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Danan Hughes endured a lot of crushing hits during six years in the NFL. The hardest blow of all, though, came at the end - when he went from mega-paycheck to no paycheck.

Danan Hughes endured a lot of crushing hits during six years in the NFL. The hardest blow of all, though, came at the end - when he went from mega-paycheck to no paycheck.

Quietly, because this is how he goes about his business, Thomas Jones is about to eclipse a milestone not many backs in the league have even had a sniff at: five consecutive 1,000-yard rushing seasons.

The New York Jets squeezed tears out of their coach, but they couldn't squeeze production out of their rookie quarterback.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - From swagger to stagger. That sums up the arc of the 2009 Jets, who now have lost six of their last seven games.

Under the Jets' previous coaching regime, today's game at New England would be sold as the proverbial just another game.

Braylon Edwards, above in the Jets' loss to Jacksonville last Sunday, has caught 16 passes for 271 yards and 2 scores in five games with the Jets.

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When the Jets were 3-0, there was distinct swagger in their step. And one of the most boisterous guys on the team, safety Kerry Rhodes, was a tone-setter in that regard.

New York Jets running back Thomas Jones tries to carry Gang Green with his words on Wednesday.

Rex Ryan's team is 4-4, and Sunday's game against the Jaguars will be a crucial juncture in its season.

BECAUSE the rookie quarter back's mistakes have been magnified, the rookie coach's errors largely have flown under the radar.

The USS New York is finally in New York. So said Cmdr. Curt Jones as family members of the 9/11 tragedy toured the ship built in honor of those who sacrificed their lives that day.

We know one thing for sure. Their tongues sure are working. It's been a weeklong trash-taking affair, with both teams taking their verbal shots at each other.

FLORHAM PARK a ' Mark Sanchez did extra work with his receivers after practice Wednesday.

Thomas Jones ran for a career-high 210 yards last Sunday against the Bills. The Jets' worst-kept secret was born out of the public unraveling of their franchise quarterback, slumped on a Gatorade cooler, arms folded, eyes glassy, brain fried.

The Raiders know exactly what the Jets are going to do against them Sunday. The Jets are going to run, run and then run a little bit more.

He sat isolated on the bench, shoulders slumped, head hung low. Or he stared far off into space, eyes welling with tears.

The 2009 trade season came to a quiet close Tuesday, with only linebacker Will Witherspoon going from St.

Never has the phrase "actions speak louder than words" been more fitting than for the man that is Jerricho Cotchery .