The New York Jets have signed former Dallas Cowboys kicker Nick Folk to a one-year contrct.
With Jay Feely set to become a free agent, the Jets wanted to act quickly to secure a kicker for next season.
However, Feely has made it clear that he would love to come back and play for the Jets next year.
It’s a little surprising, actually a lot, that the Jets would be so aggressive in going after Folk.
He made just 18 of 28 field goals last year for the Cowboys before he was released, and he did not catch on with another team.
Friday, February 26, 2010 at 10:12 pm by steve · No Comments
New York Jets rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez will undergo surgery to repair the patella ligament in his left knee.
The surgery will help to reinforce the knee and prevent future tweaks of his left kneecap.
Sanchez dislocated his knee before his junior season at USC and has worn a brace ever since then.
He aggravated the injury against the Carolina Panthers in late November, but continued to play anyway.
Doctors say that the rookie quarterback will be 100 percent healthy in time for training camp in July.
Friday, February 19, 2010 at 5:07 pm by steve · No Comments
New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan has been fined $50,000 by the team for his recent actions.
Ryan was at a Mixed Martial Arts event in Miami when he was introduced to the crowd.
The crowd booed Ryan, as many were probably Dolphins fans already sick of the loud-mouthed head coach.
Ryan responded by flipping the crowd off with his middle finger, though it did appear as though it was all in good fun.
The Jets quickly criticized his actions and Ryan issued an apology, but apparently that wasn’t enough.
Saturday, February 6, 2010 at 10:44 am by steve · No Comments
New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan is back in the news again, and it’s not for anything positive.
Ryan, attending an MMA event in Florida, was booed when his name was announced to the crowd.
The head coach, displeased by his reception, gave the crowd the middle-finger salute.
Ryan eventually apologized for his actions, and the Jets issued a statement expressing their disappointment.
This type of conduct is subject to review by the NFL, so Ryan could be hearing from the league office.
Friday, February 5, 2010 at 10:30 am by steve · No Comments
The New York Jets fined coach Rex Ryan $50,000 on Tuesday for flipping his middle finger at fans during a mixed martial arts event on Saturday evening.
Ryan, whose brash behavior has been well-documented by the media this year, was caught making his obscene gesture on cell phone cameras…and ask Michael Phelps how that can turn out.
While the team fined Ryan, the NFL could also be levying a fine based on its conduct policy. After the Tennessee Titans beat the Buffalo Bills in November, owner Bud Adams was caught flipping the bird to Bills fans; the NFL fined Adams $250,000.
Ryan issued words of apology in a written statement, calling his actions “stupid.”
“I wouldn’t accept that type of behavior from one of the coaches or players and it’s unacceptable from me,” he said in the statement.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at 11:26 pm by bryan · No Comments
