanchez sometimes looks around the huddle and..." June 06

Newark Star-Ledger "Mary Mornhinweg, the Jets offensive coordinator, had said he hoped a leader would emerge quickly in the Jets quarterback competition so that a starter could take command of the offense. Rex Ryan doesn't expect that to happen by the end of the Jets' mandatory mini camp next week, though. "I..." June 06

New York Post "The Jets have been starved for a pass rusher for years. The team that gave fans the “Sack Exchange” has been searching for a dominant rusher since John Abraham left after the 2005 season. Antwan Barnes, who signed with the team in March, says the search is over. “I know for sure I can be..." June 05

New York Daily News "Dustin Keller? No problem. Rob Gronkowski? Rob who? To hear second-year Jet Quinton Coples tell it, the best tight ends in the AFC East won’t be a problem for him as he makes the switch from defensive end to outside linebacker this year. “Dustin Keller? I wouldn’t let him get off the line,”..." June 05

New York Daily News "Santonio Holmes may start training camp on the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list. Rex Ryan revealed Wednesday that the Jets top wide receiver may not be ready to play when the team hits the field in Cortland in late July. Holmes is recovering from a Lisfranc injury suffered during Week 4 of..." June 05

NFL.com "With both London games already sold out this season, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has visions of expanding the league's overseas schedule in the future. Speaking at a New York University conference Tuesday, Goodell revealed that the NFL is planning to add a third London game each year. In..." June 05

Newsday "By his own count -- and he admits he might be underestimating just how bad it really was -- Jets cornerback Antonio Cromartie went through $5 million in his first two seasons in the NFL. Poof. Just like that . . . all that cash -- which was almost all of the guaranteed money from his rookie..." June 02

Newark Star-Ledger "The Jets coaching staff looks at sacks the way some baseball analysts look at RBI or batting average — as a number that doesn’t tell the whole story. Quarterback pressures, hurries, hits and knockdowns are just as crucial, if not more so. Shaving the time from snap to throw can dramatically..." June 02

ESPN New York "Embattled Jets RB Mike Goodson has another legal issue to worry about. Goodson, arrested May 17 in New Jersey on drug and weapons charges, is being slapped with a paternity suit by a Houston woman demanding child support for the four children he allegedly fathered from 2005 to 2011. The suit..." June 01

Newark Star-Ledger "Jets wide receiver Stephen Hill missed practice last week with swelling in his knee, the same one that caused him to miss the remainder of last season and undergo surgery. But following a sliding grab in the end zone during positional drills during today's OTA's, it appears Hill is just..." May 31

NESN "The Broncos had high hopes for Tim Tebow‘s NFL career when they decided to take him in the first round in the 2010 draft. Now, it could be over. The New York Jets released Tebow in April, and, after passing through waivers unclaimed, his hopes of playing in the NFL again are slimming by the..." May 31