DONALD STRICKLAND RUMORS

Like much of the news this weekend, this is unconfirmed, but according to Manish Mehta, the Jets will hold on to Donald Strickland going into 2011: Not surprising, considering that Ryan likes to have as many corners as he can get away with on his rosters.

Jenny Vrentas of the Newark Star-Ledger reports cornerback Donald Strickland is returning to the Jets, according to a person with knowledge of the move. That person requested anonymity because the team has not yet announced it. Strickland was with the Jets in 2009, Rex Ryan’s first season as head coach and played for the Chargers last season before being released on Thursday. Strickland...

Donald Strickland’s signing bonus from the Chargers this past offseason won’t even cover the cost of the cornerback’s pending patent.

The Jets have released CB Donald Strickland and RB Thomas Jones officially. Both players were an inevitability today, and we’ve known about it for a while. While I liked Strickland’s play at times, his inability to stay healthy was tough for the team to justify keeping him around. A lot has been made of Thomas Jones, but [...]

Cornerback Donald Strickland will miss the Jets’ game against the Bengals with a strained quadriceps, while punter Steve Weatherford is questionable with a tweaked hamstring. Coach Rex Ryan said Weatherford was a full participant in practice Friday, but injured his right hamstring. Ryan said the Jets will work out other punters Saturday as a [...]

Donald Strickland was actually able to muster a few smiles Thursday, something the Jets nickel back hadnâ??t been able to do much of the last few days.

The Jets will be without cornerbacks Dwight Lowery and Donald Strickland, and backup guard Robert Turner when they face the Buffalo Bills in Toronto on Thursday night. Both Lowery (high ankle sprain) and Strickland (concussion) also missed last Sunday’s game against Jacksonville. Lowery will again be replaced in the starting lineup by Lito Sheppard, with David [...]

CB Donald Strickland suffered a concussion Sunday and it out indefinitely. CB Dwight Lowery is listed as doubtful from an upper ankle sprain he suffered during a kickoff return Sunday. Obviously the loss of Leon Washington is hurting the Jets big time. - The 49ers have dropped tampering charges against the Jets in connection with WR [...]

Don't expect to see nickel back Donald Strickland (ankle) Sunday against the Saints. Strickland missed practice again today and looks like a real long shot to play in the battle of the unbeatens. Rex Ryan said Strickland and CB Lito Sheppard (quad) are "iffy," although it's believed that Sheppard is closer than Strickland. Sheppard also sat out. It's hard...

Donald Strickland was down on himself and needed to reassess things. His career path had become cluttered with dead ends, mostly because he simply wasn't able to stay on the field consistently.Strickland wasn't far removed from being one of the Colts' starting cornerbacks in the 2004 AFC Championship Game, no small feat since he was a rookie and wasn't even active for the season...