The New York Jets on Tuesday signed Australian rugby star Hayden Smith, a 6-foot-7, 240-pound former basketball player who projects as a tight end in the NFL.   ———————————————————————- Interesting signing by the Jets. Hayden is a great athlete but very raw. Playing a new position and playing the game of North American football is a different game. Jets fans

Jets traded QB Drew Stanton to the Indianapolis Colts on Friday for a 6th round draft pick in the 2012 draft. Along with Stanton, who was signed on to be the 2nd string QB, the Jets also sent the Colts the 7th round pick they received from the Denver Broncos as part of the Tim Tebow trade

Sending their first- and second-round picks to Cleveland along with three players, the Jets were able to slide up to the fifth position in the 2009 NFL Draft to select USC QB Mark Sanchez. The aggressive tradition of the new New York Jets continues. When the team wants someone, Mike Tannenbaum goes out and gets him. Dazzling Eric Mangini with

The Jets and Jim Leonhard came to an agreement on a three-year deal after engaging in a brief bidding war with the Denver Broncos. Financial terms of the deal aren’t available yet, but when they become known Leonhard’s role will be clear. Leonhard was one of the first of the free agent Ravens to be linked to the Jets after

“Hello, police? This is the Philadelphia Eagles. Yes, I’d like to report a robbery. The New York Jets just ran off with our cornerback! What do you mean, ‘How do I know?’ They left a late-round draft pick in his place. Please! Come quickly!” In a day that will go down in infamy, the New York Jets have completed terms

Took long enough, didn’t it? The opening day of free agency was as arduous for fans as it was for the parties involved. Flashbacks of the Antoine Winfield fiasco had most fans waiting in fear. After hours of web-page refreshing, sports radio surfing, and ESPN sitting, Bart Scott has become the newest member of our New York Jets. With a