New York Jets

By Jane McManus Kellen Clemens actually predicted that Mark Sanchez would come to the Jets. Not in so many words, but back during the Jay Cutler drama he said that once the outcome of that particular drama was resolved, people would start thinking about whether the Jets should draft Matt Stafford or Sanch...

By Jane McManus Ryan, who alluded to the Derby in his opening remark, said he once owned two racehorses with his dad. Neither of them ever won anything, and he said it was probably harder to win the Kentucky Derby than the Super Bowl. That, and he hopes he has better luck picking quarterbacks.

By Jane McManus Sanchez said he called Clemens yesterday and they talked for a few minutes. He said Clemens was very warm. Clemens has been competing for a spot for three years, save for the six months Brett Favre had it locked up. Tannenbaum: “For all the free agents out there, we are the land of opportunity fo...

By Jane McManus As for the Jets draft, a team that seemed to have a lot of needs has one remaining pick today. Wide receiver, tight end, safety, offensive line—some could be addressed via free agents or with in-house candidates. So far, wide receivers Jerricho Cotchery, David Clowney, Brad Smith and Walla...

By Jane McManus So this morning Washington started thinking about what it must feel like to be Kellen Clemens. 0425leon So maybe Leon wouldn’t be the best General Manager. I asked him what he’d do as Mike Tannenbaum. P.S. Follow me on Twitter—I’m tweeting all draft long at Janesports.

By Jane McManus Ainge dealt with a few setbacks last season, and was the fourth player at his position behind Brett Favre, Kellen Clemens and Brett Ratliff. Before the offseason training activities began last season, Ainge had a procedure done on his right pinkie finger and a brace limited his ability to...

By Jane McManus “We both want to get something done, and the Jets they have been expressive about wanting to get something done that’s a definite positive,” Washington said. “I don’t want to get into details but I believe things will work out for the best. Like I said, the Jets have done the right thing tradit...

By Jane McManus Ratliff may not realize just how much we writers love definitive statements like the one Clemens made. Whether it’s Favre saying he expected to make the playoffs or if it’s Joe Namath guaranteeing a Super Bowl victory. Ratliff was a little more subdued when asked if he would be the QB this sea...

By Jane McManus In other news, Jerricho Cotchery said he missed fellow receiver Laveranues Coles. Cotchery said he spoke to Coles right before he went to Cincinnati, and that Coles was sad to leave the Jets. ...Erik Ainge may be in the quarterback competition, but he was not in the locker room… Thomas Jones sti...

By Jane McManus So the Jets are holding an open locker today and the mood is pretty similar to the middle of training camp last season, when a very organized quarterback competition got much more interesting. “I feel like I’m stuck in the Matrix or something, everything’s the same,” Damien Woody said. Jay C...

By Jane McManus When Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum was asked if the one-year Brett Favre experiment could be termed a failure, he said no and added that the Jets would benefit from Favre’s presence on the roster for years to come. Clemens said he had spoken to Favre recently, as well as former Jets qu...

By Jane McManus With that kind of humor and media savvy, this could be the start of a beautiful relationship between Baltimore’s Mad Backer and New York City. Ryan showed up at midnight at the start of free agency, where he was greeted by Scott’s dogs.

By Jane McManus Both players said they learned from the quarterbacks they have played under. Clemens said he has spoken to both Favre and Pennington this year, and Ratliff said Favre’s affect on the Jets will linger. But clearly, the arrival of Favre didn’t mean the end of Pennington’s season.

By Jane McManus In the cold and mud today, Jets owner Woody Johnson and Giants co-owner Steve Tisch came out and signed a huge football attached to the final steel beam before it was hoisted into place in front of a crowd of cheering construction and steel workers at the New Meadowlands Stadium.

By Jane McManus Rex Ryan wanted that energy on the Jets so bad that he showed up on Scott’s doorstep at midnight the first day of free agency. Scott (AP photo) heard his dogs barking and thought they were chasing a deer. Next thing he knew, three Jets coaches were calling asking him to call off the dogs.

By Jane McManus He said he would welcome the opportunity to coach Brett Favre again, but that if he retired the team would have to take a realistic look at in house and free agent options. He said that Kellen Clemens and Brett Ratliff are both still coming in to work out, and would get a serious look if Favre is o...

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By Jane McManus Woody Johnson and Mike Tannenbaum addressed a packed press room and announced this morning that Eric Mangini is no longer coach of the Jets. The two made the decision to fire the coach last night after talking about extending Mangini when the team was 8-3.

By Jane McManus At 10 a.m. Woody Johnson is expected to announce that Eric Mangini is no longer the head coach of the New York Jets. Last night, after backing Mangini all season, Johnson announced that he would evaluate everything this week. Here is a telling sound bite from Woody Johnson during an Aug. 2 lunch m...

By Jane McManus He said that he would probably sit down with Mike Tannenbaum and Jets coach Eric Mangini next week if the Jets don’t make the playoffs. Mangini said he would like to have Favre back, but Favre’s manner today did not seem like a man ready to sign up for a second tour.

By Jane McManus ellisinj I asked Mangini about making Vernon Gholston an inactive on Sunday, and he started talking about how lots of players have been inactive. Yes, but not the first-round draft pick making $20 million in guaranteed money. Hear Mangini’s answer here:

By Jane McManus Brett Favre invited comparison to that other famous New York Jets quarterback today. He wasn’t quite as cocky and he didn’t use the word “guarantee,” but Favre said this team will make the postseason. “More or less to prove to them that I did play in a Super Bowl,” Favre said.

