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Sources: Jets place franchise tag on star RB Hall

Rich CiminiMar 3, 2026, 11:28 AM ET

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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets dusted off their franchise tag, placing it on running back Breece Hall ahead of Tuesday’s 4 p.m. ET deadline, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

Hall’s tag

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NFL playoffs top moments: From Caleb Williams’ miracle TD to the Super Bowl MVP

Rich CiminiFeb 9, 2026, 06:00 AM ET

CloseRich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has covered the Jets for over 30 years, joining ESPN in 2010. Rich also hosts the Flight Deck podcast. He previously was a beat writer for the New York Daily News and is a graduate of Syracuse University.Open Extended Reactions

For the first time since 1998, the NFL postseason had no Tom Brady, no Peyton Manning and no Patrick Mahomes. It still produced drama, except with new stars and a different script.

There were snow games,

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Family affair: Jets hire Seth Ryan, source says

Rich CiminiFeb 7, 2026, 12:43 PM ET

CloseRich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has covered the Jets for over 30 years, joining ESPN in 2010. Rich also hosts the Flight Deck podcast. He previously was a beat writer for the New York Daily News and is a graduate of Syracuse University.Open Extended Reactions

Following his father and grandfather, Seth Ryan is now a member of the New York Jets’ coaching staff.

Ryan, 31, was hired Saturday as their new passing-game coordinator, a source told ESPN. He replaces Scott Turner, who was

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Ex-NFL LB Darron Lee charged in girlfriend’s death

Rich CiminiFeb 6, 2026, 09:16 PM ET

CloseRich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has covered the Jets for over 30 years, joining ESPN in 2010. Rich also hosts the Flight Deck podcast. He previously was a beat writer for the New York Daily News and is a graduate of Syracuse University.

Former NFL linebacker Darron Lee, the New York Jets‘ first-round pick in 2016, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the death of his girlfriend, the Hamilton County (Tennessee) Sheriff’s Office announced Friday.

Lee, 31,

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Jets DT Phillips: Glenn inherited ‘cancerous’ group

Rich CiminiFeb 5, 2026, 08:10 PM ET

CloseRich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has covered the Jets for over 30 years, joining ESPN in 2010. Rich also hosts the Flight Deck podcast. He previously was a beat writer for the New York Daily News and is a graduate of Syracuse University.Open Extended Reactions

Defensive tackle Harrison Phillips, one of the New York Jets‘ veteran leaders, spoke candidly Thursday about the “Same Old Jets” losing mentality that seeped into the locker room amid their 3-14 season under

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Jets name Reich as OC in critical hire for Glenn

Rich CiminiFeb 4, 2026, 09:26 AM ET

CloseRich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has covered the Jets for over 30 years, joining ESPN in 2010. Rich also hosts the Flight Deck podcast. He previously was a beat writer for the New York Daily News and is a graduate of Syracuse University.Open Extended Reactions

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Former NFL head coach Frank Reich, who quarterbacked the New York Jets in a long-ago season that most fans would like to forget, is back with the team as its new

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From seeing ghosts to the Super Bowl: Why the Jets…

Rich CiminiFeb 1, 2026, 06:00 AM ET

CloseRich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has covered the Jets for over 30 years, joining ESPN in 2010. Rich also hosts the Flight Deck podcast. He previously was a beat writer for the New York Daily News and is a graduate of Syracuse University.Open Extended Reactions

The man who drafted Sam Darnold for the New York Jets in 2018 watched from his home in Houston last Sunday as his old quarterback celebrated the NFC championship. The confetti at Lumen

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Source: Jets hire DC but Glenn likely to call play…

Rich CiminiJan 28, 2026, 11:29 AM ET

CloseRich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has covered the Jets for over 30 years, joining ESPN in 2010. Rich also hosts the Flight Deck podcast. He previously was a beat writer for the New York Daily News and is a graduate of Syracuse University.Open Extended Reactions

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets, the first team in NFL history to go an entire season without intercepting a pass, have picked former Miami Dolphins assistant Brian Duker as their

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Longtime Jets PR director Ramos dies at age 87

Rich CiminiJan 28, 2026, 07:45 AM ET

CloseRich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has covered the Jets for over 30 years, joining ESPN in 2010. Rich also hosts the Flight Deck podcast. He previously was a beat writer for the New York Daily News and is a graduate of Syracuse University.

Frank Ramos, the New York Jets‘ public relations director from the golden days of Joe Namath and Super Bowl III through the turn of the century, died Tuesday in hospice care in South Florida after a bout

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