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New York Jets
Current season
Established August 14, 1959; 58 years ago (August 14, 1959)[1]
First season: 1960
Play in MetLife Stadium
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Headquartered in the Atlantic Health
Jets Training Center
Florham Park, New Jersey[2]
Logo Wordmark
League/conference affiliations
American Football League (1960–1969)
Eastern Division (1960–1969)
National Football League (1970–present)
American Football Conference (1970–present)
AFC East (1970–present)
Current uniform
Team colors
Green, White[3][4]
Personnel
Owner(s)
Woody Johnson
Chairman
Christopher Johnson
CEO
Christopher Johnson
President
Neil Glat
General manager
Mike Maccagnan
Head coach
Todd Bowles
Team history
New York Titans (1960–1962)
New York Jets (1963–present)
Team nicknames
Gang Green
Championships
League championships (1)†
AFL Championships (1)
1968 (1968)
AFL-NFL Super Bowl championships (1)
1968 (III)
Conference championships (0)
Division championships (4)
AFL East: 1968, 1969
AFC East: 1998, 2002
† - Does not include the AFL or NFL championships won during the same seasons as the AFL-NFL Super Bowl championships prior to the 1970 AFL-NFL Merger
Playoff appearances (14)
AFL: 1968, 1969
NFL: 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010
Home fields
Polo Grounds (1960–1963)
Shea Stadium (1964–1983)
Giants Stadium (1984–2009)
MetLife Stadium (2010–present)
The New York Jets are a professional American football team located in the New York metropolitan area. The Jets compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division. The team is headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey. In a unique arrangement for the league, the Jets share MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey with the New York Giants. The franchise is legally and corporately registered as New York Jets, LLC.[5]
The team was founded in 1959 as the Titans of New York, an original member of the American Football League (AFL); later, the franchise joined the NFL in the AFL–NFL merger in 1970. The team began to play in 1960 at the Polo Grounds. Under new ownership, the current name was adopted in 1963 and the franchise moved to Shea Stadium in 1964 and then to the Meadowlands Sports Complex in 1984. The Jets advanced to the playoffs for the first time in 1968 and went on to compete in Super Bowl III where they defeated the Baltimore Colts, becoming the first AFL team to defeat an NFL club in an AFL–NFL World Championship Game.[6] Since 1968, the Jets have appeared in the playoffs 13 times, and in the AFC Championship Game four times, most recently losing to the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2010.[7] However, the Jets have never returned to the Super Bowl, making them one of three NFL teams to win their lone Super Bowl appearance, along with the New Orleans Saints and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The team's training facility, Atlantic Health Jets Training Center,[8] which opened in 2008, is located in Florham Park.[9] The team currently holds their annual training camp sessions in Florham Park, New Jersey.[10]
Contents
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1 Franchise history
2 Ownership
2.1 Wismer
2.2 Werblin syndicate
2.3 Hess
2.4 Woody Johnson
3 Stadiums
4 Rivalries
4.1 New England Patriots
4.2 Buffalo Bills
4.3 Miami Dolphins
4.4 New York Giants
5 Logos and uniforms
6 Cheerleading squad
7 Radio and television
8 Statistics
9 Notable players
9.1 Current roster
9.2 Pro Football Hall of Famers
9.3 Retired numbers
9.4 Ring of Honor
9.5 American Football League All-Time Team
9.6 All-Time Four Decade Team
9.7 Notable first-round draft picks
10 Coaches and staff
10.1 Head coaches
10.2 Current staff
11 References
12 External links
Franchise history
Main article: History of the New York Jets
The first organizational meeting of the American Football League took place on August 14, 1959.[11] Harry Wismer, representing the city of New York at the meeting, proclaimed the state was ready for another professional football team and that he was more than capable of running the daily operations.[11]
Wismer was granted the charter franchise later dubbed the Titans of New York as Wismer explained, "Titans are bigger and stronger than Giants."[12] He secured the Titans' home field at the decrepit Polo Grounds, where the team struggled financially and on the field during its first three years.[13] By 1962, the debt continued to mount for Wismer, forcing the AFL to assume the costs of the team until season's end.[14]
Joe Namath quarterbacking for the Jets in Super Bowl III.
A five-man syndicate, headed by Sonny Werblin, saved the team from certain bankruptcy, purchasing the lowly Titans for $1 million.[15] Werblin renamed the team the New York Jets since the team would play in Shea Stadium near LaGuardia Airport.[16] The new name was intended to reflect the modern approach of his team. The Jets' owners hired Weeb Ewbank as the general manager and head coach.[15] Ewbank and quarterback Joe Namath led the Jets to prominence in 1969, when New York defeated the heavily favored Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III[6] and solidified the AFL's position in the world of professional football.[17]
When the AFL and NFL merged, the team fell into a state of mediocrity along with their star quarterback, Namath, who only had three successful post-merger seasons after injuries hampered much of his career. The Jets continued to spiral downward before enjoying a string of successes in the 1980s, which included an appearance in the 1982 AFC Championship Game, and the emergence of the popular New York Sack Exchange.
The early 1990s saw New York struggling.[18] After firing coach Bruce Coslet, owner Leon Hess hired Pete Carroll who struggled to a 6–10 record and was promptly fired at the end of the season.[18] Thereafter, Rich Kotite was selected to lead the team to victory; instead he led the Jets to a 4–28 record over the next two years.[18] Kotite stepped down at the end of his second season forcing the Jets to search for a new head coach.[18]
Hess lured then-disgruntled New England Patriots head coach Bill Parcells to New York in 1997.[19] Parcells led the team back to relevance and coached them to the AFC Championship Game in 1998.[20][21] Hess died in 1999 while the team, plagued by injuries, produced an eight win record, falling short of a playoff berth.[21] At the end of the season, Parcells stepped down as head coach deferring control to his assistant, Bill Belichick; Belichick resigned the very next day (leaving a napkin at the stage for his introduction, on which he had written "I resign as HC of the NYJ") and went on to accept the head coaching position with the Patriots.[22]
The franchise obtained a new owner in Woody Johnson in 2000.[23] Additionally, through the 2000s the Jets visited the playoffs five times, a franchise record, under the direction of three different coaches.[24] Rex Ryan was hired in January 2009.[25] Ryan led the team to back-to-back AFC Championship appearances during his first two years[26] but the team never made the playoffs again during his tenure.
