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Niner Nation

Should the 49ers trade for Jets QB Zach Wilson?

Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports The 49ers are rumored to have interest in the Jets quarterback. The San Francisco 49ers have been in rumors about potentially trading for New York Jets Zach Wilson, who is expected to fetch only a late Day 3 pick in return. Wilson, the No. 2 pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, has had a tumultuous NFL career with the Jets, throwing for 6,293 yards, 23 touchdowns, and 25 interceptions in 34 career games, while completing only 57 percent of his passes. The 49ers had interest in Wilson back before the 2021 NFL Draft, but ultimately didn’t get a...

Gang Green Nation

Scouting Jets offensive tackle Tyron Smith

Photo by Perry Knotts/ Taking a look at the Jets’ new star left tackle Now that free agency is well and truly underway, we’re going to be breaking down the players acquired by the New York Jets so far, continuing today with offensive tackle Tyron Smith. The 33-year old Smith is listed at 6’5” and 320 pounds and was the 9th overall pick in the 2011 NFL draft out of USC. He has started 161 games in his career, is an eight-time pro bowler and has been a first-team all-pro twice. Background Smith was a five-star high school recruit who played three seasons at USC...

Cincy Jungle

Sheldon Rankins officially joins Bengals and has introductory press conference

Cincinnati Bengals “We got all the makings to make that kind of run again.” The Cincinnati Bengals announced Monday that they have officially signed Sheldon Rankins to a two-year deal. The deal was previously reported to be worth $26 million. At 6-foot-2 and 305 pounds, Rankins is a ninth-year player out of Louisville who was a first-round NFL Draft pick of the New Orleans Saints in 2016. He spent five seasons (2016-20) with the Saints, two (2021-22) with the New York Jets, and then spent the 2023 season with the Houston Texans. Rankins has played in 109...

Gang Green Nation

New York Jets Flight Connections 03/17/24

Photo by Adam Hunger/ Bringing your daily links to the NFL’s New York Jets Good morning Gang Green Nation! With star offensive tackle Tyron Smith in the fold, the Jets biggest remaining need is at wide receiver, where there is pretty much nothing beyond Garrett Wilson on the roster. The Jets will likely select at least one, and maybe multiple wide receivers in the draft, but rookies aren’t always immediately productive. The free agent market is uninspiring, but that’s what we have to work with. The Jets have scheduled a meeting with Mike Williams on Monday. Odell...

Gang Green Nation

Ex-Jets in action as the UFL gets underway later this month

Photo by Jim McIsaac/ Ex-Jets are sprinkled throughout the spring football league While most of the attention this month will be on free agency and the new league year, we also have some spring football to look forward to. The first season of the new UFL - formed following a merger between the USFL and XFL - gets underway in a few weeks. Having taken the best teams from each league, combined a few teams and held a dispersal draft, the league and its eight franchises are ready to go with a mixture of young players that never made it to the NFL, players who recently...

Bucs Nation

Jordan Whitehead used social media to entice the Buccaneers to bring him back

Photo by Jared C. Tilton/ The veteran safety didn’t have to slide into anyone’s DMs to gain attention. The Buccaneers drafted Jordan Whitehead in the fourth round of the 2018 draft out of Pitt. He quickly became a fan favorite in just a few years and was part of the Bucs Super Bowl LV run where he forced a Packers turnover in the NFC Championship in route to a 31-26 victory. When he left to sign with the New York Jets during the 2022 offseason, a void was instantly felt in the defensive backfield. But after two seasons away from Tampa Bay, Whitehead has now returned...

Baltimore Sun

Ravens reportedly trading RT Morgan Moses to Jets as part of draft pick swap

With the trade, the Ravens' offensive line, which helped clear the way for the NFL's top rushing attack, will look significantly different next season.

Cincy Jungle

Sheldon Rankins likely to sign with Bengals, per report

Photo by Ryan Kang/ The Bengals are making a move on the d-line. The Cincinnati Bengals are likely back on the board, and it comes at arguably the biggest position of need. According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, the Bengals are nearing an agreement with free agent defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins, formerly of the Houston Texans. The 6-foot-2, 305-pound Rankins was the New Orleans Saints’ 12th overall pick of the 2016 NFL Draft by way of the Louisville Cardinals. After five years in the Bayou, Rankins spent two years with the New York Jets, then was with the Texans this...

Hogs Haven

Washington Commanders Free Agency: Jamison Crowder re-signs on a 1-year deal

Photo by Tom Hauck/ veteran slot receiver & returner runs it back (again) in DC Josina Anderson has reported and others have confirmed that Jamison Crowder is returning to the Commanders on a 1-year deal. Of course, the Redskins drafted Crowder in the 4th round of the 2015 draft out of Duke, and he quickly became a fan favorite. Crowder joined the Jets in free agency in 2019 and the Bills in 2022. In September last year, Crowder returned to Washington. He saw limited duty as a receiver, but was the team’s primary punt returner. Now Adam Peters, Dan Quinn and...

