A player from my alma mater, James Madision (2004 Div I-AA Champs, whoo!!) Defensive Tackle Corey Davis has worked out for the Jets, Rams and Dolphins, but also for bunch of other teams. For a little more information about his career, see here on Rookiepedia.
Davis worked out for nine NFL scouts … during JMU’s pro [...]
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Thanks to you, the readers of TJB, this week I got the chance to spend 15 minutes on the phone with for the Jets’ Safety, Kerry Rhodes. Mentioning Rhodes’ name among Jets fans generally causes a mix of elation, pride and even a certain smugness (we got him *when* in the draft?!) as if he’s [...]
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The biggest issue that was discussed this year at the owners’ meetings, had to be the conduct of NFL players.
Here are some other items that were discussed during the time at the Arizona Biltmore, from a bit of a Jets’ slant.
General & Competition Committee Rulings:
Instant replay is now considered a permanent fixture, with all stadiums [...]
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Thanks to miketorse for sending on this information on the passing of former New York area sports broadcaster Jerry Girard.
“He was very popular with the viewers, very popular in the newsroom,” Karen Scott, news director for WPIX-TV Channel 11, said yesterday. “He was a hard worker, and he definitely knew his sports.”
Growing up, getting my [...]
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BT has been working to get better this offseason, by studying tape of himself, and working with a Martial Arts instructor who has worked with the Gracie brothers (of MMA fame).
It occurred to me yesterday that the Jets now have a guy named D-Bo, on their roster … Deebo!(language… beware)
Here’s an updated [...]
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Sorry to divert from my tirade on Peter King and Guinness to actually talk about football.
Randy Lange writes about Matt Chatham’s contributions on and off the field on the Jets’ web site. Be sure to hit the multimedia player for some highlights as well.
Switching gears to the Draft, Ferragamo notes in the comments on the [...]
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I saw this today on Czabe.com and had a snicker about this. I have to admit, with my trip to Italy, I was focused on other things for a while, so I guess I didn’t see these. In sake of full disclosure, I will continue to read his column (he lost me with his [2004?] [...]
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Just a quick update to say that, thanks to the fine help of Neeta and Tamiko the fine ladies from Ideal PR, the Kerry Rhodes interview went down as planned yesterday. I will likely post it on Friday, pending my volunteering to send it to them for review (once I am done transcribing it) sometime [...]
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PUNTER UPDATE!!! And he spells like Bent does!!
Andrew Gross expands on a story he wrote about Kellen Clemens.
Tom Rock posts his thoughts on the recent spate of DE signings by the Jets.
Bobby Bullock (at a new address) chimes in with some thoughts about the Bowens signing.
The Jets get no compensatory picks in this year’s draft.
Takeo [...]
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Get the feeling that the Jets are serious about upgrading their defensive front seven? Former Dolphin DE David Bowens‘ agent confirmed today that he has signed with the Jets.
Harold Lewis said the 29-year-old Bowens signed a three-year deal with the Jets. He spent the previous six seasons in Miami and had 18 of his 26 [...]
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