Ownership
Wismer
Harry Wismer, a businessman, had been interested in sports for much of his life when he was granted a charter franchise in the American Football League.[27] A three-sport letterman, football, particularly, stuck with Wismer who went on to play for the University of Florida and Michigan State before a knee injury ended his playing career.[27] Undeterred, Wismer began his career as a broadcaster originally with Michigan State and became a pioneer of the industry. Later, as the Titans owner, Wismer formulated a league-wide policy which allowed broadcasting rights to be shared equally among the teams.[27]
Wismer, who had previously had a 25% stake in the Washington Redskins, was interested in the American Football League and was given a franchise to develop in New York. Wismer, whose philosophy was who you knew mattered most, tried to make the team and the league a success.[27] His efforts began to accrue debt as the Titans' first two seasons were mediocre with attendance dropping in the team's second year.[27] The franchise was sold for $1 million to a five-man syndicate headed by Sonny Werblin of the Gotham Football Club, Inc., in February 1963.[27]
Werblin syndicate
Sonny Werblin graduated from Rutgers University and was employed by the Music Corporation of America, eventually becoming president of the company's television division.[28] With a vast knowledge of media, Werblin was determined to put the spotlight on the team.[28] His first order of business, after changing the team's name and jerseys, was to sign Joe Namath to an unprecedented contract.[28] Werblin's gamble would later pay off as Namath, who became a public star, led the Jets on to victory in Super Bowl III, though by then Werblin had sold his stake in the team.[28]
Werblin's partners, Townsend B. Martin, Leon Hess, Donald C. Lillis, and Philip H. Iselin, had a falling out with Werblin over the way the team was run—though the franchise had begun to make a profit, Werblin was making all the policies and decisions himself with little or no input from his partners, much to their dismay.[29] Though Werblin initially resisted their ultimatum to dissolve the partnership,[29] Werblin agreed to be bought out in 1968.[28] Werblin remained involved in the sports community and became the first chairman and CEO of the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority where he helped to create the Meadowlands Sports Complex, including Giants Stadium.[28]
Hess
Leon Hess became well known for his Hess Corporation gas stations; however, he also played an instrumental part in the development of the Jets during his tenure as co-owner and eventual sole owner. Hess had often fought for improvements while the team was a tenant at Shea Stadium but generally stayed away from football operations, allowing his coaches and general manager to make football-related decisions.[30]
Becoming the team's majority stockholder in 1973, Hess bought Philip H. Iselin's share upon his death in 1976 after which only two of Hess' partners remained, Townsend Martin and Helen Dillon, who had inherited the stake from her father Donald Lillis, upon his death.[31] Hess began to buy out the remaining partners in 1981 when he bought Martin's 25% stake for $5 million.[32] Hess bought Dillon's stake three years later for another $5 million, acquiring sole control of the team.[32]
Hess had a passion for his team and took losses hard.[30] In 1995, following a mediocre 6–10 season under Pete Carroll, despite generally shying away from football operations, Hess announced "I'm 80 years old, I want results now" during a conference in which Rich Kotite was introduced as the team's new coach.[30] After two unsuccessful years with Kotite, Hess heavily involved himself in hiring Bill Parcells in hopes to see his team again reach the Super Bowl. He did not live to see his dream realized, dying on May 7, 1999.[30]
Johnson at a November 2008 game
Woody Johnson
With the team for sale, two potential buyers were found in Cablevision and philanthropist Woody Johnson whose grandfather, Robert Wood Johnson II, expanded Johnson & Johnson.[33] Johnson was unknown among the other NFL owners at the time of his $635 million purchase of the franchise.[33] However, Johnson had a passion for sports according to former Knicks general manager Ernie Grunfeld and desired to own his own team.[33] Johnson has been considered to be an enabler who wants the best from his employees.[33]
Much like Hess, Johnson left many of the football related decisions up to his management team and tended to avoid the spotlight. However, upon hiring head coach Rex Ryan, Johnson had an increased presence as he molded the Jets into his team.[33][34][35]
Stadiums
Shea Stadium, 1964
Owner Harry Wismer sought out a place for the team to play their home games but was only able to secure the dilapidated Polo Grounds, which had not had a major tenant since the baseball New York Giants vacated the stadium in 1957. The Titans played their first four seasons at the stadium—in the final season they were renamed the Jets. The Titans shared the stadium with baseball's new expansion team, the New York Mets, for two years before both teams moved to the Shea Stadium in Queens in 1964. The Jets hold the distinction of being the final team to host a game at the Polo Grounds, a 19–10 loss to the Buffalo Bills on December 14, 1963.[36]
Wismer hoped the Titans could play in what would become known as Shea Stadium beginning in 1961.[37] However, funding difficulties and legal problems delayed construction of the stadium.[37] Wismer signed a memorandum of understanding in late 1961 to secure the Titans' new home.[37] That memorandum recognized that the Mets would have exclusive use of the stadium until they had completed their season. As the team moved to Shea under new ownership, they were, in most years, required to open the season with several road games, a problem made worse in 1969 and 1973 when the Mets had long playoff runs.[37][38]
Feeling that this arrangement put the Jets at a disadvantage, the team announced in 1977 that they would play two home games a year during the month of September at the Giants' new home in New Jersey, Giants Stadium. Litigation began between New York City and the Jets over the issue, and in the lawsuit's settlement, the city agreed to allow the Jets to play two September home games a season at Shea beginning in 1978 for the remaining six years in the Jets' lease. In 1977, the Jets were to play one September game at Giants Stadium and an October 2 game at Shea.[39]