Gang Green Nation

Jets Sign Guard, Defensive Tackle and Quarterback

Photo by Joe Sargent/ Late flurry of moves for the Jets to plug some holes on the first day of legal tampering In a flurry of moves late on the first day of “legal tampering” prior to the start of the new NFL league year, the New York Jets signed guard John Simpson, defensive tackle Javon Kinlaw and quarterback Tyrod Taylor. John Simpson is a 6’ 4”, 330 pound 26 year old guard out of Clemson. He was originally drafted by the Las Vegas Raiders with the 109th selection in the 4th round of the 2020 NFL draft. Simpson began his career as a backup before starting all...

Turf Show Times

Veteran options at kicker are dwindling for the Rams

Photo by Julio Aguilar/ Greg Zuerlein re-signs with Jets. Chase McLaughlin returns to Buccaneers. The Los Angeles Rams are in the market for a new kicker, whether they kick the tires (no pun intended) on a veteran in free agency or look to secure a cost-controlled player on a four-year deal via the NFL Draft. The team signed Tanner Brown, who they inked as a UDFA post-draft last year, to a futures contract and he’s currently the only rostered kicker for LA. Unfortunately for the Rams, their options at kicker in the free agent market seem to be dwindling. Greg...

Gang Green Nation

Jets add three compensatory picks in 2024 NFL Draft

Nathan Shepherd’s departure netted the Jets an extra Draft pick. | Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports Thank you Nathan Shepherd, Mike White, and Dan Feeney The NFL has awarded its compensatory Draft picks for 2024. Compensatory picks are awarded to teams that lost more than they gained in free agency the previous year. The Jets have netted an extra sixth round pick and a pair of seventh round selection. The pick in round six will be 218th overall. The two in the seventh round will be 256th and 257th overall. Those are also the final two selections of the NFL Draft. In case...

Gang Green Nation

New York Jets Flight Connections 03/10/24

Brian Fluharty-USA TODAY Sports Bringing your daily links to the NFL’s New York Jets Good morning Gang Green Nation! One possible upgrade to the Jets’ wide receivers group was taken off the board yesterday when the Denver Broncos traded Jerry Jeudy to the Cleveland Browns for 5th and 6th round draft picks. The Jets are rumored to have been interested in Jeudy, but apparently they weren’t interested enough to beat the Browns’ rather limited offer. Was that a mistake? That remains to be seen. When the offseason is finished and the Jets present their opening day...

FOX Sports

Chiefs pick, Michael Penix and Bo Nix spots highlight best NFL Draft bets | The Herd

Bear Bets Co-Host Chris "The Bear" Fallica joins Jason McIntyre to give the best bets to take in the 2024 NFL Draft, including what positions the New York Jets and Kansas City Chiefs will focus on, along with where Michael Penix and Bo Nix will land.

Gang Green Nation

The Athletic released their “NFL executive” mock draft: Who did the New York Jets take?

Joshua L. Jones / USA TODAY NETWORK Could the Jets take a tight end in the first round? Most mock drafts are just the thoughts of one person. Accordingly, their biases (e.g., the types of players they do or don’t like) are able to shape a lot of the decisions. In other cases, mock drafts are done by groups which, in theory, should allow these individual biases to cancel out across the larger group of decision makers. However, merely having a bunch of voters can also have flaws if those voters are all pretty uninformed. What I think is cool is that Mike Sando of The...

Gang Green Nation

Dane Brugler of The Athletic releases latest mock draft: Who did the New York Jets take?

Dan Rainville / USA TODAY NETWORK The Jets get a much needed offensive tackle in this mock draft I don’t bother to pay attention to most mock drafts. In so many cases they just amount to “identify team need and then pick highest player available at that position to that team,” which ignores that teams have varying big boards and often go best player available. Some mock drafts are interesting though. One such example if you’re a New York Jets fan is the one dropped by Dane Brugler of The Athletic on Monday. This mock draft was interesting to me because of what...

Gang Green Nation

New York Jets Flight Connections 3/4/24

Bringing your daily links to the NFL’s New York Jets Good morning, Gang Green Nation. I hope you’re all having a great start to the day. Shout out to Mr. Wells for holding down the fort over the weekend as usual. The NFL Combine has ended, and there were plenty of jaw-dropping performances on display. It also showed that this class could be one of the most talented that we’ve seen in a long time - although that always remains to be seen. However, what’s not great to see is the New York Jets lack of draft picks in this year’s draft. When considering the direction of...

Niner Nation

Golden Nuggets: The Jets released Laken Tomlinson

Photo by Michael Zagaris/San Francisco 49ers/ Your daily San Francisco 49ers links for Tuesday, February 27, 2024 John Lynch speaks today. 49ers great Gore offers NFL draft scouting report on his son In an exclusive interview with the Bay Area News Group’s Cam Inman, Gore detailed his latest scouting report: On his son, Frank Gore Jr. “Very good football player,” Gore told Inman. “Tough. Great eyes. Great feet. He’s going to do whatever it takes that the team that drafts him made the right decision. He’s got top-end speed. Some days he can go, some days he...

