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Getty Images If a tight end is a quarterback’s security blanket, Darren Waller was a king-sized quilt for Derek Carr in last week’s win over the Jets. Carr threw a season-high 47 passes in Week 13. Per Josh Dubow of The Associated Press, 28 of those passes came against the blitz — tying the...

Getty Images The Jets had plenty of practice losing games before last Sunday’s 31-28 loss to the Raiders, but the latest one still hit differently for head coach Adam Gase. A 46-yard touchdown pass to Henry Ruggs with five seconds left in the game pushed the Jets to 0-12 on the season and it...

Getty Images Jets receiver Denzel Mims is away from the team dealing with a personal issue that could keep him out of Sunday’s game, coach Adam Gase said Wednesday. Mims returned home to Texas to deal with a family emergency, Brian Costello of the New York Post reports. As Costello points...

Getty Images Heading into Week 14 of the NFL season, the winless Jets remain atop the NFL draft order for 2021. The Jaguars, who have one win, could become the first team to go 1-15 and not finish with the worst record in the league. The Broncos moved into the top 10 this week. According to...

Getty Images Running back Rashaad Penny and cornerback Quinton Dunbar were designated to return to practice with the Seattle Seahawks on Wednesday. Penny practiced for the first time this season after spending the first 13 weeks of the season on the physically unable to perform list. Penny...

Getty Images Plenty of coaches come from one side of the ball, and they delegate significant authority to the coordinator on the other side of the ball. That happened in New York, with offensive-minded Jets coach Adam Gase letting coordinator Gregg Williams handle the defense. Saints coach Sean...

Getty Images Neither the Browns nor the Giants were scheduled to play a Sunday night game this year, but the NFL has decided to move their Week 15 game into primetime. The league announced on Wednesday that the game between the two teams at MetLife Stadium will be moved to an 8:20 p.m. ET...

Getty Images One benefit of the Jamal Adams trade for the Seattle Seahawks is that they won’t have to face him on the other sidelines when the New York Jets come to town this weekend. But, of course, that’s not the only benefit the Seahawks have felt from their offseason acquisition of Adams...

USA Today Sports The Jets have signed defensive back Elijah Campbell to their 53-man roster from their practice squad, the team announced Tuesday. Campbell was activated for Sunday’s game against the Raiders, playing 13 special teams snaps. He previously spent time with the XFL’s DC Defenders...

Getty Images The Jets will get a blast from the past when they get to Seattle for Sunday’s game against the Seahawks. Safety Jamal Adams was traded to the Seahawks before the season and quarterback Sam Darnold said on Monday that “there’s some days where you miss the energy” that Adams brings...

Getty Images While the Seattle Seahawks may still be licking some of their metaphorical wounds from a loss Sunday to the New York Giants, some of their actual ailments appear to be heading in the right direction. Defensive end Carlos Dunlap and running back Chris Carson were both limited in...

Getty Images After a disastrous play call in Sunday’s loss to the Raiders, Jets defensive coordinator Gregg Williams has been fired. Williams was fired this morning, according to multiple reports. The controversial Williams made a stunning decision to call an all-out blitz with the Jets...

Getty Images Twelve years ago, former Steelers coach Bill Cowher flirted with coaching the Jets. The flirtation eventually could happen again. On his weekday WFAN radio show, Boomer Esiason seemed to suggest that: (1) Cowher may be interested in coaching again; and (2) if interested in...

Getty Images The Jets have fired defensive coordinator Gregg Williams after Sunday’s 31-28 loss to the Raiders and there’s word of who will be taking over his job for the final four weeks of the season. Connor Hughes of TheAthletic.com report that Frank Bush has been named the team’s interim...

Getty Images Jets head coach Adam Gase had a conference call with reporters on Monday and the decision to fire defensive coordinator Gregg Williams was the main topic of conversation. Gase said he made the decision to fire Williams after the Raiders scored on a 46-yard pass with five seconds...

USA TODAY Sports When Gregg Williams somehow continued to find NFL employment despite his involvement in the Saints’ bounty scandal — including dropping a dime via an affidavit claiming that Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma had indeed offered $10,000 to anyone who knocks Brett Favre out of the...

Getty Images Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs had the big catch at the end of Sunday’s win over the Jets, but tight end Darren Waller had a lot of the big plays leading up to the final moment. Waller caught 13 passes for 200 yards and two touchdowns in the 31-28 victory. The two touchdowns...

Getty Images With four weeks to play in 2020, four of the league’s 32 teams have nothing to play for. Unless they do. With the Jets, Jaguars, Bengals, and Chargers eliminatinated from playoff consideration, the NFL has greater reason to be concerned about COVID-19 outbreaks for those teams...

Getty Images The Jets haven’t found an answer for Darren Waller and they’re trailing at halftime as a result. Waller turned a short pass into a 38-yard touchdown with 1:12 to play in the first half to give the Raiders a 17-13 lead. It’s the first time the Raiders went in front on Sunday and...

Getty Images The Jets have lost their first 11 games of the season, but they are in position to nab their first win of the year. Ty Johnson scored from a yard out with 5:34 left to play and the Jets lead the Raiders 28-24 after Sergio Castillo‘s extra point. Las Vegas extended their lead to...