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Jets brass showing interest in Ty Simpson, but is it enough to draft him?

Rich CiminiMar 29, 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. — A look at what’s happening around the New York Jets:

1. Going deep: The great quarterback search — ongoing for about, oh, 50 years — ramped up over the last 10 days

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Jets paying combined $48M for Rodgers, Fields to not be their QB in 2026

Rich CiminiMar 22, 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. — A look at what’s happening around the New York Jets:

1. A real capper: The NFL’s salary cap world can create some weird situations. For instance: The Jets are paying <a data-player-guid="593e3c58-2b92-e0f1-f4a8-84215e27f023"

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Sources: Jets trade QB Fields to Chiefs for pick

Rich CiminiMar 16, 2026, 11:07 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

Deemed expendable after the addition of Geno Smith, former New York Jets starter Justin Fields is being traded Monday to the Kansas City Chiefs, pending a physical, sources told

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Geno: Jets getting ‘better player’ than when I left

Rich CiminiMar 12, 2026, 06:41 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. — Saying he’s confident, but not arrogant, New York Jets quarterback Geno Smith vowed to be better than ever in his second stint with the team.

“I still have a ton

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Carroll predicts QB Smith will rebound with Jets

Rich CiminiMar 11, 2026, 08:06 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. — Former NFL coach Pete Carroll, who developed a close relationship with Geno Smith during their six seasons together, was a bit amused when he first heard his former quarterback had been

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Jets reunion: Geno Smith ready to return where it started with ‘chip’ on shoulder

Rich CiminiMar 11, 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. — As a 25-year-old, Geno Smith lost his starting job on the New York Jets in the most surreal way — a punch in the face during a 2015 locker-room

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Snell, FB who helped Jets win SB III, dies at 84

Rich CiminiMar 10, 2026, 06:19 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.

Matt Snell, a star fullback in the old AFL and best known for scoring the only touchdown in the New York Jets‘ shocking upset of the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III, died of natural causes Tuesday morning at

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Source: Jets add more help on D in CB Wright

Rich CiminiMar 10, 2026, 04:03 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 New York Jets, the first team in NFL history to go an entire season without an interception, agreed to terms Tuesday with former Chicago Bears cornerback Nahshon Wright, sources told

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