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Rich CiminiApr 22, 2026, 12:15 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

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — This offseason, the New York Jets spent most of their free agent money on defense, and now they’re expected to use their first pick (No. 2 overall) in the 2026 NFL

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Rich CiminiApr 21, 2026, 11:44 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

Two days before the NFL draft, the New York Jets‘ preference with the second overall choice is still shrouded in mystery. It’s expected to be either Ohio State‘s Arvell Reese or Texas Tech‘s <a data-player-guid="e2c3077d-b7fd-3f28-b734-c46f5c97855f"

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Rich CiminiApr 19, 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

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Thirty-five years ago, Jimmy Johnson was in the same position as the New York Jets right now: He was sitting on a gold mine of draft picks, hoping to reinvent a

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Rich CiminiApr 12, 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

A look at what’s happening around the New York Jets:

1. Forget the norms: Coach Aaron Glenn summed up his draft philosophy this way:

“If you love the player, go get the player. I truly believe in

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Rich CiminiApr 12, 2026, 06:15 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

ON THE MORNING of the 1996 NFL draft, the New York Jets dispatched a front office official to a Manhattan hotel for an eleventh-hour meeting with Keyshawn Johnson and his agent. With the draft set

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Rich CiminiApr 10, 2026, 03:18 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 New York Jets quarterback Browning Nagle, a strong-armed passer best known for his epic 1991 Fiesta Bowl performance for Louisville, died this week after a battle with colon cancer, the school announced Friday. He was 57.

Nagle was a

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Rich CiminiApr 8, 2026, 01:12 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

The 2026 NFL draft begins on April 23 in Pittsburgh, when the New York Jets will pick at No. 2 overall in Round 1. The draft continues with Rounds 2-3 on April 24 and Rounds

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Rich CiminiApr 4, 2026, 03:20 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

For eight to nine months per year, the New York Jets and Buffalo Sabres shared the ignominious title of “longest active playoff drought in North American sports.”

No longer are they linked in infamy,

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Rich CiminiMar 31, 2026, 01:01 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

PHOENIX — Geno Smith is widely perceived as a bridge quarterback, a placeholder until the New York Jets identify their long-term solution in the 2026 or 2027 NFL draft. Coach Aaron Glenn sees

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Rich CiminiMar 29, 2026, 04:53 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

PHOENIX — If there was any question about Geno Smith‘s role on the New York Jets, it’s gone now.

“No doubt about it, he’s our guy,” coach Aaron Glenn told NFL Network on Sunday

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