JETS RUMORS & GOSSIP

With Organized Team Activities in full swing right now, optimism reigns around the NFL. One thing we know about New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan, he’s not very shy on doling out praise to his players and his team. This week at OTA’s, Ryan singled out second-year defensive lineman Muhammad Wilkerson (#96, above) as a player he’s “really excited about”...

Yeremiah Bell had his mind pretty much made up. He just needed a little reassurance about switching sides in the Dolphins-Jets rivalry. So, the hard-hitting safety called someone who knows all about going behind enemy lines from Miami to New York: Jason Taylor. ''He told me it's a great organization to come to and that everyone welcomes you with open arms,''...

New York Jets special teams coach Mike Westhoff will have surgery to replace a metal rod in in his leg from a previous surgery. Mike Westhoff is expected to be back in time for training camp, but will likely miss minicamp and OTAs with the team. In his stead, assistant special teams coach Ben Kotwica will be in charge of the Jets' special teams. New York Jets special teams...

  In light of TOJ Editor-In-Chief Joe Caporoso’s absence, the weekly 12 pack will be put on hold until next Friday. For today, we have a special request from TOJ Twitter frequenter Tommy Lessman to breakdown the five greatest New York Jets from the year 2000 on. Honorable Mention Vinny Testaverde - Although Testaverde is certainly a fan favorite of New York Jets fans, primarily...

Stephen Hill will be doing work as a rookie, mark my words. First off, forgive me for not posting in awhile. I’ve had Lyme’s Disease, which comes along with pretty severe brain fog, which comes along with some bad writers’ block. Now, onto the topic. While many Jets fans tend to be pretty pessimistic (especially the older ones), I pride myself as being somewhat...

Tim Tebow came to the defense of a high schooler who was punished for "Tebowing" during his senior graduation ceremony.

If you weren't already enthralled by the manufactured Tim Tebow and Mark Sanchez quarterback competition that has been shoved down your throat by most media outlets yet, there's still time to get sucked in. The New York Jets opened up OTAs to the media for the first time today, and the media responded in a hilariously idiotic way. And yes, they still want you to believe that...

Mark Sanchez and Tim Tebow are in competition for the Jets quarterback job, so it's no surprise that Sanchez's agent is backing his client.

One of the most intriguing New York Jets story lines heading into the summer is whether or not the Jets will be able to, once again, establish themselves as an elite rushing offense. During Rex Ryan’s first two seasons as Head Coach of the Jets, they were ranked 1st and 4th in rushing offense, respectively. Last season, they dipped to the 22nd best rushing team in the NFL....

Getty Images New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan had rookie wide receiver Stephen Hill working with the starting offense and rookie defensive end Quinton Coples working with the starting defense at practice on Thursday. It shouldn’t come as a surprise that both Hill and Coples ran with the starters on Thursday.  The Jets need a number two receiver and it’s Hill’s...

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- After spending eight seasons with the Miami Dolphins, four of which were under then-head coach Tony Sparano, Yeremiah Bell is happy to feel wanted by his team."When I visited here, they made me feel like I would be welcomed here. They took a big interest in me and it seemed like they really wanted me here. Taking input from Coach Sparano . Just him telling...

You can’t make this stuff up; reality is stranger than fiction sometimes. Chuck Shriner had his chance for glory and went for it. Acting on a five dollar bet, Shriner just before being handed his diploma, knelt and Te-bowed. A graduating senior at a Fort Myers, Fla., high school, Shriner took a page out of Tim Tebow’s playbook and knelt and bowed his head in prayer the pose...

A senior at a high school in Florida had his diploma withheld from him (among other punishments) after he Tebowed on stage during the school's graduation ceremony.

Jets running back Joe McKnight says he put on weight over the offseason, and a lot of it was due to eating junk food.

The Chicago Bears have made some tremendous upgrades at the WR position this offseason with the additions of Brandon Marshall and rookie Alshon Jefferey.  When combined with returning receivers Earl Bennett, Johnny Knox and Devin Hester the Bears have a formidable receiving corps that should allow them to keep pace in the pass happy NFC North.   But