Big Blue View

Giants multi-round mock draft: The trade up from No. 6 for a QB scenario

Jayden Daniels | Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports The move is doable for the Giants, but is it worth the cost? There has been a lot of chatter recently about the possibility of the New York Giants moving up from No. 6 to No. 3 in the 2024 NFL Draft to select an heir apparent to Daniel Jones at quarterback. Let’s explore the scenario. Round 1 (No. 3) — Jayden Daniels, QB, LSU In 2018, the New York Jets moved from No. 6 to No. 3 to select Sam Darnold. They surrendered three second-round picks, two in that draft and one in the following draft. Daniel Jeremiah of NFL...

Gang Green Nation

A Pre Draft Plan

Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports One step in a long road ahead The New York Jets enter a pivotal moment in franchise history, as the team is looking to rebound from a nightmare season that saw Aaron Rodgers last all of four snaps this past season. It was a punch in the gut for all involved, especially Aaron Rodgers, who had to truly feel the pain. Picking up the pieces of a lost season may not be as easy as some think. Joe Douglas did all he could to fit the salary of his future Hall of Fame quarterback into the Jets’ salary cap. The 2023 salary cap was already...

Big Blue View

Giants news, 2/23: Jeremiah says Giants have pieces to trade up for QB, Xavier McKinney, Mike Onwenu, more headlines

New York Giants news for Friday Good morning, New York Giants fans! Giants trading up from No. 6 for a QB ‘very much in play’ — Daniel Jeremiah Well-connected NFL Network insider Daniel Jeremiah said Thursday during a draft conference call that moving from No. 6 to No. 3, which would guarantee the Giants one of the top three quarterbacks in the draft class, is “very much in play.” The precedent for a move from No. 6 to No. 3, a pick currently held by the New England Patriots, was set in 2018. That year, the New York Jets gave the Indianapolis Colts three second-round...

Gang Green Nation

Building A GGN Big Board 2024

Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Let’s crowd source a 2024 NFL draft big board Let’s crowd source a 2024 Gang Green Nation NFL Draft Big Board. From now until late April I’ll be putting up a daily poll asking Gang Green Nation to vote on the best available players from a rolling list of 15 candidates. The idea here is to build a generic Big Board reflecting the community’s view of this year’s draft class regardless of the Jets’ (or any other team’s) particular needs. So for instance, you may think the Jets don’t need a QB this year, but that...

Behind the Steel Curtain

Exploring potential Steelers draft-day trades in 2024

Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports There are always surprising NFL Draft trades on day one. Could the Steelers shake things up? In the 2023 NFL Draft, new Pittsburgh Steelers General Manager Omar Khan proved he was certainly open to moving and shaking, as he consummated an incredibly impactful draft day trade. Khan and his team leapfrogged the New York Jets — a team that needed an offensive lineman — in a trade with the New England Patriots to draft what hopes to be their left tackle of the future in Broderick Jones. Things feel different with Khan at the helm. There’s...

FOX Sports

2024 NFL Draft odds: Who will Commanders, Broncos and Jets select?

Geoff Schwartz predicts where two standout college QBs will land, and also anticipates that Aaron Rodgers will get some tight end help in New York.

Gang Green Nation

Bryce Huff and his impact on the success of the New York Jets pass defense

Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports Bryce Huff played an outsized role in the Jets’ defensive success this past season Rudy. Hoosiers. The Miracle on Ice U.S. Olympic Hockey Team. People love an underdog story. A common underdog story that is seen in the NFL is the rise of an undrafted free agent into an NFL regular. These are players that no one values enough on draft day to even spend a 7th round pick on them. That means all 32 teams saw their tape and said “Eh, I’d rather have X.” It’s a bleak outlook for many. It’s easy to root for those guys when they...

The Pick That Made Jets Fans Lose it | NFL 1995 Draft Story

During the 1995 NFL Draft the New York Jets were on the clock with the number nine pick. The fans thought they knew who would picked, but it didn't turn out the way they expected.

Myles Garrett Gets a Sack on 1st Career Snap! | Can't-Miss Play | NFL Wk 5 Highlights

After missing the first four games of the season with an ankle injury, #1 overall pick in the NFL draft Myles Garrett gets a sack on his first career snap against the New York Jets during Week 5 of the 2017 NFL Season. Watch full games with NFL Game Pass

Should the Jets Sign Taylor or Dump for Darnold?

On SNY's Loud Mouths, Marc Malusis and Jon Hein discuss if the New York Jets should sign Buffalo Bills quarterback Tyrod Taylor or tank the season in attempt to draft USC quarterback Sam Darnold.