The snow is gradually retreating from the turf field outside my second-floor window here at the Atlantic Health Training Center, slowly revealing the ghostly upside-down yardline numbers on the far side of the field. At first the numbers were gauzy under a thin layer of snow. Now late this afternoon, under a low, gray sky, they're more visible, at least until darkness descends.

It sounds desolat… More

This is one of those times in the NFL calendar where the week gets turned on its head. Today took on many aspects of a normal Wednesday schedule, Wednesday will be like Thursday, and Christmas Day will become a Tuesday, with no players or coaches required to be at the Atlantic Health Training Center until Friday, which will be like any other Friday before a game.

So in a way, this is a short week… More

Before Eric Mangini’s second annual Charity Bowl came to a close Wednesday night at Chelsea Piers, Chad Pennington stormed the stage during a live auction and wrestled the microphone away from Jets play-by-play man Bob Wischusen.

Pennington, equipped with a southern drawl fitting for an auctioneer, began to work the crowd. The veteran quarterback, who will compete for the starting QB position o… More

Curtis Martin has immersed himself in his post-pigskin life, working on NFL ownership and New York City homeless initiatives. But No. 28 has still kept his eye on his team of nine seasons, and count him among those who like what the Jets have done this off-season.

"The Jets and the fans have reason to be optimistic," Martin told me Wednesday. "I think those are some key players they've added to t… More

It was almost as if I had stumbled across Santa Claus filling a stocking hung by the chimney with care.

As I was leaving Weeb Ewbank Hall on Wednesday night, I noticed somebody silently, solitarily at work on the Jets' "Wall of Fame." That's an informal name for the wall just past the reception desk that is adorned with miniature jersey decals, one for every team MVP from every season since the J… More