Erik Ainge is finally showing some of that Tennessee talent he displayed in four years of running the Vols' offense. He stays in to run the Jets offense through the second half and produces his first pro touchdown and gives the visitors their first lead of the game.

The score comes on a needle-threader through the hands of leaping LB Andy Studebaker, past the defense of CB Kyle Arrington, and int… More

In the last training camp practice before the first preseason game, the Jets were hitting their stride and holding onto the leather.

WR Wallace Wright had a couple of nice catches, both from Kellen Clemens. One came on a zinger off a rollout. The second went to the back of the end zone, with Wright hanging on as he was thrown close to the playclock just off the back corner.

Not to be outdone, Ch… More

In cleaning up my notebook from the Jets' season just ended three weeks ago, I realized there was a piece that still had to be written about WR David Ball.

Well, here at newyorkjets.com, there's no time like the present to riff on players of the possible future. And Ball, on "baggie day" the day after the season-ending OT win over Kansas City, was upbeat about what the future may hold for him in… More

One significant piece of housekeeping announced by Eric Mangini at the top of today's news conference is the release of FB Darian Barnes. The Jets signed Barnes in the off-season as an unrestricted free agent to be a big bopper in leading Thomas Jones in the running game.

But that hadn't worked out. Barnes wasn't playing on every down on offense, didn't play special teams, and as a result he was … More