Matt Higgins, the Jets’ executive vice president of business operations, announced today he is stepping down from his position after eight years with the team. Higgins said he will explore new entrepreneurial opportunities, though he declined to reveal specifics yet. "Over the course of eight years, this has been a tremendous period of transformation," Higgins [...]
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Tony Sparano Approval Poll
January 11th, 2012
afcbeast Hey folks. I saw a request by one of our members for a Tony Sparano approval poll, so here it is. The news are obviously still just breaking and we don’t know what kind of staff or the specifics of what type of offense Tony will run, however I just ask that you go with [...]
New York Jets Head Coach Rex Ryan, 11.22
November 23rd, 2011
afcbeast Opening Statement… Ok, here are the guys that did not practice today: Jeremy Kerley, knee, Shawn Nelson, illness, Bilal Powell, illness, LT (LaDainian Tomlinson), with a knee, and then, Plax (Plaxico Burress), non-injury related. All these other guys were full today: Mike DeVito, knee, Marcus Dixon, shoulder, Shonn Greene, rib, David Harris, groin, Kenrick Ellis, [...]
Jets Owner Johnson Says Security Ready for 9/11 Opener
September 10th, 2011
afcbeast Jets owner Woody Johnson says MetLife Stadium security is already “extremely rigorous” and doesn’t anticipate recent terror alerts to change current plans to ensure fan safety at the regular-season opener Sunday night against the Dallas Cowboys. Johnson says Friday while security operates “at a pretty high level,” the team will adhere to “any recommendations” that [...]
Cooler heads prevail with Frank Gore deal
August 31st, 2011
afcbeast Running back Frank Gore’s new deal with the San Francisco 49ers sounds like a good one for the following reasons: Frank Gore #21 RBSan Francisco 49ers 2010 STATS Rush203 Yds853 TD3 Rec46 Yds452 TD2 The terms: It’s a three-year extension with $13.5 million in guarantees and a max value of $21 million, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. [...]
Cooler heads prevail with Frank Gore deal
August 31st, 2011
afcbeast Running back Frank Gore’s new deal with the San Francisco 49ers sounds like a good one for the following reasons: Frank Gore #21 RBSan Francisco 49ers 2010 STATS Rush203 Yds853 TD3 Rec46 Yds452 TD2 The terms: It’s a three-year extension with $13.5 million in guarantees and a max value of $21 million, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. [...]
Cooler heads prevail with Frank Gore deal
August 31st, 2011
afcbeast Running back Frank Gore’s new deal with the San Francisco 49ers sounds like a good one for the following reasons: Frank Gore #21 RBSan Francisco 49ers 2010 STATS Rush203 Yds853 TD3 Rec46 Yds452 TD2 The terms: It’s a three-year extension with $13.5 million in guarantees and a max value of $21 million, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. [...]
Roy Williams wants to get back the ring he mailed to girlfriend
July 7th, 2011
afcbeast Dallas Cowboys receiver Roy Williams is going to court to get back the $76,000 engagement ring he gave to a former beauty pageant winner. In February, Williams proposed to his girlfriend, Brooke Daniels. When she turned him down, Daniels didn’t return the ring. According to Williams’ affidavit that was filed in a Texas court last [...]



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Jets benched Mason for performance, not comments
Rex Ryan predicted Derrick Mason would catch 90-100 passes this season. Now, the veteran Jets receiver can barely catch one per game. Mason played sparingly Sunday against the Patriots, replaced by rookie Jeremy Kerley as the team’s No. 3 receiver. Ryan would not get into specifics about the decision… View full post on NY Post: [...]