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This is what a surprise run to the AFC Championship game can get you. Your very on television show! In an offseason that has been full of Jets headliners since they fell to Indianapolis in that aforementioned title game, the latest now has the Jets staring in HBO's annual right for open-mic'd big mouths with bigger egos in "Hard Knocks," a training camp diary that follows a team from day one of training camp all the way to the final preseason game. For Jet fans this is an exciting time. The Jets have never been treated like kings i n the franchise's history, and in just two months since the end of the season, this franchise seems to be grabbing more headlines in New York than the Mets and Yankees are, both of whom are about to start their season in a matter of days. Such publicity is the root of the Jets plans, the want to be New York's Team! New Jersey's Team! Hey, and if they win a Super Bowl with all this publicity, why not push the Cowboys for the ...

After a four month hiatus of nothing but bad publicity following his weird car crash on Thanksgiving, that eventually bled out into revealing more than a dozen mistresses, Tiger Woods is ready to whack that nine iron again. On the golf course that is. Moments ago it was announced that Woods will play in the Masters from April 8-11. “ The Masters is where I won my first major and I view this tournament with great respect,” Woods said in a statement. “After a long and necessary time away from the game, I feel like I’m ready to start my season at Augusta. ” This figures to be the highest rated Masters for sure. Maybe not Super Bowl ratings, but it will definately garner big time numbers, especially if Woods is in the mix on Saturday and Sunday, especially Sunday. It should be interesting if he answers any questions regarding his foul play, highly unlikely. It will also be interesting to see how many protesters show up to mock Woods during the Masters. Plus, how well will he play? He hasn...

Even with the results from the controversial "coin flip" that awarded the Giants the first home game at the new Giants Stadium, the NFL has decided that it will allow both the Jets and Giants to open up the regular season there. No they do not play each other. The two teams are not scheduled to play one another in the regular season this year. No, instead the Giants will host a Sunday afternoon game on Sept. 12, while the Jets will host a Monday Night Football game on September 13, the next day. Opponents will be determined in one month.

It's Giants Stadium after all. The Giants won a much ballyhooed coin toss against the Jets for the right to host the regular season opener this coming September when the 2010 season kicks off. Sources said Jets owner Woody Johnson was "outraged" - not because the Jets lost but because no team representatives were present. The Jets will likely open the home schedule in week 2.

It is now official, the Jets have themselves a brand new running back in former Charger LaDainian Tomlinson. Tomlinson , the disgruntled running back who has watched his productivity slip drastically over the last three seasons, ran for a career low 730 yards last season in San Diego. He signed a two year $5.2 million contract with the Jets to take over for the spot vacated by Thomas Jones, signed via free agency with the Kansas City Chiefs. This is not a good move for Gang Green. Unlike Jones, who ran for 1,402 yards and 14 touchdowns last season, Tomlinson appears washed up. This is a big risk for the Jets. They are betting that Tomlinson can rediscover the guy who ran for 1800 yards in 2006, while betting that Jones slows down in Kansas City. The Jets were better off sticking with Jones, who had less tread on his tires as compared to Tomlinson. Time will most certainly tell if this deal was worth it, but, this is by far a very, very big gamble by the Jets.

To quote Jon McEnroe: "Are you kidding me? You can't be serious?" Yes, the Jets have not had the greatest off-season in the world, not their fault, because of the fallout over the collective bargaining agreement that has led to an uncapped year and restrictions on teams that qualified for the second round of the 2009-2010 playoffs, there is not much Gang Green can do this off-season. After trading away Kerry Rhodes to Arizona, the Jets picked up Brodney Poole to a cheap one year deal to replace him. Poole had a decent season for the Browns recording 50 tackles, four interceptions and a sack, but that is not the story here. LaDainian Tomlinson , the disgruntled running back of the San Diego Chargers is coming to Florham Park today to pay the Jets a visit. A day after losing Thomas Jones to the Chiefs, the Jets are interested in Tomlinson. Three years ago, this would be a brilliant move, now - not so much. Over the last two seasons, Tomlinson's production has been on a ...

On Tuesday it was announced that Jose Reyes ' thyroid was overactive, yet the short stop should have been able to play within days after some necessary rest. Thursday however had a different tale. Reyes will miss the next eight weeks of action because of the thyroid. He has to avoid sea food, which has apparently contributed to the condition, and can't resume baseball activities until further evaluated. Interestingly enough, the thyroid won't need surgery...yet. This leaves more questions than answers of course: What if Reyes comes back and the thyroid acts up again? Will surgery ever become an option? What is in this diet? Most importatly: why the lack of solid communication. One day a doctor says that Reyes will be fine, the next day, another doctor says he's out for eight weeks. As usual the Mets can't get on the same page, and once again Reyes is the one who is dangling underneath the tires. Remember, early in his career the Mets twisted Reyes in the wind over h...

Well say good bye to Kerry Rhodes after all. Once safety Antrele Rolle signed with the Giants, it made some sense that unless they could get something of equal value for Rhodes, Rhodes would be a Jet next season. Not so fast. The Cardinals traded for Rhodes late Saturday night for a fourth round pick in 2010 and a seventh round pick in 2011. The Cards effectively replace Rolle, who used to play for them. This leaves a hole at strong safety for the Jets. They are already hampered by the Final Eight rule from signing any big ticket free agents. Look for the Jets to use this year's draft as an opportunity to draft a safety and running back. Even though they are in a win now mode, building for the future should not be out of the question.

Mets short stop Jose Reyes is not healthy . No this isn't a strained hamstring or tweaked ankle, this is far more serious. Doctors have discovered an imbalance in Reyes' thyroid. Reyes will fly back to New York for further testing on Monday to determine whether he has a thyroid condition. "Reyes underwent a blood test Thursday morning in conjunction with a team physical. He received word after the blood test that he was fine and could resume playing, but team physicians later reviewed the results and decided further evaluation was needed. The thyroid gland -- which is found in the neck -- and the hormones it releases are responsible for regulating a person's metabolism." In short if the thyroid is a problem it could keep Reyes from the field for a while. According to the New York Post the condition is treatable if caught early, " An overabundance of thyroid hormone introduces a host of dangerous symptoms including tremors, weight loss, sleep loss and irregul...

In what figures to be a long off-season for the Giants, Big Blue made its first step to improving the franchise when it signed former Cardinals saftey Antrele Rolle to a five year contract. He will make $37 million over the course of the deal. Rolle is a terrific safety, developing the reputation as a ball hawk and a hard hitter. The Giants need help in the secondary considering Kenny Phillips was lost for the year with injury. With Phillips and Rolle in the secondary the Giants defense should be that much better in 2010. Look for Big Blue to improve its linebacking corps. next after the release of Antonio Peirce in January.

So if you can't beat 'em, join 'em as they always say. A month and a half after the Jets beat the Chargers in the AFC Divisional playoffs 17-14, the two teams made one of the first big splashes of the free agency period, when the Chargers sent cornerback Antonio Cromartie to the Jets for a conditional third or second round pick in 2011. There had been a lot of rumors of the past six weeks that the Jets would look to acquire Namde Asomugha from the Raiders. Asomugha is widely considered one of the best corners in the NFL, in spite of the fact that his statistics have dropped off over the last three seasons. Instead the Jets swung the deal with San Diego to acquire Cromartie. Cromartie stands at 6'2" and has developed the reputation as a ball hawking corner. He had 10 interceptions in 2007, 2 interceptions in 2008 and 3 interceptions in 2009. Unlike Asomugha, Cromartie is still making plays. The one knock on Cromartie is his attitude. Many people in San Diego believe...