Plaxico, Jets Agree to One-Year Deal

Jets fall 35-24 despite fumble, kickoff returns for TDs

(NEWSER) - The Giants overcame a fourth-quarter deficit and their own wildly uneven play to beat the Jets for four years of bragging rights in New York. Brooding, Brobdingnagian Plaxico Burress put his team ahead for good with a 53-yard touchdown catch-and-run, highlighted by a ferocious stiff-arm on Jets corner Andre Dyson, the New York Times reports. More»

Fellow players witness media circus

(NEWSER) - Newly-minted New York Jet Tim Tebow's locker room was open to reporters for the first time yesterday, and they pounced. "It’s like shark feeding, man," said Josh Baker, a reserve tight end who, possibly unfortunately, occupies the locker next to Tebow's. Surrounded by dozens of reporters, Tebow told the press that "there’s a lot that’s exciting about being a Jet," the New York Times reports. "I’m just trying to be a little piece to try to help this team win a few games." More»

Quarterback dismisses any tension between him and Mark Sanchez

(NEWSER) - Tim Tebow donned his green and took on the gang from New York today, appearing for the first time as a New York Jet before a crush of more than 200 reporters at the Jets practice facility, reports the AP . The former Bronco was upbeat, poised, and refused to get baited into a quarterback controversy. A few highlights from the presser: More»

Joe Namath, for one, thinks 'it stinks'

(NEWSER) - Various reactions to the trade that will send Denver quarterback Tim Tebow to the New York Jets:

• Joe Namath: "I thinks it stinks," the Jets legend tells USA Today . Mark Sanchez should be "pissed."
• Woody Paige, Denver Post : His column recaps all things Tebow, from a generous heart off the field, to Tebowing, to the mechanical flaws that might prevent him from becoming an elite passer. "And never again will a young man or quarterback quite like Tim Tebow run or pass this way again."

New York, Denver finalize deal for quarterback

(NEWSER) - Tim Tebow will, in fact, suit up for the New York Jets next season. The Jets announced the deal this afternoon, but things nearly fell apart afterward over a $5 million clause in Tebow's contract. After last-minute talks, the Jets agreed to pay half the amount to Tebow's now-former team, the Denver Broncos, reports ESPN . Tebow himself reportedly weighed in to help cinch the deal, saying he wanted to go to New York, writes Adam Schefter. More»