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Getty Images Players play through injury all the time. Sixteen years ago, Hall of Fame running back Curtis Martin played through a fairly serious knee injury to lead the league in rushing. “My MCL had almost a grade 3 tear in it,” Martin told Tim Benz of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, via...

Getty Images Running back Devonta Freeman remains a free agent, but by choice. The Seahawks offered Freeman a deal, which Mike Silver of NFL Media reports is a one-year contract worth up to $4 million. Freeman seeks more. Freeman, 28, is not without suitors. The Jets and Eagles also have...

Getty Images Ty Montgomery began his NFL career as a wide receiver and moved to running back late in his second season with the Packers, but he failed to latch onto a prominent role before leaving Green Bay during the 2018 season. He landed with the Ravens and joined the Jets last year without...

Getty Images The Jets have high hopes for massive offensive tackle Mekhi Becton, which is why they selected him with the 11th overall pick in the draft. Becton also has high hopes for himself. Becton said he has two goals for 2020, one personal and one for the team. “I want to start as a...

Getty Images The Bills have done a very good job of keeping internal and external expectations reasonable in light of the departure of Tom Brady from the AFC East. Former Bills quarterback Jim Kelly has broken ranks in that regard. Asked during a recent appearance on CBS Sports Radio whether...

Getty Images New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has generally sounded a cautious note about when his state will be ready to reopen, but when it comes to pro sports, Cuomo is optimistic it can happen soon — as long as stadiums are empty. Cuomo said today that New York wants to see the Bills and...

Getty Images The Saints have agreed to terms with free agent Ty Montgomery, Nick Underhill of neworleans.football reports. Montgomery has played both running back and receiver, giving Sean Payton yet another toy for his offense. The Packers made Montgomery a third-round choice in 2015. He...

Getty Images Some 22 of 32 team facilities will reopen next week sans coaching staffs, who are prohibited by the NFL from returning yet. The Giants are among the teams that won’t reopen next week, which isn’t a surprise given New Jersey remains under a public health emergency through at least...

Getty Images A report earlier this week indicated the Jets think they are going to land cornerback Logan Ryan on a one-year deal, but Ryan isn’t ready to close his door on other possibilities just yet. Ryan appeared on NFL Network Thursday and said that the Jets “would make sense” as a New...

Getty Images If the NFL opens the season in empty stadiums, the lack of crowd noise would be an adjustment for the quarterbacks. That’s the word from Jets quarterback Sam Darnold, who discussed the possibility in an ESPN Radio interview. “It would be a little bit different, obviously, not...

Getty Images Free agent offensive tackle Jason Peters remains unsigned well into the offseason, but if any teams think the 38-year-old Peters is getting too old for the job, he’d like to disabuse them of that notion. Peters won’t turn 40 until after the 2021 season, and he has told friends he...

Getty Images Logan Ryan won’t return to Tennessee, and by all accounts, the Jets are favored to land him. But the Dolphins “remain in play” for the cornerback, Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports. Ryan and the Dolphins have had recent talks despite their riches at cornerback. Ryan, 29, wants...

Getty Images Sam Darnold dealt with mononucleosis last fall, missing three games. He isn’t worried about contracting COVID-19. The Jets quarterback said he trusts authorities to “do their due diligence and make sure we’re safe coming back.” “As long as we’re allowed to be in the facility and...

Getty Images Jets rookie offensive tackle Mekhi Becton is making an impact in his community before he makes an impact on the field. Becton was shown in a video posted by the Jets making a virtual visit to Goryeb Children’s Hospital, talking over video conference with several children. Even not...

Getty Images There was a report last month that the Jets were contemplating a run at free agent cornerback Logan Ryan and it appears they decided to make that push. It also appears that they believe that push will be a successful one. Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News reports that the...

Getty Images Five teams pursued Andy Dalton after the Bengals released him. One of those reportedly was the Jets. Rich Cimini of ESPN reports the Jets “flirted with” Dalton before he signed with the Cowboys, and the interest was “mutual.” The Jets need a veteran a quarterback and should sign...

Getty Images Frank Gore said last week that the chance to play for Adam Gase again helped convince him to sign with the Jets and the head coach has warm feelings for the running back as well. Gase said that Gore has “outstanding work ethic, football intelligence and that natural leadership...

Getty Images Jets safety Jamal Adams was the subject of trade chatter heading into last year’s trade deadline and his lack of a new contract has kept it on the radar this offseason as well. General Manager Joe Douglas has done his best to keep it off the front burner by saying on multiple...

Getty Images Betty Wold Johnson, the mother of Jets owners Christopher Johnson and Woody Johnson, has died at the age of 99. Although she did not have a formal role in the Jets’ front office, Johnson loved the team her sons ran and referred to the players as her grandchildren. Former Jet...

Over the past couple of weeks, the #PFTPM podcast has generated extended interviews with various team decision-makers in the wake of the 2020 draft. If you’ve missed them, here’s your chance to catch up. Just click the link and click the accompanying videos to see (via Zoom) and hear from the...