Does Rex Ryan Want Mark Sanchez Back On Jets? 'Absolutely'
"Let's just let it play out," Ryan told reporters on Thursday at the NFL Combine. "I always want guys back … (Would) I want him back? Absolutely."
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"Let's just let it play out," Ryan told reporters on Thursday at the NFL Combine. "I always want guys back … (Would) I want him back? Absolutely."
This could be as good a time as there has ever been for an openly gay player in the NFL. The league will be watching.
With only Jeremy Kerley standing tall in Geno Smith's arsenal, the Jets could use a stud pass-catcher. And if there is any year to find one in the high rounds, this would be the year.
Brett Favre admittedly hasn't seen much of the player known simply as Johnny Football. But the three quarters or so he watched was enough to draw comparisons to a certain NFL great -- himself.
CBS Sports chairman Sean McManus says recently retired tight end Tony Gonzalez will bring "a fresh and insightful perspective" to the network's NFL pregame show.
The Jets have a lot of work to do if they plan on taking the next step off a surprising 8-8 season. It appears as if they want to begin their pivotal offseason in the trenches.
According to the report, the future Hall of Famer told police that he stopped at two banks. At the second one, the alleged suspect smashed Reed's passenger window and stole the money.
Sam has made his statement. Now it's time for one of the NFL's 32 teams to make theirs by drafting Sam and putting him in a position to succeed.
"I lived with Michael Sam," Richardson said. "Regular guy, has his own sexuality. Didn't take nothing from him. He was a great teammate, a great person. Everything you wanted out of him, you got out of him."
If Sam turns into a run-stopping, pass-rushing demon, his teammates will look upon him with the same reverence as any star. If he proves incapable or, heaven forbid, fainthearted, he won't have a chance.
Michael Sam, the SEC's co-defensive player of the year, is about to find out if America's most popular sport, rooted in machismo and entrenched in locker room hijinks, is ready for its first openly gay player.
Sparano, whose father served as the Jets' offensive coordinator in 2012, spent the last two seasons with New York as a seasonal intern.
The New York Jets have adjusted their ticket prices, dropping the cost of some tickets in MetLife Stadium and increasing others.
Messages of support from celebs, teammates, NFL players and media members poured in for the Missouri All-American defensive end. But others wondered whether the league is prepared to welcome gay players.
Tolerance is about to be tested in the National Football League. And Michael Sam hopes his ability is all that matters, not his sexual orientation.
