It's almost time to go Taste.

I've been to all seven of the Jets' Taste of the NFL events, the first four because I thought it would be a great opportunity as a newspaper beatwriter to mingle with the players at a unique event, the last three as an employee of the Jets.

This year's event is tonight, so I'll be leaving the Atlantic Health Jets Training Center in Florham Park, N.J., in a few hours… More

The Radio City roar reached all the way to Southern California this afternoon. When Jets fans found out the Green & White had obtained the No. 5 overall selection from the Cleveland Browns, they knew that Commissioner Roger Goodell would deliver the quarterback they desired.

And when the Commish announced Mark Sanchez’s name, their celebration was noted by the new Jets rookie.

“I saw it on the… More

4:46 p.m. ET: Here's the compensation. To get to No. 5 and get Sanchez, the Jets dealt DE Kenyon Coleman, S Abe Elam and QB Brett Ratliff to the Brownies in addition to both their first (No. 17 overall) and second (No. 52) selections in this year's draft.

4:42 p.m.: What a moment! I have to write some other stuff now. Be back to you soon. 



4:39 p.m.: Sanchez is putting the jacket on. Looks… More

It's 10 a.m. and we just arrived at the Atlantic Health Jets Training Center to an empty press room. This is going to be a long day ... but it's exciting because few days shape a franchise like NFL draft day.

This is gameday for Mike Tannenbaum and the scouting department. The Jets visited 232 colleges this year and wrote a total of 5,650 reports on 1,375 players. That homework all culminates in … More

The New York Jets will use Twitter, Jets Wireless and newyorkjets.com to inform the fans of the Green & White who the team is selecting before the picks are announced at the 2009 NFL Draft, set to begin today at 4 p.m. at Radio City Music Hall in New York.

Fans on Jets Twitter will hear it all first — the identity of each pick as it's being made, before it's announced — so make sure you've signed… More