UCLA OLB Akeem Ayers, a popular mock-draft choice for the Jets in the first round, headlined a group of six prospects that visited Wednesday with the team at their Florham Park facility, the Jets announced.

No surprises among the group; their arrivals

The Jets will open their doors for college prospects visits this week and it promises to get off to a big start today. That’s because a pair of highly rated defensive linemen — Baylor DT Phil Taylor (Video Highlights), a 6’3”, 334-pounder, and Temple DL Muhammad Wilkerson (Video Highlights), a 6’4”, 315-pounder — will be at the Atlantic Health Jets

SANCHEZ TO BEGIN THROWING  Sanchez, who will remain in Southern California until the lockout ends, is back into his training regimen and is working with his longtime trainer Todd Norman. “It feels good,” he said of his shoulder. “I just needed some rest. It’s been active rest, I haven’t really taken too much time off. I’m getting back into shape

This is a weird draft, there’s no other way to say it. From top to bottom this draft is just weird. It all starts with the CBA negotiations. The NFL is having a scouting combine and a draft and they don’t even know if they will play football next season. How will that affect team’s drafting strategy? The NFL teams

Dear Rex: Thanks for another fun and entertaining year. I’ve never been a part of such a great Jets football team. The brashness and tough talk, and the ability to go out there and back it up has been a treat to watch. This was probably one of the best Jet football teams that’s ever been fielded here in  New

New York Jets Vs Pittsburgh Steelers Kickoff: 6:30pm(est) Sun, Jan 23 2011 Location: Heinz Field Weather: Partly Cloudy and very cold conditions (18F) Low of  (3F) *according to Accuweather.com Records: Jets 11-5 Steelers 12-4 Five Things to Watch: 1. Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez against the Pittsburgh defense. In just his second year in the league, Sanchez has shown that he