One of the nice little off-the-radar NFL stories took place recently when Jets owner Woody Johnson accepted a delivery from an Indianapolis middle school student.

The student's name is Alaina Finkelmeier, and she is one of 32 eighth-graders who have been a pretty big deal that city. They were the students selected to hand-deliver the city of Indianapolis' Super Bowl 2012 bid package to each NFL t… More

This past weekend brought some sad news for old-time fans of the Jets' predecessors. Two of the New York Titans with close ties to the state of Maine left us recently in MLB Roger Ellis and TE Thurlow Cooper.

Ellis, 70, died last Wednesday, as we were informed by Bob Mischak Jr., son of Bob Mischak Sr., the Titans' three-time All-AFL guard.

Ellis, who was born in Boston and played at the Univers… More

And then there were 51. Late today, New York Jets Flight Crew director Denise Garvey announced the finalists for the ’08 squad.

“I’m actually really excited about this group,” she told me after the selections. “I think there is a lot of talent and a lot of potential. I think we had girls who came out today and got our interest, whether it was in their dance ability or their look or their energ… More

The Flight Crew is making international waves. When the Jets hosted an open tryout today at their Weeb Ewbank Hall facility, the 250 or so participants included a young lady from Noriko, Japan.

Only six months ago, Nao left her native country for Los Angeles. She is studying English at the Cal America Education Institute, but she also owns a goal of being a professional football cheerleader. Nao… More

Bubba Franks made his presence felt at today's OTA practice.

Every time you looked up, Franks, the 6'6", 265-pound tight end who came over from the Packers as a street free agent in March, was snagging a pass for six.

There were some nice snatches at helmet level or above from Chad Pennington in red zone drills. There was No. 88 reaching for a "touchdown" in the corner of the end zone on a zip… More