Mark Sanchez RUMORS & NEWS

New York Post "The Jets quarterbacks meeting room was less crowded yesterday with David Garrard having retired, but Mark Sanchez said the departure has no effect on him. “Nothing’s changed,” Sanchez said. “My mindset’s the same. Just stay focused, master this offense, improve on my fundamentals and be as..." May 17

New York Post "The Jets’ quarterback drama took another twist yesterday with David Garrard preparing to walk away from football, increasing the chance Mark Sanchez remains with the team. Garrard plans on retiring, according to a source, but nothing has been made official yet. According to another source,..." May 16

New York Post "Geno Smith is saying all the right things. The Jets rookie quarterback is preparing to compete for the team’s starting job with Mark Sanchez and David Garrard. He is not making any bold predictions or talking any trash. In fact, he threw some praise Sanchez’s way yesterday. “He’s a..." May 14

New York Post "The Jets’ decision-makers are in love. You can tell from talking to people around the team during this weekend’s rookie mini-camp that many in the organization are smitten with new quarterback Geno Smith. It’s beginning to look more and more like the starting job is his to lose. Smith was..." May 13

New York Post "“I’m the luckiest guy in the world.” Those words came from Mark Sanchez yesterday during a 20-minute interview session — his first public words since the Jets selected West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith in the second round of the NFL Draft last week. Asked if he expects to be the..." May 03

New York Post "Mark Sanchez looks like his offseason training consisted of jazzercise classes. Sanchez spoke to reporters yesterday with his hair slicked back and sporting a thin, green headband set high back on his scalp. “It’s my inner soccer player deal,” Sanchez said when asked about it. The..." May 03

ESPN.com "Mark Sanchez came clean Thursday on his relationship with Tim Tebow, describing it as a respectful, but intense competition -- even though it wasn't technically, you know, a competition. "Tim wanted to play, I wanted to play and only one guy plays at this position," Sanchez said. "So, I..." May 02

New York Post "John Idzik isn’t even guaranteeing Mark Sanchez a roster spot this summer, much less the Jets’ starting job this fall. In fact, the Jets don’t even have a starting quarterback at the moment now that their new general manager is calling a “five-man competition” for that spot. That was the..." May 01

New York Daily News "Mark Sanchez may no longer be “The Sanchise,” but the fifth-year quarterback has no plans to ask the Jets to cut the cord. The Daily News has learned that Sanchez has not requested to be released or traded in the wake of Gang Green’s decision to draft his presumptive replacement, Geno Smith, in..." April 29

New York Daily News "Mark Sanchez may no longer be “The Sanchise,” but the fifth-year quarterback has no plans to ask the Jets to cut the cord. The Daily News has learned that Sanchez has not requested to be released or traded in the wake of Gang Green’s decision to draft his presumptive replacement, Geno Smith, in..." April 28

NFL.com "Nothing says forever like an arm tattoo. After selecting West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith with the No. 39 overall pick in the 2013 NFL Draft, New York Jets coach Rex Ryan told NFL Network on Saturday that embattled incumbent Mark Sanchez will take the first snap when the second phase of the..." April 28

Newark Star-Ledger "The Jets have added another quarterback into the mix. Geno Smith, thought by many to be the best overall quarterback prospect in the Draft, slipped all the way to the Jets in the second round. They did not let him slide any further. The Jets drafted their third quarterback since 2009, adding..." April 26

New York Daily News "Mark Sanchez took the high road last season when it came to all Tim Tebow-related matters, but the fifth-year quarterback recently intimated that the Jets were as responsible as anyone for all the Tebow hype. “I just don’t know if it was the best situation for either of us, but you play with..." April 19

ESPN.com "Forget about the quarterback competition. Maybe there should be a quarterback-instructor competition. One week after Mark Sanchez's recently hired coach, former NFL quarterback Jeff Garcia, unloaded on Tim Tebow, Tebow's instructor responded Wednesday by criticizing Sanchez and the New York..." April 18

