It’s probably a bit of an understatement to say that there’s been significantly less attention on the guy wearing the #15 jersey at New York Jets training camp this year. Former Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Ben Obomanu is the lucky man wearing Tim Tebow‘s old threads in camp this year, having signed with the Jets in [...]
It’s not every day that Rex Ryan publicly praises individual offensive players in NFL training camp, but the New York Jets coach did just that this past weekend. Ryan offered kudos to third-year wideout Clyde Gates, calling him the standout player of the first weekend of camp, lofty praise for the 27-year-old wide receiver. Gates was a [...]
New York Jets running back Joe McKnight has come a long way in his NFL career. As a rookie in 2010, he struggled so mightily that he failed a conditioning test and very nearly did not make the 53-man roster, even after being drafted in the fourth round. The Jets had faith in him, and [...]
The New York Jets have arrived in Cortland, New York for the official start of NFL training camp, and that is a very welcome sight for Jets fans everywhere. Rex Ryan and the Jets are excited and ready to prove their detractors wrong, with most pundits under the impression that the Jets will be an also-ran [...]
The road to recovery from a Grade 4 Lisfranc injury has been a been an arduous one for New York Jets wideout Santonio Holmes. However, it hasn’t stopped Holmes from staying positive and doing good in the community. Saturday afternoon in New York City, Holmes participated in a charity flag football event sponsored by the [...]
New York Jets wide receiver Stephen Hill has gone the extra mile this offseason. Literally. The 22-year-old second-year pro racked up the frequent flier miles over the past few weeks, as he flew around the country to attend and participate in three different teammates’ offseason workout mini-camps in as many weeks. First, Hill flew out to [...]
This past week, New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez hosted his fourth annual “Jets West” camp in Mission Viejo, Calif., a three-day event intended to build camaraderie with his teammates before training camp begins. Sanchez and a few teammates studied film together and did on-field drills during Jets West, but with little media access, some [...]
Willie Colon is already home. The 30-year-old offensive lineman, a Bronx native who attended Hofstra University, could not be happier to be with the New York Jets this season after spending his first seven NFL seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers. “It’s awesome, it really is,” Colon said about the opportunity to sign with his hometown [...]
When the New York Jets used a 2010 second-round draft pick on UMass offensive lineman Vladimir Ducasse, they knew it could take some time before the physically gifted big man developed into a viable NFL starter. Now entering his fourth season, time isn’t on Big Vlad’s side anymore. The 25-year-old Ducasse is in the final [...]
Former Baltimore Ravens and New York Jets linebacker Bart Scott is one of the most underrated players in recent NFL history. A classic example of the hidden game of football, the numbers never did Scott justice. A free agent at the time of this writing, the 32-year-old Scott has come a long way since entering [...]
