It's a shame that in the 2009 regular season, when the National Football League celebrates the 50th anniversary of the birth of the American Football League, one of the AFL's on-field movers and shakers won't be there to bask in the celebrations and the memories.

Jack Kemp, who died Saturday evening of cancer at the age of 73, figured in many of the historic moments in AFL history. He was the l… More

This is the 11th in a series of Radar entries on the 16 games of the Jets' 1968 Super Bowl III season:    

Sunday, Nov. 24, 1968    

San Diego Stadium, San Diego, Calif. (51,175)

Four Jets interceptions stifled the Chargers’ efforts to reverse an earlier decision, and Joe Namath moved the New Yorkers into a 27-7 halftime lead they never relinquished. Jim Turner’s three field goals boost… More

This is the fourth in a series of Radar entries on the 16 games of the Jets' 1968 Super Bowl III season:

Saturday, Oct. 5, 1968    

Shea Stadium, New York (63,786)

The Jets' home opener drew the largest crowd in AFL history. The Green & White handed San Diego its first loss with a touchdown plunge by Emerson Boozer with 1:47 to play and a timely interception by John Sample at the Jets 5-ya… More

There's a bit of a festive air to Qualcomm Stadium 45 minutes before the opening kickoff of tonight's Jets-Chargers game. The fans in the slowly filling blue-seated stands are cheering their 'Bolts and booing their opponents. When some of the Jets' specialists jogged out to catcalls, Leon Washington raised his hands in welcome.

But there is a Green & White contingent here. Two Joe Namath fans are… More

Kerry Rhodes has gotten a reputation as an NFL safety who can do it all — cover wideouts and tight ends, tackle running backs behind the line, pressure quarterbacks — at a very high level.

Now he's showing he can do it all on and off the field. On Tuesday the Jets defensive captain will be introduced as a member of the new advisory board of the Arena Football League's New York Dragons.

In ot… More