In spite of these issues, majority owner Leon Hess was interested in renewing the team's lease at Shea, which was due to expire in 1983. Hess negotiated with New York mayor Ed Koch.[40] Hess wanted the city to redevelop the stadium to expand its capacity. He also hoped to renegotiate other aspects of the lease—the Jets received no money from ticketholders parking at Shea. Hess's proposals met resistance from Koch.[40] When negotiations reached an impasse, the Jets announced their intention to depart for New Jersey.[40] On December 10, 1983 the Jets played their final game at Shea and lost to the Steelers 34–7.[38] As fans pillaged the stadium for mementos, the scoreboard read "N.J. Jets" in reference to the Jets' departure to the Meadowlands.[38]
When the Jets joined the Giants at the stadium, many Jets fans hoped the name, Giants Stadium, would be changed. However, the Giants, who had the authority to approve the change, refused.[41] In an effort to conceal the fact that they played in a stadium built and decorated for another team, the stadium grounds crew was assigned to make the stadium more Jet-friendly during Jets games by putting up green banners and placing the Jets' logo over the Giants'. No change could be made to the blue and red seating bowl.[41] The Jets were featured in the first NFL playoff game in the stadium's history, falling to the Patriots on December 28, 1985.[41]
As the Jets sought to become a stronger franchise and remove themselves from their counterparts' shadow, the team entered into negotiations with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in an attempt to build a stadium on the west side of Manhattan, entering a bidding war with TransGas Energy Systems and Cablevision for the rights to the West Side Yard property—Hess, prior to his death, had been approached by former mayor Rudy Giuliani about bringing the team to the West Side when their lease at Giants Stadium expired in 2008.[42][43] Cablevision was fixated against the Jets owning the land as Madison Square Garden, located only a few blocks away, would be forced to compete with the stadium.[42] Team owners had voted, 31–1, with the Buffalo Bills the only objectors, to award the 2010 Super Bowl to New York contingent on the Jets winning the bid and completing construction of the stadium prior to 2010.[42]
An inside view of MetLife Stadium during the first-ever preseason matchup between the Giants and Jets
The MTA unanimously voted to sell the land to the Jets for approximately $210 million as the committee agreed that having the stadium would be beneficial in the long run.[44] An angry Cablevision, community groups and transportation advocates were determined to derail the Jets' attempts at building the stadium and two lawsuits challenging the construction of the stadium on environmental grounds were filed.[45]
Although confident they could secure the stadium, their hopes were dashed when Sheldon Silver and Joseph L. Bruno, both of whom held veto power over the stadium construction, refused to support the project, alleging it would hurt rather than help the development of the West Side.[45][46]
Defeated, the Jets agreed to enter a 50–50 partnership with their rival, the Giants, to build a new stadium effectively agreeing to a 99-year lease, which the Giants had signed earlier in the year, to remain in New Jersey.[47] The stadium, known as MetLife Stadium, became the first in the history of the NFL to be jointly built by two franchises.[48] The stadium, which is illuminated in different colors depending on which team is hosting a game, opened in April 2010 and saw the Jets and Giants open the stadium together in a preseason exhibition game.[49][50] The Jets' first regular season home game at the new stadium was held on September 13, 2010 and was shown nationwide on Monday Night Football. New York lost to the Ravens 10–9.[51] Team owners voted to have the stadium host Super Bowl XLVIII, held in 2014.[49]
Rivalries
New England Patriots
Main article: Jets–Patriots rivalry
Since the inception of the American Football League, the Jets have maintained what is considered to be a marquee rivalry with the New England Patriots.[52] The rivalry was relatively docile in its early years until 1966 when the Jets removed the Patriots, who had hopes of appearing in Super Bowl I, from playoff contention with a 38–28 defeat at Shea Stadium.[53] The Patriots returned the favor in 1985 when the Jets lost to New England 26–14 in the wild card round; the Patriots went on to Super Bowl XX where they were defeated by the Bears.[53]
The rivalry began to escalate and receive increased media attention in 1997 when a disgruntled Bill Parcells vacated his head coaching position with New England to accept the same position with New York.[52] The following year, the Jets signed Pro Bowl running back Curtis Martin from the Patriots.[52] After the Jets declined during Parcells' third year, Parcells decided to resign as head coach. His assistant, Bill Belichick, resigned suddenly the next day to become the head coach of the Patriots instead.[54][55]
A critical turning point of the rivalry took place on September 23, 2001 when Jets linebacker Mo Lewis tackled Drew Bledsoe, leaving the veteran with internal bleeding. This provided an opportunity for Tom Brady to take over as the starting quarterback and during his tenure, Brady successfully guided New England to five Super Bowl titles.[56] In 2006, Eric Mangini, an assistant under Belichick, left New England to join the Jets as their head coach. Under Mangini, the famous Spygate incident took place, further escalating tensions between both clubs.[57] When Rex Ryan was hired as the team's head coach, the rivalry further escalated due to an increased war of words between both teams. In January 2011, the two met in a Divisional Round playoff game. The visiting Jets pulled a 28–21 upset to advance to the AFC Championship Game, which they ultimately lost one week later to the Pittsburgh Steelers.[53][58]
Buffalo Bills
Main article: Bills–Jets rivalry
The Jets and the Bills represent the same state (New York), and this rivalry represents the differences between New York City and Western New York, where the Bills play. The teams are both charter members of the American Football League and have generally stayed in the same division since, even after the NFL and AFL merged. Aside from a few notable moments, such as a playoff game in 1981, ex-Jets coach Rex Ryan coaching the Bills for two years,[59] O.J. Simpson breaking an NFL rushing record against the Jets, and notable mishaps by quarterbacks Mark Sanchez[60] and J. P. Losman,[61] this has been an otherwise mellow rivalry.
