Rookie Linebacker Takes Command For Jets' Defense
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Regardless of the outcome of today's game, Jonathan Vilma's first season at middle linebacker has been a rousing success.
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Despite being a rookie, Lorenzo Alexander finds himself having to juggle responsibilites on offense, defense and special teams.
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NEW YORK -- One NFL scout called linebacker Patrick Willis "a beast." And that was before Willis won The Associated Press 2007 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year award.
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San Francisco had just scored its second touchdown in two possessions against the Jets&#39; defense Sunday. As the teams lined up for the extra point, Henderson, the Jets&#39; defensive coordinator
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On offense, two of the Jets&#39; top three receivers - Wayne Chrebet and Santana Moss - had seemingly spent more time in the trainer&#39;s room than they had on the practice field.
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If rookie Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis needed his family growing up in hardscrabble Aliquippa, Pa., he needed them more after moving to New York.
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The New York Jets have hired Bill  Callahan as their assistant head coach/offense.
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He had been on the practice field earlier in the day, watching the up-and-coming team he's helped construct, and Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum could have had any number of things on his mind.
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One NFL scout called linebacker Patrick Willis "a beast." An NFL coach said Willis is "a rolling ball of butcher knives." And that was before Willis won The Associated Press 2007 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year award.
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They are 22 years old, rookies barely out of their junior years at Miami and Louisiana State, but one is already starting for the defending Super Bowl champions, while the other is trying to break through the group of young defensive ends in front of him.
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Quarterback Chad Pennington suited up for the Jetsâ game today against the Baltimore Ravens but his backup, Kellen Clemens, is making his first N.F.L. start.
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Ray Lewis, perhaps the finest linebacker in the N.F.L., will present the Jets' offense with what will probably be its biggest matchup problem on Sunday.
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D'Brickashaw Ferguson will be right on time when Jets players report to training camp Thursday.
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Jerricho Cotchery, who had a breakout year with the New York Jets last season, signed a contract extension with the team on Thursday.
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Brett Favre might start a game with a rookie center for the first time in his 14 NFL seasons.
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Trent Edwards will line up under center for the Bills on Sunday, becoming the first rookie quarterback to start a game this season.
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FOXBOROUGH - Like the rest of the NFL, the New York Jets didn't know what to expect from Randy Moss when he made his Patriots debut Sept. 9 against them at Giants Stadium. It didn't take long for everyone to realize that not only was the Moss of old back, he was better than ever.