Legendary New York Daily News cartoonist and columnist Bill Gallo passed away Tuesday night at the age of 88. His career at the paper spanned 70 years, the last half century as a cartoonist. Here’s one of Jets quarterback Joe Namath from 1973: Read the Daily News’ article on Gallo’s death here.
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How Mark Sanchez Ended Up a Jet
In his Monday Morning QB article, Sports Illustrated’s Peter King tells the story of how Mark Sanchez ended up a Jet: [Rex] Ryan tells an interesting story in the book about pursuing a franchise quarterback once he got the Jets job. The choice came down to USC’s Mark Sanchez and Kansas State’s Josh Freeman. “We sent Read More
Team Building No. 1 Priority for Jets Coach
Last week, Rex Ryan received the Horrigan Award, a yearly award given by the Pro Football Writers of America that honors a non player who most helped the media do its job. It’s really no surprise. Ryan’s colorful, always has plenty to say, and his team happens to win. He also feels right at home with the media. The Read More
Two More Video Links Then Back To Football. I Promise!
Here’s Rex Ryan with Jets’ owner Woody Johnson on the Fox Business Network on Wednesday: Watch the latest video at video.foxbusiness.com And here’s Rex with Sean Hannity on the Fox News Channel last night: Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com According to ESPN New York’s Jane McManus, Ryan gave 21 interviews on Wednesday alone. Sure, he’s Read More
CenterStage for Rex
The Rex Ryan book tour is in full effect. Currently, “Play Like You Mean It,” released last Tuesday, is No. 101 on Amazon’s list of top selling books. (This basically changes by the minute as I just found out.) On Wednesday, Ryan taped an episode of YES Network’s ”CenterStage” with host Michael Kay. The show will debut on May 13 Read More
Jets Address Offense on Draft’s Final Day
The Jets were busy today, adding four solid draft picks to an already impressive roster. Here’s a recap of who Gang Green selected on the third and final day of the NFL Draft. 4th round: Bilal Powell, RB, Louisville: The Jets have a crowded backfield as Powell will join LaDanian Tomlinson, Shonn Greene, and Joe McKnight. If he Read More
