Safety Eric Smith will sit out Sunday's game against Cincinnati for his one-game NFL suspension, Jets head coach Eric Mangini confirmed today at his news conference.

"Yes, his suspension was upheld and his fine was upheld, so he will be out this week," said Mangini, referring to the league's penalty for Smith's last-minute hit on Cardinals WR Anquan Boldin two Sundays ago. "We had plans in place,… More

David Barrett talked this past week about how exciting the new entry on his résumé has made him. A cornerback for his first eight seasons in the NFL, he lately has taken on safety responsibilities.

In fact, Barrett gets the first start of his pro career at safety in tonight's Jets-Chargers game.

The idea is no doubt to cover prolific TE Antonio Gates with a player who has corner skills. And th… More

Saturday morning's training camp practice was a review session of the previous two days, and during the second half of the session, the Jets defense reviewed how it felt to turn over the offense and put a few licks on the guys in the white shirts.

Safety Kerry Rhodes had a couple of nice back-to-back plays. Wallace Wright gathered in a nice Chad Pennington pass entering the red zone but was immed… More

Justin Miller was in a playful mood — he rarely isn't — after Thursday's OTA practice, when he was surrounded by more reporters than since his Game 2 injury last September.

I asked him if one play he was in on that day, the end zone pass from Chad Pennington that Laveranues Coles couldn't hold, was kind of a significant play, indicative of his first reps with the Jets in a long time.

"Every … More

The Jets kick off and their defense is on the field first, and there are some surprising changes.

At corner, it had been rookie Darrelle Revis at LCB and David Barrett at RCB the first six games. But today it's Revis on the right side and Hank Poteat getting the start on the left. Poteat got the starting nod for the final six regular-season games last year, and now he's back, one game after makin… More