By Jane McManus The mood is definitely subdued. NT Kris Jenkins said there would probably be a team meeting to address the season. If the Jets win out, they earn the AFC East and have momentum going into the playoffs. If not, this Jets team goes home early and probably looks very different personnel-wise next...

By Jane McManus “Everybody started buying into the Giants and the Jets in the Super Bowl and this and that,” LB David Bowens said. “It’s not like they’re going to just put us there. We have to earn that spot.” Raked over Coles: Laveranues Coles made headlines in San Francisco with some comments about his dimin...

By Jane McManus For the Jets, DB Ahmad Carroll (foot), WR Laveranues Coles (thigh), LB David Harris (groin) and S Eric Smith (multiple concussions) are questionable. WR Jerricho Cotchery, DL Shaun Ellis (back) and LB Jason Trusnik (knee) are probable.

By Jane McManus Jets coach Eric Mangini discussed the arrest of DE Shaun Ellis this morning at the Jets practice facility in Florham Park, NJ. He said that he found out about the arrest through a third party at the facility after it happened—not Ellis himself—and that he and GM Mike Tannenbaum met with Elli...

By Jane McManus Brett Favre may be a creaky 39 some days, but the former Green Bay quarterback said he’s still up for the cold. With four games left in the regular season, the Jets could hit some pretty cold and windy conditions for three of them, and Favre said despite the rainy loss to the Broncos last weeken...

By Jane McManus Jets coach Eric Mangini, who said he hasn’t been approached because he never visits anyplace that isn’t the home or the office so he hasn’t been approached by fans, said there might be an Eric Smith sighting this week. The Jets safety suffered three head injuries in four weeks earlier in the...

By Jane McManus Brett Favre can see the progress in the Jets over the last few weeks. Wins over Buffalo, St. Louis and the division rival Patriots have led the team to a 7-3 record and the belief that a win over undefeated Tennessee could be in their future this weekend.

By Jane McManus Confidence boost: Rookie tight end Dustin Keller got his number called quite a bit, he caught six passes from Brett Favre – including a 54 yarder – for a total of 107 yards. “It was huge for me, big confidence builder, I don’t think before this I was lacking confidence, but this definitely hel...

By Jane McManus Jets coach Eric Mangini was asked about putting lineman Rob Turner in motion as he gets more use in the Franks/Chris Baker spot, a set called 21Jumbo. Mangini joked that when Turner is in they call it 21Pig. (Rob, if you’re reading this, I am so sorry.)

By Jane McManus QB Brett Favre spoke, and said he told CBS broadcaster Phil Simms last week that he doesn’t manage games, he plays them. Then Favre smiled and said against the Bills, “I managed the game. As much as I hate to say that.” “You better hurry up,” Favre said.

By Jane McManus Forget Favre and Laveranues Coles—Revis may be managing his position better than any of them. By the way, turns out it was Woody Johnson who was tackled by Brad Smith before the game. Good thing the Jets owner has a sense of humor. “It was a light hit,” Johnson said afterwards. “I said, is that the...

By Ray The San Diego Chargers hired Rivera as team’s inside linebackers coach after he left the Bears. On October 28, 2008, Rivera was promoted to defensive coordinator with the Chargers after the team released former defensive coordinator Ted Cottrell.

By Jane McManus Favre admitted that the round robin of receivers in the last few weeks has been an issue aswide receivers  Jerricho Cotchery and Laveranues Coles were each limited with injury, and tight ends Bubba Franks and Chris Baker have missed games.

By podcasts@sfgate.com (Benny Evangelista) The Oakland Raiders scratched out a win against the New York Jets to give new coach Tom Cable his first NFL win. Beat writer David White talks about what defensive coordinator Rob...

By Matt Loede Our NFL Insider - Lloyd Vance is back on NFLGridironGab.com with his news and notes around the league. Lloyd, who runs www.takingit2thehouse.com will join us each week to talk about all the hot topics in the league, and give his views and insight as to what is going on. Today we talk to Lloyd about...

By Ray In this weeks show, Ray and Loren have got a lot of anger and frustration to get off our chest about that loss to Denver. As such where we normally are a PG show, we are going R rated this week and we are going all out. We talk about the refs, the obvious problems facing the Chargers and look ahead to o...

August 7, 2008 -- Favre wanted Vikings, not Jets Ex-Packers QB didn't get his primary trade location, but he'll still turn the Jets into a playoff contender this season.

By Brian Smith Hide the womenfolk and put the dog in the kitchen: it’s time for football, as the Dallas Cowboys host the Green Bay Packers at Texas Stadium on Thursday night. After getting stuffed on the Jets last week, the Cowboys now face a surprisingly effective Brett Favre and, with maybe the exceptio...

By podcasts@sfgate.com (Chronicle Podcasts) There's one game left on the schedule for the Raiders , this Sunday against the host New York Jets . A loss would give the Raiders the worst record in team history. But it will also leave them...

By iauch@democratandchronicle.com Leo chats live from Bills training camp with USA Today's NFL writer, Tom Pedulla, about the national interest created by Marv Levy's return to the Bills and how the Bills QB competition compares to the New York Jets situation, where four players are vying for the job.