Taylor, Wilkerson Head Prospect Visits Today
The Jets will open their doors for college prospects visits this week and it promises to get off to a big start today. That’s because a pair of highly rated defensive linemen — Baylor DT Phil Taylor...
View ArticleMike T: ‘We Didn’t Think He’d Be There’
It was a long wait, but the Jets think Muhammad Wilkerson will be worth it. More than three-plus hours after the 2011 NFL Draft commenced, the Green & White selected the 6’4”, 305-pound Temple...
View ArticleIn Round 3, Here’s the Beef: DT Kenrick Ellis
For the second straight night, the Jets stepped to the plate late in the draft night proceedings. And for the second straight night, the Green & White made a pick to improve the depth and youth on...
View ArticleDraft Grades Around the World (Wide Web)
Some believe you have to allow three years until you can fairly evaluate a draft class. But just days removed from the NFL’s Annual Selection Meeting, fans demand grades and the pundits have the...
View ArticleCarrier Mo’ Than Pleased with Wilkerson
Considering that a record 12 defensive linemen were selected in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft, it wasn’t a shock that the Jets addressed their defensive front with the addition of Temple’s...
View ArticleKlecko: Wilkerson’s ‘Going to Make an Impact’
Thirty-four years before the Jets selected defensive tackle Muhammad Wilkerson in the first round of the 2011 draft, they took an Owls DT in the sixth round in 1977. Wilkerson, at his news conference...
View ArticleCasserly’s NFL Tour Drops In on the Jets
If this is May, it may be time for the Charley Casserly spring tour. And in fact the NFL analyst for CBS, who also has been a contributor to NFL Network’s draft coverage, was at the Atlantic Health...
View Article‘Bo,’‘Mo’ and Moore Are Ready to Return
Sione Pouha’s YouTube reality show is over for now although the Jets’ nose man tonight could start one more chapter in his story — a cross-country return from his home in Utah to his second home in New...
View ArticleNo. 1 Pick Muhammad Wilkerson Signs
Updated, 8:40 p.m. ET The New York Jets have announced tonight that they have signed this year’s No. 1 draft choice, defensive lineman Muhammad Wilkerson from Temple, the 30th overall selection in the...
View ArticleRyan on Top Pick Wilkerson: He’s the Starter
Updated, 2:15 p.m. ET Rex Ryan obviously doesn’t go by the NFL head coach’s book, and that includes the old rule about not giving starting jobs out on the second day of training camp, especially to...
View ArticleNotes: Don’t Tell Them It’s Only Practice
It has been impressive to see how seriously the players have approached practice throughout training camp. Monday, LB Bart Scott was possessed during the two-minute drill, frustrating QB Mark Sanchez...
View ArticleRopati’s Feeling Fine, Getting Down on the DL
Ropati Pitoitua may be talking these days about being low, but that’s purely in the physical, not the emotional sense. “I’ve been working on getting my pads low and staying low,” Pitoitua, the 6’8″,...
View ArticleRex on Offense, Defense, and the Winning Kickers
In this oddest of odd offseasons and preseasons, Rex Ryan took time on a conference call with reporters this afternoon to let everyone know what he thinks of his Jets, even though they’re one more...
View ArticleHard-Nosed Wilkerson Has That Fighting Spirit
In Monday night’s tilt against the Giants, rookie defensive lineman Muhammad Wilkerson showed Jets fans what his teammates have known for some time. The 6’4”, 315-pounder is one tough cookie, and...
View ArticlePro Debut Ahead Has Mo Excited, Not Pressured
Sunday is a day that 2011 first-round draft pick Muhammad Wilkerson has waited for his entire life. The 21-year-old defensive lineman from Linden, N.J., has been a focal point for fans and media since...
View ArticleCenter of Attention: Mangold Out, Baxter Starts
The center position has shaken out much the way head coach Rex Ryan said it would earlier this week. Nick Mangold was declared out for today’s game and won’t be making the cross-country trip to...
View ArticlePrep for the Pats: Today’s Practice ‘Crisp,’‘Sharp’
Most reporters and fans, even players and coaches, are human, and it is human to erroneously assume that coincidence equals causality. Still, there was last week’s final Jets practice before playing...
View ArticleSecond Half of Mo’s Rookie Year Starts Sunday
Updated, 4 p.m. ET At 5-3, the Jets are halfway through the 2011 campaign. The final eight games will determine the outcome of their season, and it starts with Sunday’s highly anticipated primetime...
View ArticleDeVito Confident Green and White Will Bounce Back
Thanks to everyone who participated in today’s live chat with DT Mike DeVito. The 6’3”, 305-pound DeVito, a fifth-year player out of Maine, told fans he strongly believes the Jets will move to 6-5 with...
View ArticleEmptying Out the Stat Books for the ’11 Season
As we wait for some veterans and some new players and other assorted newsmakers to wend their way through the Atlantic Health Jets Training Center, I’ve worked up a few statistical nuggets as I...
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