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Besides the Steelers and Packers, also missing this Pro Bowl week is NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. The NFL said the commissioner is staying in New York so he can concentrate on collective bargaining issues.
The Jets' elimination from the playoffs reduced the average cost of Super Bowl XLV tickets by thousands of dollars.
Despite losing their second straight AFC Championship game, New York Jets owner Woody Johnson isn't about to blame his coaches or players for the early exit.
Rex Ryan's Jets may have whiffed in the AFC Championship Game, but that didn't stop two unlikely sources from heaping praise on New York's boisterous head coach Tuesday night.
The Steelers win Super Bowls in spurts, spawning generations of worshipers much the way the Yankees have in the '50s, '70s, and '90s.
The Pro Bowl has returned to its island home, a place where many players thought it should never left.
The Jets had another fine season, but the 24-19 Steeler loss was a winnable game – even after the disastrous start. A number of issues linger, some of which will impact the team in the future.
Less than two weeks after he used the same obscenity about Tom Brady, Antonio Cromartie took on both sides in the league's unresolved labor talks, saying they "need to get their (expletive) together and get it done."
After nearly two weeks, Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker has finally owned up to his mid-January foot-in-mouth press conference.
Sunday's loss to the Steelers "was probably one of the toughest losses that I've had," said Jets wide receiver Jerricho Cotchery on Tuesday morning with Joe & Evan.
Jimmy Traina, the writer and creator of SI.com's "Hot Clicks", joined me to talk about the direction of the Jets and Yankees, Brian Cashman's decision making and what's it like to talk to Derek Jeter.
The Jets were busy cleaning out their lockers in Florham Park on Monday, a chore they didn't expect to tackle until after the Super Bowl.
Now that the Jets' season is over and the bluster of the team has been silenced by the Steelers, a breath of athletic fresh air blew through the sports pages with nary a mention over the last couple of weeks.
Everything you've heard about Pittsburgh and its love for the Steelers is true. But since we live in a talk is cheap society, the only way to know for sure is to visit the Steel City and see for yourself.
Rex Ryan has been talking up his team since he took over as head coach two years ago, so why stop now?
