Bubba Franks made his presence felt at today's OTA practice.

Every time you looked up, Franks, the 6'6", 265-pound tight end who came over from the Packers as a street free agent in March, was snagging a pass for six.

There were some nice snatches at helmet level or above from Chad Pennington in red zone drills. There was No. 88 reaching for a "touchdown" in the corner of the end zone on a zip… More

The NFL's slogan for 2008 is "Believe In Now." The Jets, in their approach to this year's free agency and trading period, appear to have bought into that. But they also have expressed faith in the future with the signing of safety Kerry Rhodes to a contract extension.

The deal, finalized and announced by the team this afternoon, will keep Rhodes in green and white for years to come. And with the … More

The Jets' season was barely over and Darrelle Revis was back at it again in the team's practice bubble last week. The rookie cornerback was wearing football shoes, and his green and white uniform with the now familiar No. 24. He was flying through the air, getting his hands on the football again and again.

But Revis wasn't wearing pads. And he wasn't wearing his helmet. And he was leaping from wo… More

You don't need me to tell you Darrelle Revis and David Harris were two excellent rookies, but I had that assertion underscored for me as I completed the compilation of my defensive stats for the season.

Harris led the Jets, of course, in total tackles with 117 by the coaches' video breakdown, with all of them coming from Game 3 on since he wasn't used much on defense in the first two games.

And… More

Happy New Year.

That sentiment was issued a few times at Weeb Ewbank Hall today, both as a holiday greeting and coincidentally as a wish for better times for the Jets on this interface day between the disappointing 2007 season just ended and the hopes for the 2008 that is just ahead.

The ritual for "baggie day" the day after an NFL season ends is for all players to take trash bags to lockers, sa… More