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New York Jets stories: 54 news summaries

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 Jets Star 
 Charged 
 With Assault 

Braylon Edwards could face jail, suspension in club bust

Oct 27, 09 3:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jets receiver Braylon Edwards could be catching a sentence of up to 6 months in jail for an alleged assault outside a Cleveland nightclub. Edwards, who may also face suspension from the NFL, is accused of punching a friend of NBA star LeBron James in the incident earlier this month,... More »

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 Bears Shock Steelers, 17-14 

Jets' defense stifles Patriots; Saints clobber Eagles

Sep 20, 09 7:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Chicago Bears stunned the Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers today with a last-minute, 44-yard field goal, the Chicago Tribune reports, and won 17-14. In other NFL action:
  • The New York Jets kept New England out of their end zone in a taut, 16-9 win over the Patriots, ESPN 
... More »

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NFL • Arizona Cardinals • Brett Favre • New Orleans Saints • Cincinnati Bengals • New York Jets • Minnesota Vikings • Kurt Warner • pro football • Chad Ochocinco

Fib Over Favre Injury Costs Jets, Mangini $125K

NFL levies fines against team, GM and former coach for not reporting injury

Sep 16, 09 4:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - The NFL hit the Jets, GM Mike Tannenbaum, and former coach Eric Mangini with $125,000 in fines for not reporting Brett Favre’s injured arm last season, Bloomberg reports. Favre, now with the Vikings, spilled the beans a week ago that he played hurt the final weeks of the... More »

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NFL • Brett Favre • football • New York Jets • Eric Mangini • Minnesota Vikings

NFL ROUNDUP

 Giants' D Stifles 
 'Skins in 23-17 Win 

Brett Favre wins in Vikings debut, but passes for only 110 yards

Sep 13, 09 6:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Giants' $85 million upgrade on defense paid off today, as New York held the Washington Redskins to one touchdown in a 23-17 win, the New York Daily News reports. In other NFL action: 
  • Brett Favre won in his Vikings debut, but threw for only 110 yards as
... More »

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NFL • Indianapolis Colts • Brett Favre • Peyton Manning • Denver Broncos • New York Jets • Drew Brees • Minnesota Vikings • pro football

Vikings Want Favre to Commit This Week

As QB mulls injury status, team demands yes or no answer

Jun 8, 09 2:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Minnesota Vikings have demanded that Brett Favre decide this week whether he will join the team, ESPN reports. The quarterback wanted to play for Minnesota last season, but was contractually unable. Retiring after his disastrous stint with the New York Jets would allow him to suit up for the... More »

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NFL • Brett Favre • Green Bay Packers • football • New York Jets • Minnesota Vikings • Brad Childress

(Newser) - New Jersey police are investigating a complaint by a Canadian tourist who reported being raped at the home of New York Jet star defensive back Kerry Rhodes after she met him and a friend at a Manhattan night club, reports the New York Post. "I am not the subject... More »

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sports • crime • New Jersey • police • Manhattan • rape • nightclub • New York Jets • defense • Kerry Rhodes • Morristown

OPINION

 Worst (Un)Retirements 
 in Sports 


May 21, 09 9:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - With Brett Favre mulling yet another unretirement, Will Leitch of New York magazine looks back on the worst unretirements in sports history. They range from cringe-worthy to incomparably cringe-worthy:
  • Ricky Williams: How many drug tests can one man fail?
  • Lance Armstrong: "It’s difficult to come
... More »

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NFL • Chicago Cubs • Washington Wizards • Chicago Bulls • Roger Clemens • Brett Favre • Green Bay Packers • cycling • football • Michael Jordan • Miami Dolphins • retirement • Tour de France • Evander Holyfield • New Orleans Saints • Lance Armstrong • New York Jets • bicycling • Ricky Williams • baseball

 Favre to Talk With Vikings 


May 5, 09 7:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - He just can't stay away: Brett Favre will talk to Vikings coach Brad Childress this week about renouncing his NFL retirement—again—and suiting up for Minnesota, reports ESPN. A decision would have to come quickly: The Vikes would want Favre to participate in training camp, something he missed last... More »

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NFL • Brett Favre • Green Bay Packers • football • New York Jets • Minnesota Vikings • quarterback

(AP) - The New York Jets have their franchise quarterback. The Jets selected former Southern California star Mark Sanchez with the fifth pick of the NFL draft today after trading with the Cleveland Browns to leap from the 17th overall spot. Sanchez, with his powerful and accurate arm and excellent field vision,... More »

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NCAA football • NFL draft • New York Jets • college football

 Favre Will Retire—Again 


Feb 11, 09 9:06 AM CST
(Newser) - Brett Favre has quietly instructed his agent to tell the Jets that he plans to retire, ESPN reports. After last year's tearful train wreck, Favre is skipping the farewell press conference, but he did send an email saying he has no regrets. “My time with the Jets was short,... More »

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NFL • Brett Favre • Green Bay Packers • retirement • New York Jets

OPINION

 The Worst Super Bowl Chumps 

NFL's title game has seen its share of stinkers

Jan 26, 09 4:32 PM CST
(Newser) - With the big game set for Sunday, Fox Sports remembers the 10 worst Super Bowl performances. A sampling:
  • Tony Eason, Patriots, Super Bowl XX: The ’85 Bears were a defense to be feared, and Eason crumbled before them. He was benched in the second after going 0 for
... More »

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NFL • New England Patriots • Buffalo Bills • Super Bowl • football • Miami Dolphins • Jim Kelly • Thurman Thomas • New York Jets • Super Bowl XLIII • Tony Eason • Craig Morton • David Woodley • Earl Morrall