Miami Dolphins
Main article: Dolphins–Jets rivalry
New York has maintained a rivalry with the Miami Dolphins since the Dolphins' inception in 1966. One of the most famous games in Jets history took place in 1994 when the Dolphins ran the Fake Spike play, giving them an improbable victory and halting the Jets' momentum that season, serving as a precursor to the Jets' next two unsuccessful years under Rich Kotite.[62] The Jets went on to complete an improbable victory of their own on October 23, 2000 in what is known as The Monday Night Miracle.[63] The Jets, trailing the Dolphins 30–7 at the end of the third quarter, rallied in the fourth quarter scoring 23 unanswered points, eventually winning in overtime with a 40-yard John Hall kick.[63]
When Rex Ryan became New York's head coach, there was an increased war of words between the clubs culminating with Ryan flashing an obscene gesture to heckling Dolphins fans in January 2010.[64] The rivalry continued between both teams when Sal Alosi, then the strength and conditioning coach of the Jets, tripped Dolphins cornerback Nolan Carroll.[65] Carroll was not seriously injured and Alosi resigned nearly two months later.[65]
New York Giants
Further information: Jets–Giants rivalry
The New York Jets previously maintained a high tension rivalry against their in-town counterparts, the New York Giants, that has since diminished due to the infrequency with which the teams meet in the regular season.[66] The pinnacle of the rivalry came on August 17, 1969 when both the Jets and Giants met for the first time, in a preseason game which was viewed as a "turf war" by both opponents.[66] The Giants, considered a mediocre team at the time, were regarded as underdogs and were under much scrutiny by the media and their fans.[66] Ultimately, the Jets bested their rival 37–14; this would result in the firing of Giants coach Allie Sherman.[66]
The Jets met the Giants in 1988 during the final game of the regular season.[67] The Jets, with a 7–7–1 record, had little to lose as their hopes for playoff contention had vanished.[67] The Giants, however, were contending for a playoff spot and a victory would have secured their spot and their division title.[67] Although the six point favorites,[67] the Giants were unable to overcome the Jets defense which saw the Jets sack quarterback Phil Simms eight times.[68] With the Jets' victory and victories by the Rams and Eagles, the Giants were eliminated from playoff contention and the Jets gained respect in the eyes of many.[68][69]
In spite of the big sibling rivalry that has resulted in trash talk between the players, both teams have formed an unexpected and consequently strong partnership sharing Giants Stadium for 26 years and MetLife Stadium, a venture in which both teams own a 50% share of the stadium.[47][66][70] The rivalry regained much of its tension in the 2011 NFL season when the Jets and Giants met in Week 16. Both teams needed a victory to keep their playoffs hope alive and there was significant trash talk between Rex Ryan and his players and many of the Giants in the weeks leading up to the game. Ryan and Giants running back Brandon Jacobs reportedly came close to blows after the game, a 29–14 win by the Giants.[71] The two teams met again on December 6, 2015, with the Jets winning 23–20 in overtime.
Logos and uniforms
See also: Logos and uniforms of the New York Jets
The Jets' colors are hunter green and white. The team's current uniform and primary logo, in use since 1998, are modernized versions of the design used from 1965 to 1977. The helmet is white with two parallel green stripes down the center, and a green facemask. The primary logo, which appears on each side of the helmet and on the jersey front by the player's left shoulder, is a green oval with the word "JETS" in thick white sans-serif italics over "NY" in outline serif lettering, and a white miniature football graphic at bottom center. The jerseys have standard one-color block numerals and serif lettering, alternating stripes on the shoulders, and opposite-colored sleeves and TV numerals. The team uses both white pants with two parallel green stripes from hip to knee on each side, and green pants with white stripes.
The team's original uniforms, as the Titans of New York in 1960, were navy blue with old gold numerals, gold pants with two parallel blue stripes on each side, and navy blue helmets with a single gold stripe down the center and no logo decals. The white jerseys had navy blue numerals. In 1961, the Titans added UCLA-style shoulder stripes (gold and white on the blue jerseys, gold and navy blue on the white jerseys), changed the pants striping to a blue stripe flanked by white stripes, and employed a somewhat brighter shade of gold.
When the Titans became the Jets in 1963, navy and gold were abandoned in favor of kelly green and white. The jerseys had opposite-colored sleeves with thick stripes on the shoulders and cuffs, above and below the TV numerals. The pants were white with two parallel green stripes on each side. The new helmets were white with a single green stripe down the center; the logo on each side was a silhouette of a jet airplane in green, with the word "JETS" in thick white sans-serif italics along the fuselage. In 1964, the single green stripe became two parallel stripes, and the jet-plane decal was replaced with a white football shape outlined in green, with the word "JETS" in thick green sans-serif italics in front of "NY" in green outline serif lettering, and a miniature football at bottom center. The decals were difficult to see from a distance (or on television), so the colors were reversed in 1965.
This design remained largely unchanged through 1977, apart from some variations to the numeral and lettering typefaces, the angle of the helmet decals, and adjustments to the shoulder and sleeve striping due to changes in NFL jersey tailoring and materials.
The Jets' first major design change was made for the 1978 season. The kelly green and white color scheme was retained; the new helmets were solid green with white facemasks, and a stylized "JETS" wordmark in white on each side. The mark featured angular lettering and a silhouette of a modern jet airplane extending horizontally to the right from the top of the "J" above the "ETS". The jerseys featured large TV numerals on the shoulders and two thick parallel stripes on the sleeves, while the pants had a single green stripe from hip to knee on each side. In 1990, the Jets modified this design by adding thin black outlines to the numerals, lettering, stripes and helmet decals, changing the facemasks from white to black, and adding a set of green pants to be worn with the white jerseys.
The Jets adopted their current uniform and logo design in 1998. Green pants were added in 2002, and have been worn with both the white and green jerseys.
The Jets were the first NFL team to wear a "throwback" uniform, in 1993 for a home game against the Cincinnati Bengals celebrating the 25th anniversary of the 1968 championship team. The jersey and pants mimicked the 1963–77 design, although the team wore its regular green helmets with a white-outlined version of the 1965–77 logo decal. In 1994, as part of the NFL's 75th Anniversary celebration, the Jets wore both home and road versions of this uniform in select games, again using their regular green helmets with the 1965–77 logo but with two parallel white stripes down the center.
In 2007, the team introduced a new "throwback" uniform, evoking the original Titans of New York and combining elements of the 1960 and 1961–62 uniforms, with navy blue helmets and jerseys, old gold numerals and helmet stripes, gold and white shoulder stripes, and gold pants with blue and white stripes on each side. These uniforms appeared again in 2008, 2009 and 2011, with a white jersey variation also appearing in 2009 as part of the NFL's celebration of the American Football League's 50th anniversary.