New York Post "The Buttfumble is behind him, in the rearview mirror, but a world of uncertainty greeted Mark Sanchez when he walked back into the Atlantic Health Jets Training Center yesterday as the tarnished Golden Boy, his Jets career hanging by a thread, viewed more now by a team that once heralded him as..." April 16

New York Post "For the first time since his rookie season, Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez enters a season having to fight for his job. But Sanchez said he is undeterred by the team's quarterback competition and ready to compete for the starting quarterback job. "My heart and soul is into this thing," Sanchez..." April 15

New York Post "The latest trade rumor involving Darrelle Revis is a real doozy. The website Pro Football Talk reported Friday the Jets and Buccaneers have discussed including quarterback Mark Sanchez in a trade for Revis. A source told The Post it is highly unlikely Sanchez would be included in the..." April 13

New York Post "Former NFL quarterback Jeff Garcia, who has been working with Sanchez in Southern California, believes the Jets should release Tebow before Monday’s offseason voluntary workouts begin. Tebow intends to be there if he is still on the roster, according to a source. “If there's going to be..." April 12

USA Today "Mark Sanchez and JaMarcus Russell are making strides in their Southern California training with former Pro Bowl quarterback Jeff Garcia, who is helping the two resurrect careers at different crossroads. New York Jets coach Rex Ryan said during the NFL owners' meetings earlier this month that..." March 28

New York Post "If you listen to Jets coach Rex Ryan, quarterback Mark Sanchez will not be given any advantage in the team’s competition for starting quarterback. Offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg recently said Sanchez would have a “leg up.” According to Ryan, all that means is he gets the first play of..." March 20

New York Post "Mark Sanchez will open the offseason program as the starting quarterback … for the first snap at least. Jets coach Rex Ryan would not give Sanchez much more of an advantage in the team’s starting quarterback competition other than taking the first snap when the team starts practicing this..." March 19

New York Post "The Jets brought in some competition for Mark Sanchez yesterday, but it sounds as if he’s still the favorite to be the starting quarterback in September. The team signed veteran David Garrard to compete with Sanchez for the starting spot, but hours before the team announced the move, new..." March 12

New York Post "Mark Sanchez is going back to school. According to a source, the Jets quarterback began working yesterday with former NFL quarterback Jeff Garcia, who played under Marty Mornhinweg, the Jets’ new offensive coordinator, in San Francisco and Philadelphia. The 26-year-old Sanchez, who suffered..." March 06

New York Daily News "I am talking to an NFL general manager not long ago about the Jets, and the guy starts talking about the Giants, the move Ernie Accorsi made for Eli Manning in the 2004 draft, one of the biggest trades in the history of New York sports teams, one of the best, one of the most important. “When..." March 03

New York Post "Just in case Mark Sanchez didn’t know it already, new Jets general manager John Idzik isn’t going to let him get comfortable this year. Stuck with Sanchez for what most likely will be one final season, Idzik offered tepid praise for the beleaguered quarterback here yesterday while repeatedly..." February 22

New York Post "The Jets began negotiating a contract extension with quarterback Mark Sanchez last year at the NFL Scouting Combine. Not quite a year later, the man behind that negotiation sounds like he would like a do-over. Ex-Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum expressed some regret over the deal yesterday..." February 15

SportingNews.com "The New York Jets enter 2013 in a strange situation, one they haven't faced in awhile. New general manager John Idzik is in this for the long haul after being hired in January. However, fifth-year coach Rex Ryan's future isn't guaranteed beyond this season as owner Woody Johnson has indicated that..." February 14

NESN "The New York Jets severely underachieved in 2012, finishing with one of the league’s worst records at 6-10. The ugly season was marred by a quarterback controversy between Mark Sanchez and Tim Tebow, and it ultimately cost general manager Mike Tannenbaum his job. Tannenbaum has been making the..." February 14

ESPN.com "2012 depth chart: Mark Sanchez (starter), Tim Tebow, Greg McElroy. Overview: The season was, in a word, terrible. Sanchez committed 26 turnovers, lost his job, regained it because of a McElroy concussion and finished with another poor performance. Tebow never got a chance, in part, because he..." February 04