FLORHAM PARK, NJ – With the 2017 draft in the books, now comes the time that teams scour the scrapheap of un-drafted college players to fill their training camp rosters and in the process try to find a diamond or two in the rough. Usually these diamonds are few and far between. If a team…
When the Jets drafted two safeties in the first and second round of the NFL draft this past weekend, the writing was on the wall for veteran safeties Calvin Pryor and Marcus Gilchrist. The team declined Pryor’s fifth year option for the 2018 season on Tuesday and he is no lock to make this year’s…
Hope restored. Well, at least temporarily. The New York Jets took a step in the right direction on April 28th. General manager Mike Maccagnan seemingly took advantage of this year’s NFL Draft with hopes to right the ship from the many issues that plagued the team a season ago. They brought in talent. They infused youth….
The hard luck for Jets WR Devin Smith continues. According to ESPN’s Rich Cimini, wide receiver Devin Smith tore the ACL in his right knee on April 17th before participating in the team’s first off-season workout. A recent MRI confirmed the tear. Smith will need surgery to repair the injured knee and will miss the…
FLORHAM PARK, NJ – The Jets streak of drafting safeties stopped at two, but they extended the streak of SEC players to three with the selection of Alabama receiver ArDarius Stewart. After trading down from the 70th overall pick to the 79th pick, and picking up an extra fifth-round pick in the process, the Jets…
Draft day is finally here! I don’t know about you, but it’s my favorite day of the year. Sure you have that narrative about hope and the future and all that jazz, but really I just love watching how everything unfolds. To see how teams think and build their rosters and how their blueprint differs…
Stop me if you heard this before: the New York Jets are in the midst of a rebuild. Sound familiar? As you prepare for another season of vanilla football at a half-empty stadium, you do have something to look forward to as the NFL Draft approaches Thursday evening. For this day represents a time in the sport…
FLORHAM PARK, NJ – The Jets have waived five players that they signed earlier this year to compete in training camp. All of the players were un-drafted free agents. The list of players include RB Brandon Burke, WR Darius Jennings, LS Josh Latham, LB Jeff Luc and DL Julien Obihoa. The team started off-season workouts…
NEW YORK – The NFL announced their regular season schedule today. A grand event every April to some, like opening presents on Christmas. We all knew the opponents since December but now we have dates to coincide with the teams. The Jets have a tough start with their first two games on the road and…
Some local flare is back in green and white. On Monday, the New York Jets re-signed Bloomfield, CT, native and Wagner College product Julian Stanford. No, you aren’t hallucinating. Stanford was originally cut on Friday; it was a procedural move for players on the Injured Reserve. According to Rich Cimini, the plan was to have…