The 2017 NFL Season has become the year of the backup Quarterback. So far, 11 teams have started a backup QB for more than one game in the season. Of those 11 teams, five are jockeying for a playoff spot. Two of those teams have already punched their ticket in. While the New York Jets…
Florham Park, NJ: After laying a goose egg in Denver last Sunday, the New York Jets look to get back in the win column with a new quarterback under center. With Josh McCown done for the season due to a broken hand, Bryce Petty will begin his second – and perhaps final – audition as franchise…
DENVER, CO: This was a meltdown in the Mile High City. For the first time since 2014, the New York Jets were shutout in a regular season game, falling to the Denver Broncos, 23-0. From start to finish, the Jets were outplayed, outhit and outcoached by a Broncos team that lost eight consecutive games. Though still mathematically…
FLORHAM PARK, NY – After two consecutive one possession losses to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Carolina Panthers, the New York Jets entered last week’s tilt against the Kansas City Chiefs with no expectaations and their season all but lost. Trailing 14-0, it seemed like an early defeat for the Jets. But, back came Josh McCown…
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – The Jets kept their slim playoff hopes alive on Sunday by upsetting the Chiefs in front of the home crowd at MetLife Stadium. As usual, our staff JI photographers John Heckman and Manish Gosalia were on the scene and captured some great game moments. Check out some sample pics below. For…
East Rutherford, NJ – In a wild back-and-forth affair at MetLife Stadium on Sunday, the New York Jets outlasted the Kansas City Chiefs, 38-31. The Jets snapped their recent two-game losing streak while sending the Chiefs to their fourth straight loss and sixth in seven games. New York moved to 5-7 while Kansas City dropped…
East Rutherford, NJ – For two teams that previously lost five of six games, Sunday’s contest was a wild one at The Met. The New York Jets are doing everything in their power to make games interesting. Sunday was no different as they battled back from an early 14-0 deficit to beat the former AFC powerhouse…
When it comes to talking about Morris Claiborne, New York Jets head coach Todd Bowles has a smile on his face from ear to ear. And why not? His team took a flyer on the young but injury-stricken cornerback and it has paid its dividends. After years off subpar secondary play, the Jets finally found…
FLORHAM PARK, NY – As the Jets come off the BYE week after a heartbreaking loss, their season that a few weeks ago looked like it would be a pleasant surprise is on the downswing again. Surprisingly, New York is still within one game of a playoff spot and a Top 10 pick in the upcoming…
On Friday, the Jets made two practice squad transactions as they signed wide receiver and kick returner Lucky Whitehead and released linebacker Jeremy Cash. Whitehead was claimed off waivers from the Dallas Cowboys this summer and was in line to be the Jets kick returner before he fractured his foot in a practice after the…