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Readiness factor: The Jets' coaching staff and much of the roster will remain intact, which reduces the learning curve. But the Jets won't have training-camp bonding time at SUNY Cortland, an enhancement Rex Ryan and his players prized the past two s...

ESPN's reports from Chicago indicate the latest labor proposal would allow players to become unrestricted free agents after four seasons. That would clarify the market whenever it opens. Rules for the uncapped 2010 campaign didn't allow for unfett...

Reader input didn't make compiling the 2010 All-AFC East team a simple process. Despite your tremendous response to help me assemble the quintessential roster, I had to make an executive decision, break a deadlock, defend one of my no-brainer sele...

In the AFC playoffs last weekend, two of the NFL's great rivalries completed in-season trilogies. What emerged is a matchup that looks nothing like a storied rivalry. The New York Jets and Pittsburgh Steelers have met only once in the postseaso...

With the game on the line at Heinz Field, can the Jets trust Nick Folk? FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- On the sideline, several New York Jets could not bear to watch. They averted their eyes from the field and definitely from the goal posts. They waited...

INDIANAPOLIS -- The New York Jets defeated the Indianapolis Colts 17-16 in Lucas Oil Stadium. What it means: Even though Mark Sanchez had a lackluster night, the Jets found a way to knock off Peyton Manning with a thrilling victory. Rex Ryan's Jet...

The AFC East game with the most on the line took place at Heinz Field between the New York Jets and Pittsburgh Steelers. The New England Patriots already had clinched a playoff berth and met a nonconference opponent Sunday night. The Buffalo Bills...

FALLING 1. Jets secondary: Tom Brady had a rougher go against the Jets in Week 2 with Randy Moss on his team and star cornerback Darrelle Revis out of the game. Brady didn't throw Revis' way Monday night, but the Patriots quarterback found plenty ...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Some halftime thoughts from Gillette Stadium, where the New England Patriots lead the New York Jets 24-3: My prevailing thought is the Jets are getting embarrassed on national television. My secondary thought is the Patriots'...

You can argue the decisive moment happened with 1:35 left in sudden death, when Cleveland Browns safety Joe Haden declined to bat down Mark Sanchez's long third-down prayer and instead chose to intercept on the 3-yard line. You certainly can argue...

ESPN analysts Herm Edwards and Mark Schlereth each predict the New York Jets will return to their winning ways Sunday against the Detroit Lions....

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Buffalo Bills quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick doesn't know of any other NFL player who wears his wedding ring on the field. "People take them off," Fitzpatrick told me Wednesday. "They're nervous about getting them caught. I wor...

Before we turn our full attention to Week 7, let's stop for a few moments and consider how great Sunday was for the AFC East's foot practitioners. All three kickers made critical kicks, with two of them winning games in sudden death. All three ...

A few items pertaining to Tuesday morning's arrest of New York Jets receiver Braylon Edwards for drunk driving: We've learned a pair of unwise teammates were in Edwards' white Range Rover when he was pulled over: Pro Bowl left tackle D'Brickashaw...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The New York Jets opened their season Monday night with a 10-9 loss to the Baltimore Ravens at the New Meadowlands. What it means: With so much hype building throughout the summer about the Jets and their lofty aspirations...

Based on feedback from the preseason All-AFC East team I posted Thursday, readers would like to have a word with me. That's wonderful. Just so happens I have a SportsNation chat scheduled for 3 p.m. Friday. We can talk about why I chose Rand...