Just hours before Ohio State met up with Penn State in State College, Pa., last Saturday, Jets assistant defensive backs coach Doug Plank was asked by Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel to address the Buckeyes at their pregame meal.

“If I’m a head coach, I’m cautious who I let talk to my players because you don’t want somebody coming in and giving the wrong message.  That is why I appreciate Coach… More

Mike Nugent was on the field when Red Bull New York hosted a celebrity game last Saturday, but he didn’t take part in the action. The Jets kicker left his cleats at home and put on his coaching hat, leading his team of stars to a close victory.

“We won, 3-2. We were tied, 1-1, at halftime,” Nuge said. “We played with tiny little goals, but we had a goalie. They didn’t have a goalie. Anytime on… More

The defense arrived at the NFL Scouting Combine this morning. And right around noon, a player wearing the perhaps misleading code number of DL22 drew a crowd at the podium in the Indianapolis Convention Center.

Vernon Gholston is in the house.

Gholston is listed as a defensive lineman at the combine, and he was considered a DE at Ohio State. But OSU and college fans know he's more than that. He … More

The trouble with the NFL Combine workouts and the draft — and no doubt also the reason this is the most wonderful time of the year for many fans — is that one can make a case for any number of players being just the right fit for one's team.

Such is the case with Michigan tackle Jake Long. He'd make a fine Jet — or Dolphin or Raider or Chief or whichever team finally decides to make him its c… More