Cheerleading squad
JetBlue honors the NY Jets with its green plane.
Main article: Jets Flight Crew
The team originally named the Jets Flag Crew was established in 2006.[72] In 2007, the group underwent an expansion and was appropriately renamed the Jets Flight Crew.[73] The squad regularly performs choreographed routines during the team's home contests. Auditions have been held annually since their inception to attract new members.
The Jets Junior Flight Crew was established in 2010 offering children the opportunity to train with the Flight Crew while improving their "talent and abilities in a non-competitive environment."[74]
Radio and television
Map of radio affiliates
For more information on Jets broadcasting, see List of New York Jets broadcasters.
The Jets' current flagship radio station is WEPN 98.7 ESPN with Bob Wischusen, as the play-by-play announcer and former Jet Marty Lyons of the Sack Exchange, as the color analyst.[75][76]
Any preseason games not nationally televised are shown on WCBS-TV.[77] SportsNet New York, which serves as the official home of the Jets, airs over 250 hours of "exclusive, in depth" material on the team in high definition.[78]
Monday Night Football games are televised in a simulcast with ESPN by either sister station WABC-TV, or WPIX-TV if WABC chooses to waive the game to another station to carry regularly scheduled programming. Thursday Night Football carriage of a Jets game is incumbent on the producing network for that game (either WCBS or WNBC), which is also simulcast by NFL Network.
Statistics
This is a partial list of the Jets' last five completed seasons. For the full season-by-season franchise results, see List of New York Jets seasons.
Note: The Finish, Wins, Losses, and Ties columns list regular season results and exclude any postseason play.
Super Bowl Champions (1970–present) Conference Champions Division Champions Wild Card Berth
Record as of January 2, 2017
Season
Team
League
Conference
Division
Regular season
Postseason Results
Awards
Finish
Wins
Losses
Ties
2011
2011 NFL AFC East 2nd 8 8 0
2012
2012 NFL AFC East 3rd 6 10 0
2013
2013 NFL AFC East 2nd 8 8 0
2014
2014 NFL AFC East 4th 4 12 0
2015
2015 NFL AFC East 2nd 10 6 0
2016
2016
NFL
AFC
East
4th
5
11
0
Total
392
468
8
(1960–2014, includes only regular season)
12
13
–
(1960–2014, includes only playoffs)
404
481
8
(1960–2014, includes both regular season and playoffs)
Notable players
Current roster
Main article: List of New York Jets players
New York Jets roster
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Quarterbacks
5 Christian Hackenberg
15 Josh McCown
9 Bryce Petty
Running backs
22 Matt Forte
25 Elijah McGuire
29 Bilal Powell
Wide receivers
11 Robby Anderson
16 Chad Hansen
10 Jermaine Kearse
14 Jeremy Kerley
17 Charone Peake
18 ArDarius Stewart
Tight ends
86 Jordan Leggett
88 Austin Seferian-Jenkins
85 Neal Sterling
83 Eric Tomlinson
82 Will Tye
Offensive linemen
68 Kelvin Beachum T
77 James Carpenter G
70 Dakota Dozier G
78 Jonotthan Harrison C
71 Ben Ijalana T
76 Wesley Johnson C
79 Brent Qvale T
72 Brandon Shell T
67 Brian Winters G
Defensive linemen
94 Kony Ealy DE
99 Steve McLendon NT
98 Mike Pennel NT
97 Lawrence Thomas DE
96 Muhammad Wilkerson DE
92 Leonard Williams DE
Linebackers
47 David Bass OLB
54 Bruce Carter ILB
56 Demario Davis ILB
49 Dylan Donahue OLB
48 Jordan Jenkins OLB
58 Darron Lee ILB
95 Josh Martin OLB
51 Julian Stanford ILB
Defensive backs
33 Jamal Adams SS
23 Terrence Brooks SS
32 Juston Burris CB
21 Morris Claiborne CB
31 Derrick Jones CB
26 Marcus Maye FS
45 Rontez Miles S
27 Darryl Roberts CB
41 Buster Skrine CB
20 Marcus Williams CB
Special teams
7 Chandler Catanzaro K
4 Lachlan Edwards P
42 Thomas Hennessy LS
Reserve lists
34 Jeremy Clark CB (NF-Inj.)
81 Quincy Enunwa WR (IR)
3 Brisly Estime WR (IR)
87 Chris Gragg TE (IR)
75 Anthony Johnson DE (IR)
37 Bryson Keeton CB (IR)
89 Jalin Marshall WR (Susp.)
55 Lorenzo Mauldin OLB (IR)
36 Doug Middleton S (IR)
53 Edmond Robinson OLB (IR)
19 Devin Smith WR (IR)
Practice squad
69 Ben Braden G
38 Xavier Coleman CB
63 Geoff Gray G
34 Marcus Murphy RB
87 JoJo Natson WR
91 Claude Pelon DE
84 Kalif Raymond WR
93 Deon Simon NT
35 Terrell Sinkfield CB
14 Damore'ea Stringfellow WR
Rookies in italics
Roster updated September 21, 2017
Depth chart • Transactions
53 Active, 11 Inactive, 10 Practice squad
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Pro Football Hall of Famers
Joe Namath, Hall of Famer. His #12 was retired by the Jets.
John Riggins, Hall of Famer
New York Jets in the Pro Football Hall of Fame
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Seasons
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4 Brett Favre QB 2008 2016 12 Joe Namath QB 1965–1976 1985
13 Don Maynard WR 1960–1972 1987 21 LaDainian Tomlinson RB 2010–2011 2017
28 Curtis Martin RB 1998–2005 2012 42 Ronnie Lott DB 1993–1994 2000
44 John Riggins RB 1971–1975 1992 81 Art Monk WR 1994 2008
99 Jason Taylor DE 2010 2017
Contributors
No.
