The rookies' passing game was on display at this afternoon's practice, the fourth out of five at this weekend's minicamp.

And by rookies, plural, we mean all three QBs — top draft pick Mark Sanchez, undrafted free agent Chris Pizzotti and tryout Casey Dick — and a number of precocious Jets receivers.

Sanchez started out hot on the grass field (the third different surface for the rooks after … More

Mark Sanchez came out of the locker room handing out fives.

I don't mean five-sbills. I mean handslaps. Before the start of a skeleton drill, low fives to all his receivers. Coming up the field for another drill, a slap for OC Brian Schottenheimer. After the final horn blew, right before stretching, a handshake to tryout RB Allen Patrick.

The first-round quarterback's new teammates, at least the… More

One significant piece of housekeeping announced by Eric Mangini at the top of today's news conference is the release of FB Darian Barnes. The Jets signed Barnes in the off-season as an unrestricted free agent to be a big bopper in leading Thomas Jones in the running game.

But that hadn't worked out. Barnes wasn't playing on every down on offense, didn't play special teams, and as a result he was … More