Kerry Rhodes News

Heading down to Gillette in a little bit to cover the game with Corey.A We'll be tweeting from the game, looking forward to it! It seems the Jets didn't get an uninterrupted night's sleep last night.

Kerry Rhodes broke out in 2006, his second year in the league, becoming one of the stars of the Jeta s defense.

Kerry Rhodes, left, can only watch, along with teammate Darrelle Revis, top, as the Jaguars' Maurice Jones-Drew scores a touchdown last weekend.

Jets safety Jim Leonhard had three pins inserted into his broken right thumb and his arm is in a sling, leaving his status for New York's game against New England uncertain.

Today, we got it from the horse's mouth. Jets coach Rex Ryan said that his defense was in a man-free look -- man coverage with a centerfielder patrolling the deep middle -- when Darrelle Revis picked off a ball intended for Randy Moss.

Jets safety Kerry Rhodes happily celebrated the Jets' victory over the Patriots in Week 2 in front of Tom Brady -- Rhodes isn't smiling this week while thinking of what Brady's accomplished since then.

Jets safety Jim Leonhard had three pins inserted into his broken right thumb and his arm is in a sling, leaving his status for New York's game against New England uncertain.

O. Henry fans would have appreciated the end of Sunday's Jets game a lot more than Jets fans did.

Things are no longer looking up for Rex Ryan and the New York Jets, who fall to 4-5 after starting the season 3-0. Just a few days after Rex Ryan predicted the slumping Jets would make the playoffs, the reality of what it means to coach this team seems to have finally humbled him.

The Jacksonville Jaguars boosted their playoff chances with a big road win and sent the New York Jets to another devastating loss.

Five-, six-, seven- defensive backs packages, in addition to exotic blitzes that seem to come from everywhere.

For the Jets, the playoffs begin Sunday. Sure it's just November and there are no postseason checks coming to Jets players with a win over the Jaguars Sunday at Giants Stadium.

Being ranked second in the NFL in passing defense apparently isn't good enough. "We need to make more plays," Revis said Thursday.

Bart Scott's philosophy is a simple one. "When I break," the Jets linebacker said, "I break." So Scott spent the Jets' bye Sunday otherwise occupied, as far away from football as he could get.

It's that time of year again. Time to start thinking about ... the Pro Bowl. Specifically, the polls are open for Jets fans and for all NFL fans to begin casting their ballots for their favorite players to participate in the 2010 Pro Bowl.

From day one Rex Ryan stated that he wanted to have one of the best defenses in the NFL and after 8 weeks his unit is definitely headed in that direction.

The talk from the Jets this week leading into today's awaited rematch against the Dolphins at Giants Stadium has focused less on bravado and more on redemption.

Ted Ginn Jr. was angry, his ego bruised by an embarrassing benching. The Miami wide receiver took out his frustration on the New York Jets, returning two long kickoffs for touchdowns in the third quarter, and the Dolphins' defense held on for a 30-25 victory Sunday.

The week-long verbal slugfest was over and the verdict was in as Jets veteran defensive end Shaun Ellis walked dejectedly off the field.

In the wake of their disappointing 4-4 record at the halfway point -- unfortunately punctuated by the bleeding away of a 3-0 start -- the Jets yesterday embarked on a week-long vacation for their bye.