Tag: eric smith

  • Player Contracts

    Jets will try to restructure Holmes' contract

    The Jets are reportedly trying to restructure the contract of WR Santonio Holmes, who's scheduled to make $11.25M ($7.5M guaranteed) in 2013. The Gang Green have already dumped several veterans, including LB Bart Scott, LB Calvin Pace and S Eric Smith, creating close to $31M in cap relief that put them about $5.7M below the…

    February 25, 2013

  • Jets Player Release

    Jets release Bart Scott, Calvin Pace and Eric Smith

    The New York Jets have announced that LB Calvin Pace, LB Bart Scott, S Eric Smith, and OT Jason Smith have been cut. TE Josh Baker, who is not a vested veteran, has been waived. By making these moves, the Gang Green cleared over $31M in salary cap space. Eric Smith was a 3rd round…

    February 19, 2013

  • Jets Preseason

    Coples stars but offense struggles against Bengals

    Rookie DE Quinton Coples had an impressive debut against the Cincinnati Bengals on Friday night, registering a sack, five tackles, forcing a fumble and knocking down a pass. The offense, however, managed to gain only 173 total yards, as the Jets dropped the preseason opener, 17-6. QB Mark Sanchez started the game and completed 4…

    August 12, 2012

  • Jets Free Agent Signings

    Jets add safety depth - sign Yeremiah Bell

    The New York Jets added another veteran safety to their roster, as they agreed to a 1-year contract with S Yeremiah Bell, who played his entire 8-year career for the Miami Dolphins. Bell's deal is reportedly worth $1.4M, which includes a $1.1M base salary, which is guaranteed, plus a $200,000 signing bonus and a $100,000…

    May 18, 2012

  • Editorial

    Jets free agency needs

    NFL Free Agency will start today at 4PM ET with about 600 free agents hitting the open market. The New York Jets currently have around $14M of salary cap space, following the contract restructures of QB Mark Sanchez and OT D’Brickashaw Ferguson, and quite a few needs that have to be filled this offseason. Both…

    March 13, 2012

  • Jets Regular Season

    Jets fall in Miami, miss playoffs

    This was another must win, although the Jets would not have made the playoffs anyway if they had won, but for the third straight week the Gang Green simply forgot to show up, losing to Miami, 19-17. As the final seconds of the Jets' disappointing season were ticking off the clock, WR Santonio Holmes was…

    January 2, 2012

  • Jets Regular Season

    Jets fail again amid high expectations

    We've been through this many times before, we've believed in this many times before and the Jets have failed just like this many times before. They did it again last night when in a must win game against the hated Patriots, they just failed to perform up to the level needed to be competitive. In…

    November 14, 2011

  • Jets Regular Season

    Jets' slide continues as they lose to Patriots

    Just like a week ago, despite playing pretty poorly, the Jets still had a chance at the end. Just like a week ago, the Gang Green blew it. This time, however, it wasn't QB Mark Sanchez who gave this chance away. It was Rex Ryan's heralded defense that simply could not make a stop when…

    October 9, 2011

  • Jets Regular Season

    Kenrick Ellis inactive again

    The New York Jets have declared QB Kevin O'Connell, WR Logan Payne, S Emanuel Cook, RB Bilal Powell, OT Caleb Schlauderaff, OL Rob Turner and NT Kenrick Ellis inactive for today's game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Rookies Powell and Ellis are inactive for the second time this season. WR Santonio Holmes, S Eric Smith and…

    September 18, 2011

  • Jets Regular Season

    Jets vs. Jaguars final injury report and game notes

    MLB David Harris, WR Santonio Holmes and S Eric Smith were all limited in practice this week but are expected to play on Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Harris, who's been nursing a toe injury all week, dressed for practice today and went through individual drills, but as soon as the team portion of practice…

    September 16, 2011