Miami Gardens, FL: Nearly one month ago, the Jets opened their home slate at 0-2 with a bruised ego against the Miami Dolphins. Their opponent that September afternoon was picked by some to repeat their success of a season ago and beat New York down in all facets. That wasn’t the case. The Jets dominated and…
Florham Park, NJ – Having a strong defensive line is something that the New York Jets are accustomed to. The New York Sack Exchange, consisting of Mark Gastineau, Joe Klecko, Marty Lyons and Abdul Salaam, are the best group of defensive linemen assembled by the Jets. John Abraham and Shaun Ellis terrorized quarterbacks when the Jets…
East Rutherford, NJ: The score is 24-14. Austin Seferian-Jenkins celebrates with his teammates after scoring a touchdown. Then the play goes under review. The players and crowd in Metlife Stadium are silent, patiently waiting for an answer. Finally, the head referee comes out and delivers the decision: Seferian-Jenkins lost control of the football as he went…
Florham Park, NJ – Walking around the locker room on Friday was interesting. There was a distinguishable buzz. It was noticeably louder than usual. Yes, the standard occurred; Rontez Miles cracked jokes with a mixture of offensive linemen and defensive backs in one corner and Austin Seferian-Jenkins blasted music in his haven with Demario Davis next…
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – With week 6 upon us, no one in the NFL stratosphere ever thought the Jets and Patriots would be playing for first place. The Jets were supposed to go winless and were a lock for the top pick in the 2018 draft. The Patriots are coming off another Championship and are…
“Shocking the world” is usually a term for postseason sports. You normally don’t expect a team to “shock the world” in a Week Six match up between two division rivals. Yet, when the New York Jets host the defending Super Bowl champion, Patriots, Gang Green has a chance to do just that. Both teams sit…
Sometimes the greatest test for a young unit is to play the greatest opponent of their generation. That comes to fruition on Sunday when the young New York Jets defense looks to prove themselves against Tom Brady and the defending Super Bowl Champion Patriots. The average age of the Jets starting defense is 25 years…
Since being claimed off of waivers Kony Ealy has been a pleasant surprise so far for the New York Jets this season. When the Jets claimed Ealy from the New England Patriots, many questioned the move. The defensive line was stacked with Leonard Williams, Muhammad Wilkerson, and Steve McLendon. Not to mention Sheldon Richardson was…
Youth is a beautiful thing in the National Football League. For many teams, the youth of a roster not only brings in hope for a brighter future but on many occasions, the youth can develop lead a team into surprise victories now. The New York Jets young talent has surprised many teams across the NFL…
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Running-backs Bilal Powell and Elijah McGuire combined for over 250 yards on the ground and the New York Jets beat the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday 23-20 in OT. The victory puts the Jets to 2-2 on the year and tied with the New England Patriots for second place in the AFC…