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Positions
Seasons
Inducted
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Name
Positions
Seasons
Inducted
— Weeb Ewbank Head coach 1963–1973 1978 — Ron Wolf Director-Player Personnel 1990–1991 2015
— Bulldog Turner Head coach 1962 1966 — Bill Parcells Head coach 1997–1999 2013
— Sammy Baugh Head coach 1960–1961 1963 GM 1997–2000
Ewbank, Martin, Maynard, and Namath are recognized based upon their achievements with the Jets. Ewbank is also recognized based upon his achievements with the Baltimore Colts, coaching them to NFL championships in 1958 and 1959. Riggins is recognized primarily for his seasons with the Washington Redskins (1976–1979, 1981–1985), as is Monk (1980–1993), who won three Super Bowl championships with Washington. Lott is in the Hall of Fame primarily for his exploits as a member of the San Francisco 49ers.[79] Baugh and Turner are recognized based upon their achievements as players with other teams, rather than their head coaching stints with the Jets.[80][81] While Parcells reversed the fortunes of the Jets, he had major impact for the New York Giants, coaching them to two Super Bowl victories.[82] Wolf only had a brief stint with the Jets between 1990 and 1991, while most of his major contributions occurred as an executive and player personnel director with the Oakland Raiders (1963–1974, 1979–1989), and later as General Manager of the Green Bay Packers (1991–2001).[83] Favre only played one season as a member of the Jets in 2008, between most of his career with the Packers (1992–2007) and his last two NFL seasons with the Minnesota Vikings (2009–2010).
Retired numbers
New York Jets retired numbers
No.
Player
Position
Years played
12 Joe Namath QB 1965–1976
13 Don Maynard WR 1960–1972
28 Curtis Martin RB 1998–2005
73 Joe Klecko DL 1977–1987
90 Dennis Byrd DL 1989–1992
(Jacket) Weeb Ewbank Coach 1963–1973
Ring of Honor
The Jets established a Ring of Honor on July 20, 2010, to commemorate former alumni.[84] Each season, players will be nominated by an internal committee and then inducted into the Ring. There is no specific amount of honorees to be selected each year.[84]
New York Jets Ring of Honor
No.
Name
Positions
Seasons
Inducted
No.
Name
Positions
Seasons
Inducted
12 Joe Namath QB 1965–1976 2010 13 Don Maynard WR 1960–1972 2010
28 Curtis Martin RB 1998–2005 2010 75 Winston Hill OL 1963–1976 2010
73 Joe Klecko DL 1977–1987 2010 — Weeb Ewbank Coach 1963–1973 2010
60 Larry Grantham LB 1960–1972 2011 81 Gerry Philbin DL 1964–1972 2011
24 Freeman McNeil RB 1981–1992 2011 88 Al Toon WR 1985–1992 2011
85 Wesley Walker WR 1977–1989 2012 99 Mark Gastineau DE 1979–1988 2012
93 Marty Lyons DT 1979–1989 2013 80 Wayne Chrebet WR 1995–2005 2014
— Leon Hess Owner 1968–1999 2014 32 Emerson Boozer RB 1966–1975 2015
41 Matt Snell RB 1964–1972 2015
American Football League All-Time Team
The following Titans/Jets were selected to the American Football League All-Time Team on January 14, 1970. The first and second teams were determined by a panel of members of the AFL's Hall of Fame Board of Selectors:[85][86][87][88]
First Team
Joe Namath (QB) • Don Maynard (WR) • Gerry Philbin (DE) • Weeb Ewbank (Coach)
Second Team
Winston Hill (T) • Larry Grantham (LB) • Jim Turner (PK) • Art Powell (WR) • Bob Talamini (G)
All-Time Four Decade Team
New York announced their official All-Time Four Decade team in 2003 which, was determined by the fans of the team.[89]
Offense
Defense
Joe Namath QB Mark Gastineau DE
Curtis Martin RB John Abraham DE
Matt Snell FB Marty Lyons NT
Don Maynard WR Joe Klecko NT
Al Toon WR Greg Buttle LB
Wesley Walker WR Kyle Clifton LB
Mickey Shuler TE Mo Lewis LB
Kevin Mawae C James Hasty CB
Jason Fabini T Aaron Glenn CB
Marvin Powell T Victor Green S
Winston Hill T Bill Baird S
Randy Rasmussen G
Jim Sweeney G
Special Teams
Bruce Harper (KR), Pat Leahy (PK), Chuck Ramsey (P)
Notable first-round draft picks
For more information, see List of New York Jets first-round draft picks.
Perhaps the most famous of the Jets' first round picks came in 1965 when they selected Alabama quarterback Joe Namath who boosted the Jets into the national spotlight with his boisterous personality and lifestyle.[90] His physical talents on the field helped improve the Jets' fortunes, leading them to victory over the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III.[90] Though injuries hampered the latter part of Namath's career, he is best remembered, according to former teammate John Dockery, as "a guy that came along and broke a lot of the conventions."[90] Namath was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1985.[90]
Perhaps one of the most disappointing players in Jets history was running back Blair Thomas. Thomas, who averaged 5.4 yards per carry at Penn State, was an intriguing prospect the Jets were interested in utilizing to help their cumbersome offense.[91] Confident in their decision, the Jets drafted Thomas with the second overall pick in 1990, expecting him to be a solid player for years to come.[91] Thomas ran for only 620 yards in 1990, and failed to meet the high expectations.[91] By the time Thomas left the team as an unrestricted free agent in 1993, he had rushed for 2,009 yards and only five touchdowns.[91] The 2008 first round pick, defensive lineman Vernon Gholston, followed a similar path, failing to record a sack during his three-year tenure with the team.[92]
An infamous pick was Kyle Brady in 1995, who was drafted ahead of Warren Sapp, one of many disappointments during Rich Kotite's tenure as coach. However, in the same draft, the Jets did better with Hugh Douglas.
