As NFL training camps saunter into summer, it’s inevitable that players will soon start to get cut. But there is a Plan B for Jets hopefuls - if you can’t make the practice squad, why not try for the cheerleader squad?
Michael David Smith of AOL FANHOUSE dresses up news from THE JETS BLOG that the franchise’s dance team wouldn’t be adverse to welcoming drag queens aboard. Read more…
You have two quarterbacks that could start for your team. One quarterback is crappy. You know this. The other quarterback might be crappy, but he might be pretty good. You’re not sure about him yet. So do you go back and study film on each player? Grade each one on throwing mechanics, reading defenses, and his understanding of the game plan?
Not if you’re the New York Jets. Read more…
• Having conquered Major League Baseball, THE HATER NATION has styling news that Alyssa Milano is now offering her wares to Raiders fans.
• Speaking of sports fashion, CONDE NAST PORTFOLIO uncovers the secret to Jason Giambi’s slump-busting success - the golden thong.
• Want to be the Jets’ starting QB? 100% INJURY RATE will flip you for it.
• WICKED GOOD SPORTS explains why the devil Red Sox fans would root for the Yankees over the Rays.
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Manny Acta’s office wasn’t the only thing tangentially connected to the sports world to receive the divine blessing of Pope Benedict XVI, as Jets quarterback Kellen Clemens had his newborn daughter blessed by the pontiff during His Popeliness’ visit to Nationals Park, the ASSOCIATED PRESS reports.
“Not pictured: People relevant to this story. But, hey, cute girl!”
Clemens “was moved to tears Thursday after Pope Benedict XVI blessed and kissed his newborn daughter, Kate Elizabeth, following Benedict’s two-hour, open-air Mass at Nationals Park.Benedict was greeting some of the more than 45,000 in attendance when he came upon Clemens, his wife, Nicole, and their nearly 4-week-old baby, who were sitting on the aisle in one of the rows of floor seating.
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Alan Faneca hit the jackpot with the Jets earlier this week, when the offensive lineman signed a 5-year deal worth $40 million. Meanwhile, the dejected Dolphins fans hoping to land the former Steeler had to settle for ex-49er Justin Smiley, who signed with Miami for a similar 5-year deal, but only worth $25 million.
Smiley appeared on 790 The Ticket’s Jorge Sedano Show on Friday, to plead his case to the doubting Dolphins fans about his ability. And what better way to build yourself up by tearing others down: Read more…
The ongoing cavalcade of “gotcha!” Patriots stories are pushing forth into the off-season, with the latest revelation from the NEW YORK DAILY NEWS that four years ago Herm Edwards and Donnie Henderson, then with the Jets, waved at a camera they knew to be recording their sideline by the Patriots.
(Woooooo! Who loves ya, camera?)
Did you read? How are you still sitting down? If you’re standing up, how have your eyes not been sucked from their sockets? Have the five lobes of your collapsed on one another? Mine hav…ughhhscksck
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The BOSTON GLOBE reports that the New York Jets are allowing Jonathan Vilma to test the trading waters, and the linebacker is free to chat with other teams - except the Patriots.
Two sources close to Vilma say the Jets will let Jonathan “shop his services” to the 30 other NFL franchises, but not to the guys in New England. Apparently the Jets are still a bit miffed about that whole Spygate thing at the beginning of the season. Read more…
As the New York Giants head to Lambeau Field for the NFC Championship, the Big Apple’s other big-time team wonders what could have been: Brett Favre in a Jets uniform.
NEW YORK NEWSDAY sadly reminds fans that the All-Star QB could have been making his marks in the Meadowlands.
During the 1991 NFL Draft, the Jets were working on a deal with the Cardinals to trade for their 2nd round spot. The move was at the insistence of Jets front office assistant Ron Wolf, who was hoping to grab the kid from Southern Miss. (In typical Jets fashion, they had no first-round pick that year.)
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