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Favre: I'm Here to Win
 Favre: I'm Here to Win

Favre: I'm Here to Win

(Newser) - Brett Favre held up his new jersey this evening, one with a Jets logo instead of the familar green and gold of Green Bay. "To a certain degree, I don't know what I'm getting into," said Favre, making his first public statements since being traded to New York....

Trade Short of Super for Favre
 Trade Short of Super for Favre
OPINION

Trade Short of Super for Favre

Just making playoffs will be tough for Jets, stuck behind Pats juggernaut

(Newser) - Brett Favre's trade to the New York Jets "is a thumbs down for the surefire Hall of Fame quarterback," John Clayton writes on ESPN.com. Favre might’ve had a shot at returning to the Super Bowl by staying with Green Bay or going to Minnesota or Tampa...

Echoes of Namath for Brett the Jet

Trade for Favre could be marketing bonanza; QB Pennington will be cut loose

(Newser) - The trade for Brett Favre is a coup unequalled for the New York Jets since landing Joe Namath, the charismatic quarterback who led them to their only Super Bowl title in 1969, the Daily News reports. An unlikely destination in the monthlong where-will-he-play drama, New York sealed the deal late...

Packers Trade Favre to Jets for Draft Pick

(Newser) - Brett Favre will be playing for the New York Jets this year, FOX Sports reports. The Green Bay Packers agreed to trade their longtime QB, who came out of retirement and set off a monthlong drama about where he'd play next. The Jets will reportedly give up a single draft...

From Green Bay to Tampa Bay?
 From Green Bay
 to Tampa Bay?

From Green Bay to Tampa Bay?

Sources say un-retired QB is close to deal with Bucs

(Newser) - With negotiations with Green Bay at an impasse, it looks as if Brett Favre is headed out of town—and his destination might well be Florida, according ot the Tampa Tribune. The quarterback claimed last week not to be interested in talking to teams outside his old division, but a...

Top NFL Training Camp Issues, Non-Favre Edition
Top NFL Training Camp Issues, Non-Favre Edition
OPINION

Top NFL Training Camp Issues, Non-Favre Edition

Jets, Bears among teams facing personnel issues; pressure on Raiders' Kiffin to win

(Newser) - The NFL is in the midst of a turbulent off-season, even if you ignore the Brett Favre and Chad Johnson sagas. ESPN’s John Clayton breaks down the other top distractions as training camp nears:
  • With NFL Europe gone but the 80-man roster still in place, teams will have trouble
...

Lawsuit Seeks $100M From 'Spying' Patriots

Ex-Ram and fans want compensation for 2002 Super Bowl loss

(Newser) - A former St. Louis Rams player and some fans are trying to make Spygate very costly for the New England Patriots, reports the Boston Herald. A lawsuit was filed yesterday in U.S. District Court in New Orleans seeking $100 million from the Patriots for taping the Rams last walk-through...

Falcons Win, Keep No. 3 Draft Pick
Falcons Win, Keep No. 3
Draft Pick

Falcons Win, Keep No. 3 Draft Pick

Atlanta retains position after not 1, not 2, not 3 ... 4 tiebreakers

(Newser) - Miami will choose first in the 2008 NFL draft—of that there wasn't any doubt. After the Rams make the second selection, the honors will go to the Falcons, who won a series of tiebreakers meant to loosen the knot of four teams tied for the third-worst record, reports the...

Broncos Dash Vikings' Playoff Hopes in OT

Chargers clinch 3-slot by beating Raiders; Jets get pointless win in OT

(Newser) - The Broncos added the title of spoiler to their 7-9 record this season, as a 22-19 overtime win let Denver deny Minnesota any chance at a playoff berth, reports the Denver Post. Vikings quarterback Tavaris Jackson lost a fumble to an overtime sack, allowing the turnover that led to Jason...

Win Over Jets Gives Titans Playoff Chance

10-6 game is full of sloppy play, sacks on both sides

(Newser) - The Titans and the Jets each gave up two turnovers in this afternoon's game, which Tennessee won 10-6 to keep their postseason hopes afloat. Kyle Vanden Bosch accounted for three of the Titan's six sacks of Chad Pennington, while New York countered with three sacks of Vince Young, AP reports.