In the 2013 and 2014 seasons, one of the Jets' strongest units has been their defensive line, manned by 1st Round selections Muhammad Wilkerson (2011) and Sheldon Richardson (2013). In 2013, Wilkerson ended the season with 10.5 sacks, matching the last Jets player to have more than 10 sacks in a single season, John Abraham in 2005. Also that year, Richardson was honored with an award from the AP for Defensive Rookie of the Year.[93] The Jets' run defense was stout with all three in the line up, finishing fifth as a team in rushing yards allowed in 2014.[94]
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Jennifer Jareau
Criminal Minds character
A. J. Cook as Jennifer Jareau
First appearance
"Compulsion"
1x02, September 28, 2005
Created by
Jeff Davis
Portrayed by
A. J. Cook
Information
Nickname(s)
JJ, Jen (By Spencer Reid)
Occupation
FBI Special Agent
Conditional Unit Chief (formerly)
Communications Liaison (formerly)
Title
FBI BAU Supervisory Special Agent
Family
Rosaline Jareau (sister, deceased)
Unnamed niece
Sandy Jareau (mother)
Unnamed sibling
Unnamed aunt
Significant other(s)
William LaMontagne (Husband)
Children
Henry Jareau LaMontagne
Michael Jareau LaMontagne
Seasons
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
Jennifer "JJ" Jareau is a fictional character from the CBS crime drama Criminal Minds, portrayed by A. J. Cook.
Contents
1 Character background
2 Storylines
2.1 Promotion to Pentagon and brief return
2.2 Return to the BAU
2.3 Relationships and family
3 Characterization
3.1 Fears and obsessions
4 References
5 External links
Character background[edit]
During various episodes, Jareau has described growing up in a small town near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. When she was eleven, her seventeen-year-old sister Rosaline committed suicide[1] by cutting.[2] Rosaline's death was a particularly painful topic for her and she initially chose not to tell her young son about Rosaline, until her mother Sandy reminded her that avoidance was not the solution to dealing with the pain. A high school athlete, Jareau graduated valedictorian[3] from East Allegheny High School, where she was the captain of the varsity soccer team her senior year and earned an athletic scholarship to the University of Pittsburgh. She also attended Georgetown, presumably for graduate studies.
JJ decided to join the FBI after attending a book reading by BAU founder and then-Unit Chief Agent David Rossi. She once told Rossi that she had not known what to do with her life until she listened to his reading, which was held in the campus bookstore during her senior year in college. The next fall, she applied to the FBI Academy.
Storylines[edit]
In the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU), JJ acted as the team's liaison with the media and local police agencies.[4] Though talented and helpful, she was not actually a profiler, having once declined Unit Chief Aaron Hotchner's suggestion to take the necessary classes in behavioral analysis.[5] She works mostly out of the confines of the police stations and field offices the team visits. However, she does accompany the team on raids, and is proficient with firearms. This is made particularly clear when JJ resolves a hostage situation inside the BAU by killing the hostage-taker, Jason Clark Battle, with a single shot (Battle is a serial perpetrator of hero homicide, who lured Technical Analyst Penelope Garcia onto a date, and then shot her, in an attempt to keep his crimes from being discovered). During season six, JJ is given a promotion to the Pentagon; however, she returns in season seven as a full-time profiler, having received the necessary training. In season 9 ("200"), she is then kidnapped, and it is revealed that her year as the DOD Liaison at the Pentagon was a cover story. It turns out she was on a task force in Afghanistan, in search for Bin Laden. The team saves her, and in season 10, it is revealed she has PTSD, and hasn't been dealing with her ordeal being tortured when she was kidnapped, as well as 2 main events that happened when she was in Afghanistan, one of which includes her having a miscarriage, after a convoy was attacked. She tries to work through it with the help of Reid, who calls her on it when she disappears into the morgue one day, for almost a half-hour, after seeing herself on the table, in place of the victim.
Promotion to Pentagon and brief return[edit]
It is revealed in "JJ", that JJ had twice rejected a promotion to The Pentagon and hid the offers from her superiors. However, she is finally forced to transfer by "the brass".[6] JJ's departure reflects that Cook was let go at the beginning of season six, for financial reasons relating to the premiere of the spin-off Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior.[7] JJ's time at the Pentagon was revealed in depth in season nine.
Cook later returned for the departure of Paget Brewster (Agent Emily Prentiss).[8] In the episode titled "Lauren", JJ receives a call and returns to help the BAU find Emily and capture Ian Doyle. The episode ends with Emily presumed dead after being stabbed with a broken chair leg in the stomach. It is later revealed that Emily is alive and in Paris with JJ's help, providing her passports from three different countries and a bank account in each "to keep her comfortable". In the season six finale, JJ returns in order to tell David Rossi that she is "coming back".
In "200", it was revealed that JJ's transfer was a backstop and that she was actually put on a task force in the Middle East with Mateo Cruz (who later became the section chief of the BAU following Strauss's death). During this time, she witnessed a mission she had pushed for fail and discovered one of the task force's informants dead. In February 2011, while overseas, she discovered that she was pregnant. However, in April 2011, following the events of "Lauren", during an attack on the task force, she was wounded and miscarried the baby. She didn't initially tell Will of the pregnancy, and it remained a secret between her and Cruz. In "The Forever People", when she starts showing signs of PTSD, Reid calls her on it, and he tries to help her and talk to her. She eventually admits she had a miscarriage due to the attack on her convoy, and asks him to keep it between them.
Return to the BAU[edit]
The season seven premiere reveals that JJ has returned to the Behavioral Analysis Unit, having received the training to become a full-time profiler, instead of the Media Liaison, a position which has been split between Hotch and Garcia.
She is initially against summoning Prentiss "back from the dead," but Hotch insists on telling the team the truth. Also, she learns Reid is emotionally hurt by her deception, as she knew he cried for ten weeks after losing Prentiss and she never said a word, and Reid revealed he considered taking Dilaudid again.
In season nine, the events during her departure in 2010–11 returned when Mateo Cruz was promoted to Section Chief. In "The Road Home", while waiting to meet Cruz, she is suddenly kidnapped. In "200", it is revealed that she was kidnapped by a man named Tivon Askari, who was a traitor in the task force, in order to access files from her mission in the Middle East. She was held hostage alongside Cruz and was tortured into giving up the code. She discovered that Askari was not working alone when he mentioned her miscarriage, revealing the true enemy to be Michael Hastings, a man she worked with on the task force. He threatened to rape JJ in order to get Cruz to give up his access code. She is rescued by Hotch and Prentiss, and she proceeds to chase after Hastings. Prentiss accompanies her and they both take on Hastings, resulting in Hastings falling off a roof to his death. JJ is left traumatized by the situation and promises to stop the lies and give only the truth.
