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A New York Islanders fan walks outside Nassau Coliseum before Game 3 of the NHL Stanley Cup hockey semifinals against the Tampa Bay Lightning, Thursday, June 17, 2021, in Uniondale, N.Y. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Defend NY: Jets bond while supporting Islanders in playoffs

By Dennis Waszak Jr. Jun. 17, 2021 06:11 PM EDT

New York Jets' Denzel Mims runs the ball during the first half an NFL football game against the Las Vegas Raiders, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)
Jets WR Mims dealing with personal issue, could miss game

By Dennis Waszak Jr. Dec. 09, 2020 11:59 AM EST

File-New York Jets wide receiver Jamison Crowder (82) catches a pass for a touchdown in front of Buffalo Bills' Dean Marlowe (31) during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019, in Orchard Park, N.Y. New York Jets wide receivers Breshad Perriman and Crowder sat out practice Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, with injuries, and they could miss the team's game at Indianapolis on Sunday. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus, File)
Next up for banged-up Jets: 'Whoever's got a pulse'

By Dennis Waszak Jr. Sep. 24, 2020 05:32 PM EDT

New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold (14) looks to pass during the first half of an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
Gase: Struggling Jets need to go on 'hyperdrive' to improve

By Dennis Waszak Jr. Sep. 21, 2020 06:40 PM EDT

New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley (26) is carted to the locker room after being injured during the first half of an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears in Chicago, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Barkley, 49ers hit with potentially season-ending injuries

By Dave Skretta Sep. 20, 2020 07:50 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2019, file photo, New York Jets head coach Adam Gase, right, talks to quarterback Sam Darnold (14) on the sideline during the second half of an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Jacksonville, Fla. Gase sees — and hears — a clear difference in Darnold each time he opens his mouth. The Jets coach will start calling a play during practice, and the quarterback routinely finishes his sentences. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
Digging it: Bills unveil new wrinkle in opening against Jets

By John Wawrow Sep. 10, 2020 03:12 PM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2020, file photo, New York Jets general manager Joe Douglas speaks during a news conference at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis. Douglas is not going to start patting himself on the back after a busy offseason. Douglas made several moves to help the team get better, but he knows they're still very much a work in progress. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
Jets GM Douglas won't be happy 'until we win the Super Bowl'

By Dennis Waszak Jr. Sep. 07, 2020 07:45 PM EDT

In a video grab from Zoom, New York Jets guard Alex Lewis speaks during a news conference Aug. 6, 2020, in Florham Park, N.J. The big guys up front on the Jets' offensive line got close while being far apart. Group texts. Silly memes. Funny jokes. Serious Zoom conversations. They all helped keep the lines of communication open during months of social-distanced bonding for a revamped unit loaded with several players who had never actually met each other in person until a few weeks ago because of the coronavirus pandemic. (New York Jets via AP)
Jets' revamped offensive line bonds with jokes, playbooks

By Dennis Waszak Jr. Aug. 15, 2020 04:21 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 7, 2019, file photo, Wisconsin center Tyler Biadasz gets set at the line of scrimmage during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Central Michigan in Madison, Wis. The Dallas Cowboys selected Biadasz in the fourth round of the NFL football draft on Saturday, April 25, 2020.(AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)
First Cowboys draft done, McCarthy set for unusual offseason

By Schuyler Dixon Apr. 25, 2020 08:51 PM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 1, 2019, file photo, Denver Broncos offensive guard Connor McGovern (60) blocks during the Pro Football Hall of Fame NFL preseason game against the Atlanta Falcons in Canton, Ohio. McGovern's tireless work ethic was born from football and potatoes. The big, Midwest-bred New York Jets offensive lineman spent his childhood playing on the ballfields of Fargo, North Dakota, and helping out on the potato-filled farms owned by his family. (AP Photo/David Richard, File)
Jets' new center McGovern raised on football and potatoes

By Dennis Waszak Jr. Apr. 03, 2020 05:36 PM EDT