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Ronde Barber knocks the ball loose from Shonn Greene, who had gained 25 yards on a third-quarter run.

To Cleveland Browns fans who are salivating over the possibility of grabbing Tennessee safety Eric Berry in the 2010 NFL Draft, there may be another safety Eric Mangini would rather get, and, yes, it's another former New York Jeta 'Kerry Rhodes.

The Jets and Bucs could've played all night, and the Bucs probably wouldn't have made it to the end zone.

Thomas Jones rushed for 99 yards and two touchdowns, Jay Feely kicked four field goals, and the NFL's second-ranked defense intercepted rookie Josh Freeman three times while holding the sputtering Buccaneers to 135 yards in a 26-3 victory Sunday.

On Sunday the New York Jets take on the Buccaneers down in Tampa, Florida . While the game appears to be somewhat of a mismatch on paper, there are two things to remember.

Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis doesn't want to be embarrassed by Tampa Bay after watching fellow 1-11 team Browns upset Steelers, 13-6, Thursday night.

On Sunday the New York Jets take on the Buccaneers down in Tampa, Florida . While the game appears to be somewhat of a mismatch on paper, there are two things to remember.

The New York Jets placed linebacker and special-teams ace Larry Izzo on injured reserve Thursday with a neck injury.

The Jets have placed veteran special teams performer Larry Izzo on the injured reserve list with a back injury, ending his season and perhaps his career.

They areA behind Atlanta, which I don't agree with. The Falcons looked simply awful at home last week and are decimated with injuries.

Kerry Rhodes met with Rex Ryan Tuesday and was told he is close to regaining his starting job.

Shortly after coach Rex Ryan took over the Jets , by Ryan's own admission, he looked at Smith as an afterthought, an expendable spare part on the roster he inherited.

New York Jets safety Kerry Rhodes has been fined $5,000 by the NFL for throwing a ball into the stands following an interception against Carolina.

W HEN you are 4-6, when you have lost six of your last seven, when you have teased your fan base yet again by inflating expectations, you are subject you to The Blame Game.

It was a rare day of positive outcomes for the Jets, whoA now somehowA sit 1 game out of the AFC's final wild card spot.

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. - Two games in five days? That's a cinch for Mark Sanchez. After all, the Jets rookie quarterback once played a junior varsity game on a Thursday and started a varsity game the following day as a high school sophomore.

Darrelle Revis has taken on opposing teams' best wide receivers week after week and shut them down.

Eric Smith is the starting safety, but Kerry Rhodes has earned more playing time for Thursday's game against the Bills in Toronto after responding to his benching with two interceptions Sunday against the Jaguars.

"I shall be telling this with a sigh..." -- Robert Frost, 1920. New York Jets safety Kerry Rhodes sent a message on SundayA that didn't take 140 characters orA fewer against the Carolina Panthers.A The avidA tweeter delivered aA two-interception performance toA stamp a final exclamation point on a tumultuous week that started withA a demotion.

Who : Jets vs. Panthers When : 1:00 P.M. EST Where : Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ Their Last Meeting : Picture it, November 13, 2005: Chad Pennington is out for the year and Brooks Bollinger has been the starter for a while now.