Afternoon Practice and Presser
It’s rare but not unheard of for Eric Mangini to get to a news conference late, as he did Saturday afternoon. Twenty minutes after his scheduled 4:25 p.m. start following the afternoon practice at the...
View Article‘An Exciting Time of Year’
It’s not training camp, but it’s his full squad back on the field, working together again. "Yeah, it’s exciting to see everybody out there," head coach Eric Mangini said. "It’s an exciting time of...
View ArticleMangold’s a Victim of ‘Bumps, Bruises’
The interior offensive line was a topic of conversation at Eric Mangini’s second news conference of the week this morning. Dave Hutchinson of The Star-Ledger asked Mangini about Nick Mangold’s status...
View ArticleRed-Carpet Treatment for Coach
Since the Jets’ beatwriters hadn’t seen Eric Mangini since his tour de force performance in "The Sopranos," they positioned several magenta bath towels — standing in for a Hollywood red carpet — from...
View ArticleFull-squad minicamp begins
The New York Jets opened their three-day full-squad minicamp Thursday morning with meetings and, at 10:25, the first of five practices. Several storylines will emerge in these last sessions before the...
View ArticleOn Guard at Morning Practice
Veteran left guard Pete Kendall returned to work and even worked with the first offense at times, but at other times he was with the twos. He was kind of a 1½. He started the day with the...
View ArticleGentlemen, Start Your Engines
Mangini Camp II is off and running. The Jets took the twin fields at Hofstra University’s soccer stadium at 8:45 a.m. today under an already hot sun and a high sky to begin their second training camp...
View Article‘It’ll Be a Good Time for Everybody’
Eric Mangini was very descriptive in the first news conference of his second training camp as head coach of the Jets. "Most kids like to go to camp," Mangini jested. "This is our adult version of camp....
View ArticleThe Complexities of Negotiations
They’re falling into place now. The first-round contracts, I mean. WR Calvin Johnson signed with the Lions and tackle Levi Brown with the Cardinals on Thursday. As of tonight, that leaves two...
View ArticleJets-Vikes: Second-Half Blog
THIRD QUARTER The Jets’ downfield pass defense has been good tonight. Drew Henson, the third Minnesota QB, aired one out for WR Chandler Williams five minutes into the second half but David Barrett was...
View ArticlePete Kendall Traded to the Redskins
The Jets are in the process of completing a trade with the Washington Redskins for 12th-year-veteran guard Pete Kendall. "We reached agreement in principle to trade Pete Kendall to the Redskins last...
View ArticleWhere the Jets’ Draft Picks Are Located
Just a quick hitter in the morning for you. The NFL on Wednesday released all teams’ round-by-round selections in the April 25-26 draft. The Jets have six selections, with one choice in each round...
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