As the Jets continue their preparations to face a great quarterback this weekend in New Orleans at the Superdome Showdown, the QB of their secondary is looking forward to the stiff test at the season’s quarter mark.

“The Saints have a lot of weapons and they’re not afraid to use all of them,” said S Jimmy Leonhard. “[Drew] Brees does a great job of spreading the ball around. They do some kind o… More

The good news is that Rex Ryan said at today's news conference that injured cornerbacks Lito Sheppard (quad) and Donald Strickland (ankle) are "certainly much better than they were last week."

The bad news is that Sheppard and Strickland were joined by Jim Leonhard (knee) among the five Jets who were held out of today's first practice to get ready for the Saints in New Orleans on Sunday. And Darr… More

The Jets’ special teams were the difference in the 24-17 victory over the Tennessee Titans and their contributions did not go unnoticed by linebacker Bart Scott this afternoon. The 28-year-old Scott might be an ascending star now, but he didn’t start an NFL game until his fourth NFL season.

“I knew if I didn’t get out of it before my fourth year, then I would be pretty much labeled as a speci… More

One of the themes that I've written about as I've reconfigured the Jets' 2009 schedule story on newyorkjets.com for a few other platforms is how many former Green & White draft picks will be playing the team that selected them for the first time this season.

There's John Abraham down in Atlanta — the Falcons will be coming to the Meadowlands on Dec. 20. Two weeks later, Laveranues Coles and the B… More

The Jets Radio airwaves continue to be as busy as ever. Less than 24 hours after NFL announced its 2009 schedule and just 10 days out from the NFL draft, I was joined by SportsIllustrated.com’s Don Banks on "the Drive."

The most recent article for Banks, who’s covered the NFL beat for SI.com since 2000, was on the schedule. I was curious to see what he thought of the Jets’ early slate, which … More