News: Vilma’s Condo Connected to Double Homicide?
The connection isn’t exactly clear, but it seems that former Jet Jonathan Vilma’s vacant home in Woodbury has become part of a tangled pair of drug related murders in New York City. “Jonathan has no knowledge of this. He hasn’t lived there since Nov. 2007,” Frankel said...
Thomas Jones Still Absent
Jenny Vrenthas reports that Thomas Jones is absent again this week from the team’s offseason conditioning. Vrenthas notes that the Jets might not see Jones til June, but it was my understanding that the team had a mandatory meeting right before the draft … we’ll check it out … From...
The Case for Saying Bye to Burress
Plaxico Burress can’t ever play another down of football for the Giants. So says a columnist for The Record in New Jersey. From The Fifth Down. Please read the complete article and let us know what you think below.
Memo to Rex and the Jets – Get Ready for Prime Time!
Pre-season prime time, that is. ESPN’s Monday Night Football will televise the Jets second preseason game on August 24th at 8 p.m. when the team heads to Baltimore to play Rex’s ex–the Ravens. Coach Ryan will have have his Gang Green full of mean as he showcases his new team on national...
Ryan Moats and the Dallas Police: UPDATED With Apology Accepted
As if having your mother-in-law dying of breast cancer was not painful enough, Houston running back Ryan Moats had it made worse by a police officer’s actions. From The Fifth Down. Please read the complete article and let us know what you think below.
Eagles, 2009 Draft Countdown, 21st and 28th Picks
With 12 picks in the draft, including two in the first round, expect the Philadelphia front office to be aggressive in making moves. From The Fifth Down. Please read the complete article and let us know what you think below.
Film Room: Jets ‘On The Clock’
ESPN puts the Jets on the clock at 17 and talk about all the offseason changes. From thejetsblog.com. Please read the complete article and let us know what you think below.
A little preseason talk
But not all that much. Per the NFL, the preseason schedule — though some specific dates and times have not yet been determined — has been released.. Here’s how things shape up for the Jets, and note the national game at Baltimore which will be, all together now, a homecoming for Rex...
Link: Players Looking Forward to
Newsday’s Erik Boland wrote that the Jets players seem genuinely enthused about their new head coach, Rex Ryan. “I think the right guy got the job,” safety Kerry Rhodes said. “He set the tone for us early, letting us know that we’re going to be a confident group, that we’re...
Old-Time Stars Don’t Like Brady Rule
Hall of Famers like Sonny Jurgensen, Jack Youngblood, Mike Ditka, Jim Hart and Billy Kilmer say the N.F.L. is going soft with the so-called Brady Rule. From The Fifth Down. Please read the complete article and let us know what you think below.

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