According to an Associated Press report, Jets backup nose tackle Kenrick Ellis has received a 179-day jail sentence for misdemeanor assault and battery and will likely serve 45 days in jail following a suspended sentence. On April 10th of 2010, Ellis was involved in a fight in Hampton, Virginia where he was living and studying [...]
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Antonio Cromartie’s wife fakes suicide attempt
According to the New York Post, the wife of New York Jets cornerback Antonio Cromartie decided to fake a suicide attempt in order to get her husband’s attention. While seven months pregnant, Terricka Cason Cromartie sent her husband some very alerting text messages. “God forgive me, I don’t want to die. What have I done?” and “I cut [...]
READ MORE »Steve Weatherford backtracks from his comments regarding Mark Sanchez
Former Jets and current Giants punter Steve Weatherford said that Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez hasn’t matured as a quarterback the way people would have thought. Weatherford backtracked via Twitter in an attempt to clear up what he was trying to say. I think @mark_sanchez knows the truth. I would never “RIP” a former teammate.Marks a [...]
READ MORE »Clint’s fantasy football preview: the wide receivers
So far, I have offered my predictions on the breakouts and busts among quarterbacks and running backs for the 2012 NFL season. Now, let’s turn our attention to the wide receivers. Here are my choices for the top 25 fantasy wide receivers for the upcoming season. 1. Hakeem Nicks, New York Giants Call it a [...]
READ MORE »Former Jets player: Mark Sanchez hasn’t progressed as a quarterback
Former New York Jets punter Steve Weatherford played with quarterback Mark Sanchez for two seasons. During an interview on NFL.com’s Cover Two podcast Thursday, Weatherford said that he hasn’t really seen Sanchez progress the way he’s needed to. “I like Mark, I think he’s a very talented quarterback, but from my standpoint, I haven’t seen a [...]
READ MORE »Jets sign veteran safety Yeremiah Bell
According to Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com, the New York Jets have signed former Miami Dolphins safety Yeremiah Bell. Bell signed a one-year, $1.4 million deal, with a $200,000 signing bonus, $100,000 workout bonus, $1,100,000 base fully guaranteed and $1.3mil fully guaranteed. The 34 year-old Bell recorded 107 tackles, 2 sacks and 1 interception in 2011.
READ MORE »Cowboys, Raiders, and Tim Tebow have delusional fans
Colin Cowherd from ESPN Radio’s the The Herd came up with his own top ten list of the most delusional fans in sports. His list includes the Dallas Cowboys, Oakland Raiders and Tim Tebow fans. “The owner is your general manager is sort of a running joke in the league,” Cowherd said. “One playoff win [...]
READ MORE »Jets sign first-rounder Quinton Coples
The New York Jets have signed first round pick Quinton Coples to a four-year, $9 million deal. The Jets took Coples with the 16th overall pick in this year’s draft and hope that he can come in and revive a pass rush that was lost in 2011. Coples accumulated 144 tackles, 24 sacks, 5 forced fumbles, [...]
READ MORE »Tim Tebow upset over “My Jesus” t-shirts
According to TMZ.com, New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow isn’t happy about t-shirts that are being printed that say “My Jesus” on them because he claims the website is using his name in order to sell the merchandise. Tebow and his attorney’s sent a seize and assist letter to cubbytees.com last month, claiming that ”The Merchandise [...]
READ MORE »Jets’ Joe McKnight gained 16 pounds from eating McDonalds
According to Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News, New York Jets running back Joe McKnight admitted on Wednesday that he’s gained 16 pounds during the offseason. McKnight told the media that he gained the weight from eating ”a lot of McDonalds.” “I was eating healthy, but the majority of time I was eating bad. [...]
READ MORE »Joe Namath believes Mark Sanchez is better than Tim Tebow
According to Jenny Vrentas of the Newark Star-Ledger, former New York Jets great Joe Namath was at the Gridiron Gala on Tuesday evening and he stated that he believes that Mark Sanchez is a better quarterback then Tim tebow. Namath said that “there’s no doubt about it” that Sanchez is better than Tebow. I’d have [...]
READ MORE »Rex Ryan has been more involved with the Jets’ defense this offseason
New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan has said that he wants to be more involved with his defense this year, opposed to last season when he apparently didn’t know what was going on. “He did fade off a little bit,” Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis said. “I don’t know the reason for it. He’s a [...]
READ MORE »Clint’s fantasy football preview: running backs
Here are my rankings for the top 25 running backs in fantasy football for 2012 1. Arian Foster, Houston Texans After Foster’s spectacular, out-of-nowhere campaign in 2010 (2,220 yards from scrimmage and 18 touchdowns), he followed it up with impressive numbers in 2011 (1,841 yards from scrimmage and 12 touchdowns) even after having missed a [...]
READ MORE »Tim Tebow says he’s improved as a passer
New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow claims that he’s improved as a passer this offseason, which may not be a good thing for current starter Mark Sanchez. “I’ve been working pretty hard at doing that,” said Tebow, per ESPN.com. “I feel like I had a good offseason before I got here, and being here and [...]
READ MORE »Jets say no to Hard Knocks
Although their offseason alone would most likely produce more drama than OJ’s famed high-speed chase, the New York Jets have reportedly declined to appear in HBO’s Hard Knocks for 2012. For weeks it was speculated that Gang Green may indeed film a sequel to their rousing first encounter with the Hard Knocks’ spotlight two years [...]
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