Curtis Martin was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday night, concluding a wonderful playing career with the ultimate individual achievement. With the fourth highest rushing total in NFL history with 14,101 yards after 11 seasons in the league, Martin was made a Hall of Famer in his second year of eligibility. Last [...]
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Flight Connections 02-06-12
February 6th, 2012
afcbeast Jenny Vrentas: Rex Ryan will resume a more active role in the defense. Brian Costello: Steve Young instructed Ryan on how to deal with the offense. NFL.com: Rex says Bill Belichick might be the best coach ever. JetNation: Mark Sanchez has been taking jabs on entertainment mediums. Randy Lange: A conversation with Curtis Martin, Hall [...]
Woody Johnson on Curtis Martin
February 6th, 2012
afcbeast “I’d like to extend my heartfelt congratulations to our own Curtis Martin, who will forever stand as one of the greats of the NFL and one of the best to ever wear a Jets uniform. His accomplishments on the field are matched only by his countless acts of kindness and philanthropy off the field during [...]
Why Did Parcells Get Left Out?
February 6th, 2012
afcbeast Newsday’s Neil Best is flummoxed that Bill Parcells didn’t get inducted into the Hall of Fame along with Curtis Martin. Sorry, guys and gals, you got this one wrong. Parcells’ candidacy will live to see another day, and he figures to make it eventually. I think. But there is no good reason to wait on [...]
What the Hall? Parcells should be in now, not later
February 5th, 2012
afcbeast INDIANAPOLIS — There often is something fishy about these Hall of Fame votes, especially when a Tuna is cast aside. No disrespect intended, but Bill Parcells was jobbed last night. You are what your record says you are, and Parcells’ record says emphatically he is a Hall of Famer. He will… View full post on [...]
Parcells misses Hall of Fame selection
February 5th, 2012
afcbeast INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Curtis Martin has gone from the mean streets of Pittsburgh to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The star running back with the Patriots and Jets for 11 seasons was one of six players elected Saturday to the shrine. Martin once disliked playing the game, but used it to escape a neighborhood [...]
Carter, Parcells among Hall of Fame’s biggest snubs
February 5th, 2012
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Jets RB Martin into Hall of Fame; Parcells denied
February 5th, 2012
afcbeast INDIANAPOLIS — There was a touch of irony to Curtis Martin’s first NFL carry as well as foreshadowing the future. Never considered a break-away running back in his 11-year NFL career, Martin ran for 30 yards on his first of 3,518 career carries, on Sept. 3, 1995, at Foxboro… View full post on NY Post: [...]



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