This is how Mike Tannenbaum opened up his conference call with Jets beat reporters shortly after 8 p.m.:

"I just want to announce that we've signed Stacy Tutt to an exclusive-rights contract, and that's about it," the Jets general manager said. "So if there are no questions, we'll just call it a day."

Mike T was just kidding, of course — not about Tutt, the fullback who really did sign a new de… More

There are some difficult goodbyes in the game of football, and this is one of them:

Goodbye, Jonathan Vilma. Best of luck and skill as a Saint.

Vilma's stay with the Jets has run the gamut, and today it has run its course as the inside linebacker was traded to New Orleans for an undisclosed draft pick.

I feel the same way as many Green & White fans. Jonathan is a fine linebacker, but there was … More

It seemed everyone emptied into the hallway in front of the media room in the Indianapolis Convention Center at the same time. Certainly there were many reporters mingling with NFL front office personnel and NFL Combine athletes this afternoon. But they were joined by a good portion of non-accredited folks, many of them autograph seekers.

Into this maelstrom stepped Mike Tannenbaum. The Jets gen… More

A big banner hangs across one of the many second-floor walkways that span the streets of downtown Indianapolis. It contains the slogan "2008 Starts Now" positioned right next to the NFL Scouting Combine logo.

It's true enough as the next draft class of 300-plus college players goes through the annual ritual of being prodded and poked, measured and tested, audiotaped and videotaped under the big w… More

David Harris is in the running again for the Diet Pepsi Rookie of the Week award, and again Harris is expected to finish as an also-ran. The fan voting on nfl.com that concludes at 5 p.m. today has Green Bay RB Brandon Jackson as the runaway leader down the stretch with 43 percent of the votes while Harris is last among the five candidates at 4 percent. The others are QBs Troy Smith, Ravens, and … More