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ESPN (Rich Cimini) —
The signing of former Dolphins S Yeremiah Bell has fueled debate on whether the Jets are leaving themselves vulnerable because they have too many "in-the-box" safeties and no "coverage" safeties. Bell and LaRon Landry are the projected starters, with Eric Smith coming off the bench.Statistically, there's reason to be concerned, as Bell and Smith were among the worst in the league last season...
Gang Green Nation (dvdvil) —
Randy Lange: The Jets kick off the OTA phase of their offseason. Jenny Vrentas: LaRon Landry is absent for the start of OTAs . Brian Costello: The boisterous Tony Sparano brings accountability to the Jets' attack. Jets Flight Deck : Karl Dunbar 's impact and influence . NYJets 101 : Flying under the radar, is Mark Sanchez ready for takeoff? The Metro : Joe...
Turn on the Jets (Chris Gross) —
Heading into the offseason, the New York Jets most obvious need, along with Right Tackle, was undoubtedly the Safety position. To say the Jets were poor in this part of their secondary last year would be an understatement, and in a division where you face two of the NFL’s top tight ends, in Rob Gronkowski [...]
ESPN (Rich Cimini) —
The Jets began their OTAs Monday with an expected absence: S LaRon Landry didn't show up for the voluntary session, a league source confirmed.Landry, whom the Jets signed to a one-year, $3.5 million contract in March, still is rehabbing from an Achilles' tendon injury he suffered last season with the Redskins. He didn't have surgery, but he's on a long rehab program. The Jets have said they...
ESPN (Rich Cimini) —
For the second training camp in a row, the Jets will have a player coming from prison. A year ago, it was Plaxico Burress. This summer it will be second-year NT Kenrick Ellis, who will report to a Hampton, Va., jail on June 15 to serve a minimum of 45 days.Ellis' legal issues, which came under the glare of the New York spotlight when he was drafted 13 months ago, finally got resolved Monday in...
Jets Gab (Matt Loede) —
Jets defensive lineman Kenrick Ellis pleaded guilty Monday to assault and battery stemming from a 2010 fight while attending college in Virginia. In a brief hearing in Hampton, Ellis entered an Alford plea, meaning he doesn’t admit guilt but acknowledges prosecutors could prove the case against him. Ellis was sentenced to 179 days in jail, [...]
Gang Green Nation (dvdvil) —
Sorry this is kind of late in the day, but I was busy writing my new screenplay called "Life of Brian 2: Lost in New York". This thing just writes itself. Kristian Dyer: Meet the Jets' new don , Tony Sparano . Brian Costello: Karl Dunbar likes how the new unit is developing . Toni Monkovic: For Mark Sanchez , it is the opposite of coddling . ESPN New York : The notion that the...
NY Daily News: The Jets Stream —
Kenrick Ellis will begin a 45-day jail sentence on June 15 at 7 pm stemming from his malicious wounding case, a Hampton Circuit Court official told the Daily News on Monday. Ellis entered an "Alford" plea to a misdemeanor assault and battery count. He also received two years of probation. The ...
Randy's Radar Blog (Randy Lange) —
The Jets have entered Phase III. The Jets began their Organized Team Activities (a.k.a. OTAs) today at the Atlantic Health Jets Training Center. This is the start of Phase III on the Jets’ offseason calendar for bringing players together and building toward the veteran minicamp June 12-14 and the return to Cortland, N.Y., for training [...]
Bergen —
Jets’ second-year NT Kenrick Ellis has entered a guilty plea, according to the Associated Press, in connection with the assault and battery charges stemming from a fight in 2010 while he was attending Hampton University in Virginia.In a brief hearing in Hampton on Monday, Ellis entered an Alford plea, meaning he doesn’t admit guilt but acknowledges prosecutors could prove the case against him....
$Newsday —
Kenrick Ellis was sentenced to 179 days in jail -- with 89 suspended, according to Hampton Circuit Court records.
NY Post (BRIAN COSTELLO) —
Jets defensive lineman Kenrick Ellis had his plea agreement accepted in a Virginia court Monday and will serve 45 days in jail, according to his attorney.Timothy Clancy, Ellis’ attorney, said his client entered an “Alford” plea to a misdemeanor count of assault and battery, which is not an admission of guilt but acknowledged there is sufficient evidence against him. He had been charged with...
Gang Green Nation (bobdolethesnapplelady) —
DL Kenrick Ellis will serve 45 days in jail, beginning June 15. He has entered an 'Alford' plea, which basically admits the prosecutors can prove their case but doesn't admit to being guilty. Ellis will not miss any OTAs or mini-camps, but will miss the first few days of training camp. According to Brian Costello, "The specifics of the plea are 179 days in jail, with 89 days suspended, which...
Jet Nation (Dennis Agapito) —
This is part two of Jet-Nation’s articles on the improved rookie wage system under the NFL’s new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) which took effect in 2011. (Click here to view part-one) There was a problem in the NFL with the structure of rookie contracts even before the new CBA was being negotiated. Teams were often [...]
ESPN (Rich Cimini) —
Bucs TE Kellen Winslow told Sirius XM NFL Radio Monday morning he was informed over the weekend that the Bucs don't want him anymore. He said the team will put him on the trading block. If they can't trade him (it'll be difficult with a $3.3 million salary), he probably will be released.Should the Jets be interested?Winslow is an intriguing player because, despite chronic knee problems, he...