Today's Rex Ryan news conference and locker room player interviews were predominantly two sides of the same coin: the long bye week ahead, and, following the 30-25 loss to Miami on Sunday to fall to 4-4, what the Jets can do with the second half of their season once they return.

The bye week for the Jets arguably begins now, since most players have already left the Atlantic Health Jets Training C… More

You can’t emphasize enough the significance of one play during the Jets’ 38-0 shutout victory over the Raiders today in Oakland.

And it was the first one. JaMarcus Russell dropped back in the Raiders pocket, clumsily holding the ball while looking downfield. All the while, Calvin Pace pushed his block and eventually stripped Russell of the rock before Marques Douglas recovered for New York’s … More

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

“Reading the ball off of the foot is just like reading the ball off of the bat.”

That’s how Jim Leonhard views punt returning.

“I give a lot of credit to growing up playing baseball,” Leonhard said from the Jets locker room on Friday. “You develop that hand/eye coordination and you get comfortable catching the ball on the run during baseball. That’s helped my returning skills.”

The Jets held a closed light morning practice at SUNY Cortland this morning, and now the focus shifts to the Green & White Scrimmage, which is set to begin at 6 p.m. today.

"The Green and White game, I think, is a good chance for everybody to get a little evaluation of where they’re at," said QB Kellen Clemens, who has taken the majority of first-team reps on offense. "For me it’s all about compl… More