Report: Jets Release McElroy, Simms Set To Make 53-Man Roster
The New York Jets have released quarterback Greg McElroy, paving the way for Matt Simms to make the Jets' 53-man roster.
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The New York Jets have released quarterback Greg McElroy, paving the way for Matt Simms to make the Jets' 53-man roster.
The Jets have released veteran defensive tackle Antonio Garay and kicker Dan Carpenter as the team gets to the mandatory 53-player roster limit.
Here is my first and only crack at predicting the initial 53-man roster. I did my best to steer clear of similar lists from other writers, reporters and outlets. Without further adieu...
We love football because it is thrilling, exciting and a brilliant test of athleticism and strategy. But the risk continues to grow, and all the lawyers and settlements will never change that. That does not bode well for the future of the sport.
Over the next 48 hours, New York Jets general manager John Idzik will have the chance to prove that he was the right hire seven months ago to finally reverse the curse on this franchise.
It feels more like a band-aid than a true fix to the overarching problem the NFL has on it's hands: How to keep players safe when they are playing, and, possibly even more impactful, making sure their post-career lives are intact.
According to a report, it's very likely that Geno Smith, the team's second-round pick at this year's NFL Draft, will get the call on September 8.
The NFL agreed Thursday to pay more than three-quarters of a billion dollars to settle lawsuits by Tony Dorsett and thousands of other former players who are suffering from dementia and other concussion-related brain injuries.
While Mark Sanchez and Geno Smith wait for Rex Ryan and the Jets to select a starter, Simms made a strong case to be No. 3 on Thursday night.
While the New York Jets' quarterback competition is far from settled, Matt Simms certainly showed Thursday he might deserve to stick around when the season starts.
The NFL has reached a tentative $765 million settlement over concussion-related brain injuries among its 18,000 retired players, agreeing to compensate victims, pay for medical exams and underwrite research.
Jason La Canfora, a writer for CBSSports.com, wrote a piece on Wednesday entitled "Media hornet's nest only one of many problems for messed-up Jets." The story didn't sit well with Bart Hubbuch, who writes for the New York Post.
"I was on a sports talk show. I wasn't on 'Meet the Press,' " the N.J. Governor said two days after making headlines for his comments on WFAN about Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News.
The big question for New York heading into training camp was simple. Mark Sanchez or Geno Smith? With the regular season closing in, the Jets are still looking for the answer.
Simms will "play most, if not all, of the game" against the Philadelphia Eagles at MetLife Stadium, the New York Post reported.
