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

Bubba Franks isn't the NFL's biggest free agency signing this off-season. Heck, the tight end wasn't even unrestricted, having been shown the salary cap door by the Green Bay Packers after eight seasons.

But in Franks, whose addition to the Jets was made official with the signing of his contract at the team complex today, the Jets and the fans know what they're getting.

They're getting a load of… More

Normally in this spot I try to bring together some main theme of what the players are talking about in the Jets' postgame locker room. And to be sure, there was a consensus that the Jets were proud of each other for coming out of the game with the 13-10 overtime win over the Chiefs today, and how important it was for them to end this forlorn season with a victory.

But all of that gets superseded … More

This was another one of those games for Jerricho Cotchery — in several senses of the phrase.

Cotchery had one of those fine statistical receiving lines that he is becoming known for: eight catches, 152 yards and the Jets' only touchdown against the Titans today. And that led to another fine — no, make that grand — distinction. Cotchery cleared 1,000 receiving yards for the first time in his car… More

Tennesseean Chad Pennington isn't the only one who will enjoy this weekend's business trip to Nashville. Chris Baker also loves the city, in part because the Titans fans love their football and in part because Baker helped beat them when he gathered in Pennington's 12-yard pass for the winning score with 2:10 to play in last season's opener.

"I really enjoy playing on the road," Baker told me aft… More