Cowher Will Talk to Jets About Coaching Job

Former Steelers coach considered after Mangini firing

Dec 30, 08 5:15 PM CST
(Newser) - The New York Jets and former Steelers coach Bill Cowher have agreed to meet as early as this week to discuss the team's coaching vacancy, the Daily News reports. The Jets fired Eric Mangini following the team's late-season collapse and are prepared to offer big money and concessions to woo... More »

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NFL • football • Pittsburgh Steelers • New York Jets • Eric Mangini • Coach

Jets, Lions, and Browns
Sack Head Coaches

Departure follows end-of-season collapse

Dec 29, 08 10:51 AM CST
(Newser) - With the NFL season freshly over, the New York Jets, the Cleveland Browns, and the Detroit Lions have fired their coaches, the Washington Post reports. The Lions' Rod Marinelli was sacked after having the NFL's first 0-16 season. The Jets' Eric Mangini, at 37 the NFL’s youngest head coach,... More »

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NFL • Cleveland Browns • football • Detroit Lions • Romeo Crennel • New York Jets • Eric Mangini • firing

opinion


 Favre 
 a 'Fiasco' 
 for Jets 

Defeat at Pennington's hands ultimate irony

Dec 29, 08 8:42 AM CST
(Newser) - As Chad Pennington jogged off the field with “MVP” chants ringing in his ears, his former team could only watch, solemnly. “The grand Favre experiment was officially a fiasco,” writes Harvey Araton of the New York Times, “unless gauged strictly as a business arrangement.”... More »

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Brett Favre • Miami Dolphins • New York Jets • Chad Pennington

Snowball in Seattle Costs
Jets' Ellis $10K

League fines him for tossing snow at fans;
'all in fun,' he says

Dec 23, 08 9:33 PM CST
(Newser) - New York Jets defensive end Shaun Ellis is now the thrower of one of the world's most expensive snowballs. The NFL fined Ellis $10,000 for tossing a big wad of snow at Seattle fans during Sunday's game, the New York Post reports. No one was injured. The fans had... More »

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NFL • Seattle • New York Jets • Seattle Seahawks • snowball fight • Shaun Ellis

UPDATED

 Titans Clinch; Jets Fall Short 

Tennessee upsets the Steelers' shot at top playoff berth

Dec 21, 08 5:10 PM CST
(Newser) - In NFL games today, New York Jets likely blew their playoff chances in a snowy loss to Seattle, while Tennessee clinched home-field advantage, AP reports:
  • Seattle coach Mike Holmgren topped his former star player Brett Favre as the Jets missed several scoring chances and lost their bid to stay
... More »

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NFL • Arizona Cardinals • Dallas Cowboys • New England Patriots • Tennessee Titans • Pittsburgh Steelers • Detroit Lions • New Orleans Saints • New York Jets • Baltimore Ravens • San Diego Chargers • Seattle Seahawks • Tampa Bay Buccaneers

NFL ROUNDUP

 Disputed TD 
 Wins Division 
 for Steelers 

Tennessee loses steam as playoffs approach

Dec 14, 08 5:19 PM CST
(Newser) - The Pittsburgh Steelers clinched another AFC North title with a controversial touchdown in the final minute today, USA Today reports:
  • Santonio Holmes snagged the 4-yard pass with 43 seconds left, securing Pittsburgh's 13-9 win over the Baltimore Ravens. A review showed that Holmes had possession of the ball with
... More »

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St. Louis Rams • Atlanta Falcons • Buffalo Bills • Jacksonville Jaguars • Green Bay Packers • Tennessee Titans • New York Jets • Seattle Seahawks • Tampa Bay Buccaneers

NFL ROUNDUP

Jets Punch Hole in Titans' Perfect Season

Tennessee loses for the first time this season

Nov 23, 08 5:09 PM CST
(Newser) - In NFL action, it was an exciting day for the AFC East’s No. 1 and 2, the New York Jets and the New England Patriots, the AP reports:
  • Brett Favre threw two TDs and the Jets took down the Tennessee Titans 34-13, breaking their 13-game winning streak. The
... More »

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NFL • New England Patriots • Buffalo Bills • Brett Favre • Tennessee Titans • Miami Dolphins • Kansas City Chiefs • Detroit Lions • New York Jets • Philadelphia Eagles • Donovan McNabb • Baltimore Ravens • Tampa Bay Buccaneers • Matt Cassel

(AP) - The New York Jets stand alone atop the tight AFC East standings, barely. Jay Feely kicked a 34-yard field goal on the first series of overtime to beat New England 34-31. Feely's kick came after the Patriots had tied the game on Matt Cassel's pass to Randy Moss with one... More »

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NFL • New England Patriots • Brett Favre • New York Jets • AFC East • Matt Cassel

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Unbeaten Titans Top Bears Despite Ground Game

Jets beat Rams 47-3 in record-setting rout

Nov 9, 08 4:46 PM CST
(Newser) - The Tennessee Titans secured a stunning 9-0 record today and the Indianapolis Colts stole a much-needed win in NFL action:
  • The Titans overcame a franchise-low 20-yard rushing game to beat the Chicago Bears 21-14 and stay undefeated, the AP reports.
  • Peyton Manning tossed three TD passes in a
... More »

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NFL • St. Louis Rams • New England Patriots • Buffalo Bills • Jacksonville Jaguars • Green Bay Packers • Tennessee Titans • Chicago Bears • Detroit Lions • New York Jets • Minnesota Vikings

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