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Getty Images More than 50 years after a Godfather from New York made the phrase, “We’ll make him an offer he can’t refuse” part of the American lexicon, a General Manager from New York has applied a twist to that catch phrase. “This was an offer we couldn’t ignore,” G.M. Joe Douglas said...

Getty Images The New York Jets have signed third-round pick Ashtyn Davis to round out the signings of their 2020 draft class. The safety out of the University of California was the last of the Jets’ nine-man class to sign their rookie deal. According to Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News...

Getty Images The Jets wrapped up contracts for members of their draft class by signing third-round safety Ashtyn Davis on Thursday and they’ll take another step toward starting the season on Friday. Rookies, quarterbacks and injured players were initially set to report for COVID-19 testing on...

Getty Images Safety Jamal Adams wants a trade away from the Jets and he’s airing some of his grievances with the club ahead of training camp. Adams is eligible for a contract extension and the Jets have talked about their desire to keep him, but the safety told Manish Mehta of the New York...

Getty Images The allegations of inappropriate workplace comments made by Jets owner Woody Johnson in his capacity as the U.S. ambassador to Britain are not going to quickly dissipate, notwithstanding comments made by the league and the team calculated to achieve that result. The Fritz Pollard...

Getty Images Allegations of inappropriate workplace comments have been made against Jets owner Woody Johnson. Johnson has denied those allegations. So what happens next? The Fritz Pollard Alliance has urged the NFL to “carefully monitor this situation and, if the allegations have merit, to...

Getty Images Jets defensive tackle Quinnen Williams‘ court date was postponed again, Rich Cimini of ESPN reports. Williams was scheduled for an appearance in Queens Criminal Court on Thursday. A new date has not been set. Williams was arrested at New York’s LaGuardia Airport on March 5 after...

Getty Images Jets owner and U.S. Ambassador to the U.K. Woody Johnson is denying a report that he has made sexist and racist comments to government staffers while serving as ambassador. Johnson wrote on Twitter today that he did not make the comments attributed to him. He also insisted he...

Getty Images The New York Jets have issued a statement in response to allegations made against owner Woody Johnson, in reports from the New York Times and CNN. “We are aware of allegations against Ambassador Johnson, which he specifically denied in the following statement earlier today: ‘I...

Better late than never. Or perhaps, in this case, better never than late. Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady didn’t participate in Sunday’s orchestrated tweetstorm from NFL players who pressured the league to do what needs to be done to allow the game to proceed safely. On Wednesday night, after...

Getty Images It may have taken until right before the start of training camps for Kelvin Beachum to find a new home but Beachum says landing with the Arizona Cardinals was a perfect fit. “It was a situation and a circumstance where I know a number of people in the organization,” Beachum said...

Getty Images Jets owner Woody Johnson’s support for Donald Trump resulted in a plum assignment as American ambassador to Britain. It also reportedly came, in 2018, with a specific project. The New York Times reports that Johnson told “multiple colleagues” in February 2018 that the President...

Getty Images The first headline regarding Jets owner Woody Johnson came from the New York Times. The second headline, a far more troubling one from Johnson’s perspective, comes from CNN. According to CNN, the U.S. ambassador to Britain since August 2017 “made racist generalizations about Black...

Getty Images Jamal Adams is trying to talk his way out of the Jets anyway, and now he’s making pointed comments about ownership. In response to a story accusing team owner Woody Johnson making sexist and racist comments in his job as the United States’ ambassador to the United Kingdom, the...

Getty Images With players like Myles Garrett and Chris Jones recently signing new contracts, we had an idea for a draft for our first day back from hiatus: Which defensive players would you start a franchise with? Simms and I made three selections each during Monday’s PFT Live. The full...

Getty Images Rookies from teams that are scheduled to start training camp on July 28 were able to report on Tuesday in order to undergo COVID-19 testing before being allowed into the facility, but not every team has gotten the testing going. The Dolphins, Buccaneers and Vikings announced in...

Getty Images The Jets have agreed to terms with offensive tackle Mekhi Becton, the 11th overall choice. The team announced the deal Monday night, tweeting a photo of Becton signing his contract. It is a four-year, fully guaranteed $18.45 million deal, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports. That...

Getty Images The Jets have agreed to terms on a rookie deal with another member of their 2020 draft class. Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News reports that sixth-round pick Braden Mann agreed to a four-year deal. He’s the fifth of nine picks to come to an agreement with the team. Mann...

Getty Images New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has told the Jets and the Giants he would not make an exception for his statewide limit of 500 people at outdoor gatherings — meaning they’ll have to play without fans this season. According to Steve Politi of NJ.com, the Governor made the decision...

Getty Images The Jets continued to notch agreements with members of their 2020 draft class on Monday afternoon. The team announced the signing of fourth-round quarterback James Morgan. They also got a deal done with sixth-round punter Braden Mann earlier in the day. Morgan played at Bowling...