Chris Draft’s release from the St. Louis Rams before the 2009 opener came as a bit of a surprise. The veteran linebacker spent that season with Buffalo, went to camp with Washington in 2010 and was out of the league last season. Draft was needed far more elsewhere last season. His wife, Keasha, was dying [...]
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Video: Chris Draft, love and loss
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No Comments »Rex Ryan Says Jets WR Santonio Holmes Wants To Go On Retreat With Mark Sanchez
February 5th, 2012 afcbeast According to Jets coach Rex Ryan, wide receiver Santonio Holmes has a first step in mind to improve his strained relationship with quarterback Mark Sanchez. Ryan told the New York Post that Holmes has suggested the two go on a weekend retreat to begin the process of improving their chemistry. "It seemed like that was [...]
Posted in Around The Web Tags: Chemistry, coach, Holmes, Indianapolis, Jets, Jets News, LaDainian Tomlinson, mark, Mark Sanchez, New York Post, Retreat, Rex Ryan, Ryan, Sanchez, Santonio, Santonio Holmes, Says, Sporting News, Strained Relationship, Super Bowl, Veteran, wants, Weekend Retreat, wide receiver No Comments »Jets owner, Sanchez to meet over dinner
February 3rd, 2012 afcbeast Jets owner Woody Johnson confirmed he will be taking quarterback Mark Sanchez out to dinner, with a discussion of what went wrong in 2011 surely on the menu, the New York Post reported Friday. Johnson said he also plans on meeting with coach Rex Ryan next week to chew over plans to improve next year. [...]
Posted in Around The Web Tags: Dinner, Giants, Hats, Indianapolis, Jets, LaDainian Tomlinson, Last Decade, Mark Sanchez, meet, Metlife, Mike Tannenbaum, Nerve Cell, New York Jets, New York Post, Nfl Meetings, Ounce, over, owner, Rex Ryan, Sanchez, State Rival, Super Bowl, Third Time, Veteran, Woody Johnson, Yardbarker No Comments »Jets Owner Woody Johnson Backs Mark Sanchez, Doesn’t Rule Out Peyton Manning
January 21st, 2012 afcbeast FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Mark Sanchez is still the New York Jets’ quarterback of the future. Well, at least for now. Owner Woody Johnson supported his embattled quarterback while meeting with writers who regularly cover the team Thursday for the first time since the Jets finished 8-8 and failed to make the playoffs. But, he [...]
Posted in Around The Web Tags: backs, doesn't, Florham Park, Indianapolis Colts, J Mark, Jets, job, Johnson, Manning, Manning Park, mark, Mark Sanchez, New York Jets, owner, Peyton, Peyton Manning, Quarterback Of The Future, Rule, Sanchez, Veteran, Woody, Woody Johnson, Yardbarker No Comments »New York Jets owner backs Mark Sanchez (The Canadian Press)
January 19th, 2012 afcbeast FLORHAM PARK, N.J. – New York Jets owner Woody Johnson says quarterback Mark Sanchez “is our guy,” but also wouldn’t rule out pursuing a veteran such as Peyton Manning if the Indianapolis Colts star became available. View full post on Yahoo! Sports – NFL – New York Jets News
Posted in Yahoo! Sports Tags: backs, Canadian, Indianapolis Colts, Indianapolis Star, Jets, mark, Mark Sanchez, New York Jets, Nfl News, owner, Peyton Manning, Press, Sanchez, Sports News, Sports Nfl, Veteran, Woody Johnson, Yahoo, Yahoo News, Yahoo Sports, York, York Jets News No Comments »Jets owner backs Mark Sanchez
January 19th, 2012 afcbeast New York Jets owner Woody Johnson says quarterback Mark Sanchez ”is our guy,” but also wouldn’t rule out the possibility of pursuing a veteran such as Peyton Manning if the Indianapolis Colts star became available. Meeting with beat writers for the first time since the Jets failed to make the playoffs, Johnson says in a [...]
Posted in Around The Web Tags: backs, Foreseeable Future, Indianapolis Colts, Jets, mark, Mark Sanchez, New York Jets, owner, Peyton Manning, Sanchez, Veteran, wide receiver, Woody Johnson, Yardbarker No Comments »WR Derrick Mason Retires After 15 Year Career
January 13th, 2012 afcbeast WR Derrick Mason, 37, announced his retirement from the NFL on Tuesday after 15 seasons and 943 receptions. During the 2011 season, the veteran was cut by the Baltimore Ravens, traded by the New York Jets and released by the Houston Texans. "I’m done," Mason told Scout.com. "I won’t be playing football. I leave it [...]
Posted in Around The Web Tags: after, Baltimore Ravens, Career, Derrick, Derrick Mason, Half Hour, houston texans, Jets News, Mason, New York Jets, NFL, Ravens, Receptions, Retirement, Retires, Scout, Veteran, year No Comments »What’s ahead for Vikings D-back Chris Cook?
January 9th, 2012 afcbeast Chris Cook has been away from the Minnesota Vikings’ facilities for nearly three months and the team’s staff, including coach Leslie Frazier, still hasn’t determined the appropriate course of action with their embattled cornerback. Cook was arrested in October for domestic abusestrangulation after allegedly choking his girlfriend. Cook was suspended and later reinstated to the [...]
Posted in Yard Barker Tags: Aaron Rodgers, Ahead, Antoine Winfield, Cedric Griffin, Chris, Chris Cook, Chris Frazier, Cook, Cornerback, Dback, Evaluations, Five Games, Girlfriend, Green Bay, Jay Cutler, Legal Proceedings, Leslie Frazier, Minnesota Vikings, MVP, Nfc North, Offseason, Rick Spielman, Three Months, Veteran, Vikings, What's No Comments »Jets veteran on WR Holmes: ‘I don’t see how he can come back’ (NFL)
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Posted in Around The Web Tags: back, Come, don't, Football Nfl, Friends, Holmes, Jets, New York Jets, Nfl News, Sports Football, Sports Nfl, Veteran, York Jets News No Comments »Teammates can’t see Santonio Holmes returning to Jets
January 4th, 2012 afcbeast The Santonio Holmes saga has hit day 3. According to the New York Daily News, a New York Jets veteran doesn’t think Holmes will be a Jet next season. “I don’t see how he can come back,” according to the Jets veteran. When asked if … [visit site to read more] Teammates can’t see Santonio [...]
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