Perfect Patriots Top Jets, 20-10
Perfect Patriots Top Jets, 20-10

Perfect Patriots Top Jets, 20-10

Elsewhere, Dolphins win shocker while Tennessee runs past Kansas City

(Newser) - New England improved to 14-0 thanks to its defense, which scored once and shut down the New York Jets in a 20-10 win. In battling both the Jets and the lousy weather, the Patriots' high-powered offense was held to its lowest output of 2007. The visitors tried to rally, but...

Pats-Jets Forecast: Frosty in Every Way

Tension between Belichick and Mangini goes much farther back than Cameragate

(Newser) - When the videotaper and the whistleblower meet again tonight, a Boston snowstorm won't be the most bitter element in the air at Foxborough. Patriots head coach Bill Belichick and Jets helmsman Eric Mangini clashed most infamously over signal stealing during their last matchup in September, but the bad blood runs...

Jersey Will Try Harder to End Boob Show at Jets Games

Security to be increased for final home contest

(Newser) - Authorities are planning to take new steps to curtail obnoxious behavior at the infamous Gate D at Giants Stadium, long-known for scores of male fans gathering there to demand that passing women expose their breasts. At Sunday's turnout, it seemed as if nothing had been done yet as more fans...

LT Leads SD Over KC With 2nd Half TDs

Jets, Bills add to misery for Fins, 'Skins in early AFC East games

(Newser) - LaDainian Tomlinson took control after halftime, scoring both of the second half's touchdowns, and the Chiefs continued their spiral out of football relevance. Kansas City highlights were limited to a touchdown by hulking defensive end Jared Allen and a team-record 81-yard punt by Dustin Colquitt. In early AFC East road-win...

Cowboys Ground Jets in Big Way
Cowboys Ground Jets in Big Way

Cowboys Ground Jets in Big Way

Defense, running game keep Dallas even with Green Bay

(Newser) - Quarterback Tony Romo had two touchdown passes and the Dallas Cowboys stifled the New York Jets' offense in a 34-3 Thanksgiving day victory in Texas Stadium. Terrell Owens was "held" to six catches and a TD, while Marion Barber and Julius Jones combined for 167 yards rushing, as Dallas...

Beware of Boobs at Jets Games
Beware of Boobs at Jets Games

Beware of Boobs at Jets Games

Home crowd 'tradition' includes jeering at women to expose their breasts

(Newser) - At Giants Stadium for Sunday's Jets game, some fans had expectations of more than the upset they got from their team: an informal "halftime show" of a few temporarily topless women. The Times reports on a years-old tradition of fans congregating around the spiral Gate D pedestrian ramp to...

Flukey FG Gives Stunned Ravens 33-30 OT Loss

Colts, Jaguars, Jets among AFC's other winners in Week 11

(Newser) - Baltimore fans and players alike thought the game was over when Buffalo's last-second field goal bounced harmlessly off the crossbar, but after five minutes of zebra-striped deliberation a tie was announced. Phil Dawson's kick had gone through the uprights before ricocheting, and his next kick gave the Browns a 33-30...

Pack Go to 7-1 in Early Sunday NFL Action

Lions, Titans, Saints among other winners; 'Skins top Jets in OT

(Newser) - Brett Favre and the Packers won for the second straight week on the road in a tough AFC West setting, this time downing the Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium 33-22, thanks to 17 straight fourth-quarter points. Green Bay moved to 7-1 on the year and maintained its one game lead in...

Vilma's Season in Doubt
Vilma's Season in Doubt

Vilma's Season in Doubt

Mysterious knee injury initially denied by New York's defensive leader

(Newser) - Jets linebacker Jonathan Vilma may be out for the season with a knee injury, reports the New York Daily News; the extent and source of the injury are still shrouded in mystery. The signal-caller of the defense was uncharacteristically removed from several plays in New York's loss to Cincinnati over...

G-Men Rally, Win Battle of NY
G-Men Rally, Win Battle of NY

G-Men Rally, Win Battle of NY

Jets fall 35-24 despite fumble, kickoff returns for TDs

(Newser) - The Giants overcame a fourth-quarter deficit and their own wildly uneven play to beat the Jets for four years of bragging rights in New York. Brooding, Brobdingnagian Plaxico Burress put his team ahead for good with a 53-yard touchdown catch-and-run, highlighted by a ferocious stiff-arm on Jets corner Andre Dyson,...

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