Lichtenstein: Hackenberg Pick Brings Back Nightmares Of Past Jets Draft Bungles
"The Jets just don't understand what the draft is all about." Those words have been haunting Jets fans forever, and they reverberated in my head again late Friday night.
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"The Jets just don't understand what the draft is all about." Those words have been haunting Jets fans forever, and they reverberated in my head again late Friday night.
The New York Jets added depth to their secondary and offensive line -- and also got themselves a punter -- on the final day of the NFL draft.
The New York Jets have a new quarterback on their roster — whether or not Ryan Fitzpatrick returns.
Darron Lee is certainly confident, the type of playmaker who believes he can make an immediate impact for the New York Jets.
There are a lot of myths, half-truths and flat-out lies told at the NFL Draft every single year.
The Jets were hindered last season by their speed deficit in comparison to other teams. Darron Lee, who ran a 4.47 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine -- the fastest of any linebacker -- will certainly make up some of it.
A year after having arguably the best player in the draft fall to him, Mike Maccagnan reportedly tried to move up to grab another one.
The Giants and Jets must really believe, as everyone else seemed to, that Ohio State was loaded last year with top-quality pros, since they each picked Buckeyes in Thursday's first round of the NFL Draft.
Desperately in need to get younger at the position, the Jets selected Ohio State linebacker Darron Lee with the 20th pick in the NFL Draft on Thursday night.
Jared Goff is moving down the West Coast to Los Angeles. Carson Wentz and his big right arm are moving from North Dakota to Philadelphia. It's all about the quarterbacks at the top of the NFL draft.
With just hours to go before the NFL Draft begins, the rumors about which direction teams are leaning are flying from all directions.
The Jets have reportedly offered Fitzpatrick a deal for $7 million to $8 million annually while Fitzpatrick is looking for significantly more.
While the staring contest between the Jets and Ryan Fitzpatrick labors on, every football fan in Gotham wonders if the Jets should draft a quarterback over the next 72 hours.
For once, the key to the first round of the NFL draft doesn't belong to the team picking first. Or second.
Mike Francesa believes that Ryan Fitzpatrick still ends up back with the New York Jets.
The Jets need a quarterback and they have the No. 20 pick in the draft. They are in a position to select a signal-caller who has a chance to line up under center for years to come.
With the NFL Draft set to begin this week, Boomer and Craig offered some thoughts Wednesday morning on what the Jets could do to get a proven quarterback.
The Ryan Fitzpatrick saga is still hanging over the New York Jets as the NFL Draft takes place in two days.
As Jets fans form a conga line around the five boroughs, dancing down the halls over Tom Brady's suspension, the rest of pro football and its fans should be just as jubilant.
If Ryan Fitzpatrick was really worth eight figures, he'd be on the Denver Broncos right now.
Phil Simms called in Tuesday morning for what was supposed to be a brief chat with the Dynamic radio Duo that is Boomer Esiason and Craig Carton.
Whether Fitzpatrick is back with the Jets or not next season, the way he's been manhandled in these contract talks could prove to be a potential powder keg for the organization.
A waterfront football field has been renamed in honor of New York Jets coach Todd Bowles, who also received a key to the city where he was raised.
The Jets have a couple of quarterbacks on their roster, but neither is worthy of a starting job. The Giants have what was a premier pass rusher, but he's only got nine fingers and a cloudy future.
Mike Maccagnan and the New York Jets head into the NFL draft without answers to a few major questions. And that's before they even go on the clock Thursday with the 20th overall pick.
There will be a rally to welcome Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and another to protest the war in Gaza ahead of his speech Thursday.
Marcus Semien hit a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning against his former team and Brett Baty added a pinch-hit grand slam in the ninth as the New York Mets beat the Texas Rangers 7-2.
Police in Edison, New Jersey, will soon have more places to track vehicles entering and leaving the township.
The New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 9-2 on Wednesday night.
A Tennessee judge granted Dolly Parton's estate a temporary restraining order Wednesday against the late singer's nephew Bryan Seaver and his private security company.
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New York City health officials have identified cooling towers potentially linked to a Legionnaires' disease cluster in the South Bronx.
A massive rally against antisemitism was held Wednesday across from the United Nations near East 47th Street and Second Avenue.
A Long Island musician has landed his dream gig after being chosen as the new frontman of Quiet Riot.
Jaxson Dart is once again the Giants' future at quarterback now that his feared season-ending left knee injury has become a reality.
The Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport announced it welcomed its first-ever red panda cub, marking an important achievement for the endangered species.
Rain totals on Sunday were much less substantial compared to last Sunday's prolific totals, generally averaging less than 1 inch in most locations.
Fire departments were hard at work in Paterson, New Jersey, and Fairfield County, Connecticut, due to flash flooding on Sunday morning.
Rainy weather makes a return to the New York City area this weekend.
After a week filled with periods of storminess and high humidity, a calmer and drier weather pattern is settling in for the holiday weekend.
Police in Edison, New Jersey, will soon have more places to track vehicles entering and leaving the township.
Winds were already cranking along the Jersey Shore, and the storm will mean prolonged problems along the coast.
Jaxson Dart is once again the Giants' future at quarterback now that his feared season-ending left knee injury has become a reality.
Dozens in Keyport, New Jersey, packed a meeting Tuesday as the state unveiled long-awaited test results from a former landfill.
Amid speculation Jaxson Dart's knee injury is worse than first thought, Giants head coach John Harbaugh says "evaluations are ongoing."
CBS News New York's Marcia Kramer has more on whether their strategies are working.
The trailblazing heavy metal band put out an open call to anyone who could belt out their famous hits. CBS News New York's Carolyn Gusoff reports.
A Long Island musician has landed his dream gig after being chosen as the new frontman of Quiet Riot.
The race for New York governor between incumbent Kathy Hochul and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, her challenger, has narrowed to single digits, according to the latest Siena poll.
The water quality is slowly improving in the Long Island Sound, according to a local nonprofit.
There will be a rally to welcome Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and another to protest the war in Gaza ahead of his speech Thursday.
A federal judge signaled he is skeptical of President Trump's ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House grounds.
The race for New York governor between incumbent Kathy Hochul and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, her challenger, has narrowed to single digits, according to the latest Siena poll.
As Iran responds to Trump's threat of annihilation with its own warning of a possible "new front" in the war, global oil prices are rising again.
New York City bodegas are now joining a push to change state law so that they can start selling wine and even hard liquor.
New York City health officials have identified cooling towers potentially linked to a Legionnaires' disease cluster in the South Bronx.
NYU Langone has reached an agreement with the Justice Department to end gender-affirming care for minors.
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Some people in Keyport, New Jersey, claim the site of a former aircraft manufacturing plant is to blame for a growing number of cancer diagnoses, but the state says otherwise.
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A Tennessee judge granted Dolly Parton's estate a temporary restraining order Wednesday against the late singer's nephew Bryan Seaver and his private security company.
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An autopsy by the Greenville County Coroner's Office determined Hayden Panettiere's death was due to an accidental overdose of several drugs, including fentanyl.
Presley Gerber, the son of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber, has died at 27, a family spokesperson has confirmed.
Duncan Sheik died on Thursday night, his family said.
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Jaxson Dart is once again the Giants' future at quarterback now that his feared season-ending left knee injury has become a reality.
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Neighbors have been waiting since 2021 for the bridge over the Belt Parkway to be rebuilt and reconnect Bath Beach with the waterfront.
The People's Theatre now has its first permanent home in more than 15 years, thanks to help from theater legends from the neighborhood, like Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Brooklyn Greenway Initiative's 1.8-acre native plant sanctuary marks 10 years at a site where historians believe hundreds of human remains still lie
At a Bay Ridge school, students who were born years after the attacks are learning about Sept. 11 through the stories of parents, teachers and first responders who lived through it.
People dressed in elaborate headgear and paraded up Fifth Avenue for New York City's Easter Sunday tradition.
The Halloween tradition strolled through Manhattan's East Village on Sunday, with furry friends dressed in colorful costumes.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
The annual Easter Parade and Easter Bonnet Festival was held in Manhattan on April 20, 2025.
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Organizers say the final call will come from the city and the Parks Department over whether it's safe for the show to go on.
A crash involving an NYPD vehicle in the Borough Park section sent officers to a local hospital.
Three people were underground on the Upper East Side before climbing out of a sewer and speeding away in two different cars. CBS News New York's Elijah Westbrook reports.
There will be dueling rallies ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech at the United Nations in New York City. CBS News New York's Christina Fan reports.
A coastal storm is likely but there's still some uncertainty regarding timing and overall impact. CBS News New York Meteorologist Tony Sadiku has the forecast.
