Clemens: ‘I Feel Ready’ to Step Up in Class

Since being drafted by the Jets in 2006, QB Kellen Clemens has gotten to study under two remarkable NFL quarterbacks.
“I’ve had a very unique opportunity to learn from two guys who are very, very good players and really aren’t very similar in a lot of ways,” Clemens said.
Chad Pennington, Clemens’ first NFL mentor, won the NFL’s Comeback Player of the Year …

Kris Jenkins Reflects on the Challenges of ‘08

In his last locker room appearance of 2008, Kris Jenkins talked about some challenges he faced in his first year as a 3-4 nose tackle, as well as his feelings on the departure of Eric Mangini as his head coach.
“All I can honestly say is that I’m appreciative of the opportunity I got,” Jenkins said Monday, “and I’m thankful that Mangini was the one to give me that…

Statement From Eric Mangini

A statement from Eric Mangini, the Jets’ former head coach, released through the team’s public relations department this evening:    
"I appreciate the opportunity that Woody and Mike gave me for the past three years as the head coach of the New York Jets. The organization has terrific people and I wish the Jets nothing but success.
"The time and effort invested…

Eric Mangini Says Goodbye to His Players

Moments after Eric Mangini addressed the New York Jets a final time this morning, the players addressed the departure of their former head coach.
“It’s a level of disappointment,” said veteran LG Alan Faneca. “You feel like you ended the season bad and then this happens. You feel like you let him down.”
In two of Mangini’s three seasons, the Jets finished w…

Mangini Will Not Return as Jets Head Coach

The Jets have announced today that Eric Mangini will not return as head coach.
Woody Johnson, the team’s owner and chief executive officer, and Mike Tannenbaum, executive vice president/general manager, made the announcement at a news conference this morning at the Atlantic Health Jets Training Center in Florham Park, N.J.
"This is about the most difficult thing you can do as franch…

Jets Know Who Their 2009 Foes Are

It is one of the several rites of the regular-season finale, along with putting the playoff tiebreakers to bed and determining the next spring’s first-round draft position. It’s nailing down the following season’s opponents.
The Jets, after the fourth loss in their last five games by 24-17 to Miami on Sunday, know who their 16 foes will be next season, and know that they will be a tough 16 &md…

New Weightroom Has Been Source of Strength

The Jets adopted a businesslike approach in the weightroom this season and the defensive line has set the tone week in and week out.
“When you walk through the doors," says defensive tackle Sione Pouha, "you want to exit better then when you came in."
Those doors to the Atlantic Health Training Center weightroom would have been a paradise for a young Arnold Schwarzenegger…

New Weightroom Has Been a Source of Strength

The Jets adopted a businesslike approach in the weightroom this season and the defensive line has set the tone week in and week out.
“When you walk through the doors," says defensive tackle Sione Pouha, "you want to exit better then when you came in."
Those doors to the Atlantic Health Training Center weightroom would have been a paradise for a young Arnold Schwarzenegger…

New Weightroom Has Been a Source of Strength

The Jets adopted a businesslike approach in the weightroom this season and the defensive line has set the tone week in and week out.
“When you walk through the doors," says defensive tackle Sione Pouha, "you want to exit better then when you came in."
Those doors to the Atlantic Health Training Center weightroom would have been a paradise for a young Arnold Schwarzenegger…

TJ’s Lifts Include His Teammates in a Great ‘08

Like a great prizefighter attempting to unify a weight division, Thomas Jones continues to collect title belt after title belt.
Only two days after NFL players, coaches and fans selected Jones for his first Pro Bowl, his teammates voted him as their Curtis Martin Team MVP and also as the Dennis Byrd Award recipient as the club’s most inspirational player.
“I’m grateful to be…

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