The Jets' ninth annual Kickoff Luncheon is now under way at Cipriani Wall Street in lower Manhattan.

This year's theme is the 50th anniversary of the Jets/Titans organization. This year's Jets players have been introduced, as have a number of alumni, including Curtis Martin, Wayne Chrebet, Marty Lyons, Abdul Salaam, Wesley Walker, Kenny Schroy, Bruce Harper, Randy Beverly and Dave Hermann. Lyons … More

The Jets are back from the bye, and at the moment, they don't have any roster transactions to make.

RB Jesse Chatman's roster exemption following his exemption has expired and he's now on the roster. But S Eric Smith's appeal of his suspension hadn't been cleared up as head coach Eric Mangini's news conference this morning

"Nothing's been finalized with this. It still has to go through the appe… More

Head coach Eric Mangini had several housekeeping matters to discuss at the top of today's afternoon news conference. First on the list: Jesse Chatman's four-game NFL suspension is over.

"Jesse will be able to work through the week with an exemption," Mangini said. "Starting next week, we'll have to make some kind of decision in terms of the roster."

The coach also announced that veteran punter B… More

Today is "Final Cut Day" in the NFL, and the Jets announced 22 player moves to get down to the NFL's 53-player maximum.

Two Jets veterans are at the top of the list as LB Matt Chatham and DB Hank Poteat were released. Eighteen other players were waived, and veteran S Cameron Worrell was placed on injured reserve (a correction from an earlier report in which we stated he was waived/injured).

Als… More

The NFL just released this statement on RB Jesse Chatman through a league spokesperson:

"Jesse Chatman of the New York Jets has been suspended without pay for the team’s first four regular-season games of 2008 for violating the NFL Policy on Steroids and Related Substances.

"Chatman's suspension begins on Saturday, August 30. He is eligible to return to the Jets’ active roster on Monday, Septe… More