The New York Jets have listed 15 players, including QB Chad Pennington, on the Wednesday injury report. Questionable: RB James Hodgins (knee), WR Laveranues Coles (jaw), CB David Barrett (hip), CB Andre Dyson (knee), RB Kevan Barlow (thigh), OG Brandon Moore (ankle), DT Dewayne Robertson (knee), RB B.J. Askew (foot), FS Kerry Rhodes (knee), C Nick Mangold…
January 3, 2007
The New York Jets finally ended their 7-game losing streak, the longest since 1996, as they defeated the Oakland Raiders, 26-10. This game was also the first one since 1998 without RB Curtis Martin whose streak of regular season starts stopped at 119. Both teams struggled offensively in the first half of the game. Three…
December 11, 2005
According to various sources, RB Curtis Martin suffered a strained right knee and his status is uncertain for Sunday's game against Jacksonville. Martin is expected to undergo an MRI. If Martin can't play on Sunday, RB Derrick Blaylock will start in his place. Also, FS Erik Coleman dislocated his right thumb in yesterday's game against…
September 19, 2005
The New York Jets completed the 2003 preseason, as they defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 17-9. The starters on both sides did not play, letting backups fight for the remaining roster spots. Marquel Blackwell started at quarterback for the Jets and completed 7 of his 12 passes for a total of 111 yards. Blackwell's two touchdown…
August 28, 2003
The details of the deals signed by DT Dewayne Robertson and FB B.J. Askew have become finally available. Dewayne Robertson's contract: Signing bonus: $3,000,000. Base salaries: $1,746,000 (2003); $2,182,000 (2004, plus $10,000,000 option bonus); $2,618,000 (2005); $3,054,000 (2006); $3,491,000 (2007); $3,927,000 (2008); $1,600,000 (2009). Notes: If the Jets exercise the $10,000,000 option payment in 2004,…
July 23, 2003
On Sunday the New York Jets signed FB B.J. Askew and LB Victor Hobson (on the right), the terms of both deals were not disclosed. This means that all seven draft picks have been signed and will start participating in training camp tomorrow. The Jets also released recently signed OL Lui Fuata as he failed…
July 20, 2003
The 2003 NFL Draft is over, and although it’s way too early to draw any conclusions, as none of the selected players has played a single down in the NFL, I’ll still try to analyze what the New York Jets did over the past weekend. In the first round the Jets selected DT DeWayne Robertson…
April 28, 2003
The Jets front office continued making rather strange picks in round 3 where they selected RB "B.J." Askew from the University of Michigan. Askew is 6'2", 241 lbs, and can also play fullback, but did the Jets really need him in round 3??? He lacks the big play speed and can't block well enough as…
April 26, 2003