Eric Mangini welcomed reporters back to the first availability to watch veteran players at an organized practice this morning. All the Jets vets are here for today's third OTA of the week, except, as the head coach stated at the top of his news conference, TE Chris Baker and S Abram Elam.

Baker was the first topic of interest for the media.

"I've talked to Chris and one of the things that's im… More

The New York Jets family received tragic news Friday when it was reported that safety Abram Elam lost his third sibling to gunfire since 1987.

Donald Elam, Abram's older brother, was shot to death a mile from his home in Riviera Beach, Fla. According to the Palm Beach Post, Elam, 33, was found shortly after someone called 911 about 12:30 p.m. to report a man had been shot. Elam, who suffered a g… More

Lost in the Jets' signing frenzy of the last week was the departure of a veteran player with a positive attitude. Safety Erik Coleman, who was an unrestricted free agent, signed with the Atlanta Falcons on Saturday.

Coleman provided the Jets with some strong play for a fifth-round draft pick, starting the first 36 games of his career. And he opened that career with a bang when he made interceptio… More

How do you explain it? Two games after giving up 296 rushing yards to the Redskins to fall to 32nd against the run in the NFL, the Jets have held the Steelers, the No. 2 rushing offense, to 28 yards in the first half.

But Pittsburgh has been able to complete passes, and that continues as Santonio Holmes runs away from Darrelle Revis on a deep cross for a 27-yard completion from Ben Roethlisberger… More

Steve Tasker, the former Bills WR and ST demon, is the CBS analyst, and he reminds as the Bills take over after a Ben Graham punt into the wind that the Jets have been outscored in fourth quarters this year, "75 points to 35." "Seventh-three," play-by-play man Gus Johnson corrects.

Either way, it's not a good omen. Nor is J.P. Losman's 19-yard gun to an open Lee Evans at the Jets 27 and the Bills… More