A year after her kidnapping and torture, she starts experiencing PTSD, something that Reid notices. When she is confronted by him, she asks him to provide a term to describe her situation, saying that it's more than PTSD. She breaks down and reveals the source of her PTSD to be Tivon Askari and reveals her miscarriage to Reid. She later takes an extremely large risk against an UnSub in a room with a gas leak, which could have resulted the deaths of herself, the UnSub, and a hostage. Reid approaches her in the BAU to tell her that while he couldn't find a term to describe JJ's condition, he called Emily and managed to obtain Askari's file, revealing his background of his life on the streets of Tikrit, Iraq, and his criminal background. JJ unknowingly hallucinates Askari in the room with her. He taunts her and tells her that he wants to watch her kill herself. He also tells her that he will take her sleep, her smile, and her safety away, as well as change her so that her husband and son won't even recognise her. He explains that the memories will eventually take away everything she holds dear, but JJ snarls a harsh "No" to Askari before realizing it was all a hallucination.
Relationships and family[edit]
Prior to her courtship and marriage to Will, JJ displayed little interest in dating. She once went on a date with Spencer Reid to a Washington Redskins game, but little came of it romantically, although the two became very good friends. In the season 2 episode "Jones", JJ first meets William "Will" LaMontagne, Jr. a NOPD detective whom the team worked with while in New Orleans after a serial killer presumed dead following Hurricane Katrina resurfaces. It is revealed the following season that he and JJ had been seeing each other for the past year but kept it a secret as she wanted to keep her personal life away from the prying eyes of her colleagues, which Will initially misunderstood as her being ashamed of their relationship.[9] When she finally reveals their relationship by kissing him goodbye in her office with the blinds open, it is apparent that her colleagues already knew about them.
In "The Crossing",[10] JJ told Will that she was pregnant with his child. He later asked her to marry him, and indicated that he was willing to give up his detective's shield in order to help take care of the baby and allow JJ to continue to do her job, though he was worried about her safety and the safety of their child.[11] JJ later told Hotch she had found a temporary replacement for the duration of her maternity leave,[12] and soon after gave birth to a baby boy named Henry. Will transfers to the MPDC, and the family live together in Washington.[13] In later seasons, toddler Henry is portrayed by actress A. J. Cook's real-life son Mekhai Andersen. JJ and Will named Reid and Technical Analyst Penelope Garcia as Henry's godparents. When JJ returned from maternity leave, she and Will had exchanged rings with Henry's birthstone, but did not seem to be officially engaged, as she wore her ring on her right hand, not the left. In the season seven finale, JJ tearfully asked Will to propose to her again, and they married the following evening in a small ceremony in David Rossi's backyard.
Characterization[edit]
JJ is very loyal to her family and friends, as well as very protective. She is also known to be a crack shot. This was demonstrated in many episodes such as "Nanny Dearest" by shooting a fleeing suspect in the head at a faraway distance. In "Revelations", she killed numerous flesh eating dogs in a dark barn. In "Penelope", she kills Garcia's attacker by shooting him directly between the eyes precisely as he turns around to find JJ behind him. Despite her petite frame, she is very athletic and has shown herself to be able to hold her own even if disarmed. In the season 7 finale, she manages to physically fight off a stronger and taller suspect who had tried to kill Will and took their son Henry hostage. She is best friends with Spencer (and is the only one who calls him "Spence"), Penelope, and Emily.
Fears and obsessions[edit]
In "The Boogeyman", JJ reveals that she is afraid of the woods. When agents Derek Morgan and Dr. Spencer Reid ask her why, she tells them a chilling story about working as a summer camp counselor and discovering her boss's murdered body in his cabin. After telling the story, she admits she was joking, and says she doesn't know why she is afraid of the woods. In the same episode, JJ also states that she has a niece who, at the time, is about 8 years old.
When she and Reid unexpectedly came across serial killer Tobias Hankel in the episode "The Big Game", and split up to apprehend the suspect, JJ walked into a dark barn and was attacked by several attack dogs. Although JJ shot and killed the dogs, saving her own life, Reid was abducted by Hankel in the meantime, and would later be tortured and almost killed by Hankel before the BAU team was able to rescue him. After this traumatic experience, it appears that JJ developed a fear of dogs.
In the episode "Penelope", it's announced that JJ has never shot someone until she shot the man who had attempted to kill, and who continued to threaten the life of, Penelope Garcia.
She also seems to have a slight obsession with Cheetos. She can be seen eating them often, and it was implied that her online Scrabble handle was "Cheeto-breath" when she was playing Emily (who was hiding in Paris at the time).
In "Mr. Scratch", JJ tells Hotch that her worst fear as a child was being separated from her parents.
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "If the Shoe Fits". Criminal Minds. Season 10. Episode 6. November 5, 2014. CBS.
Jump up ^ "Route 66". Criminal Minds. Season 9. Episode 5. October 23, 2013. CBS.
Jump up ^ "Painless". Criminal Minds. Season 7. Episode 4. October 12, 2011. CBS.
Jump up ^ CBS Corporation. "About Criminal Minds - CBS.com". Retrieved March 19, 2010.
Jump up ^ "North Mammon". Criminal Minds. Season 2. Episode 7. November 1, 2006. CBS.
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Jump up ^ 'Criminal Minds' update: Cook and Brewster returning — but for how long?
Jump up ^ A.J. Cook Returns to 'Criminal Minds' for Paget Brewster's Final Episode
Jump up ^ "In Heat". Criminal Minds. Season 3. Episode 17. April 30, 2008. CBS.
Jump up ^ "The Crossing". Criminal Minds. Season 3. Episode 18. May 7, 2008. CBS.
Jump up ^ "Lo-Fi". Criminal Minds. Season 3. Episode 20. May 21, 2008. CBS.
Jump up ^ "Catching Out". Criminal Minds. Season 4. Episode 5. October 29, 2008. CBS.
Jump up ^ "Memoriam". Criminal Minds. Season 4. Episode 7. November 12, 2008. CBS.
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