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Jets Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Yahoo! Sports - NFL - New York Jets News — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:25:22 +0000

Jets owner Woody Johnson defended quarterback Mark Sanchez but said the team's commitment to him won't prevent them from investigating other options.

Johnson, in a meeting with the team's beat writers, said wide receiver Santonio Holmes' future with the team was also secure. Holmes signed a five-year, $45 million deal in July as an unrestricted free agent but was criticized and accused of quitting by teammates following a Week 17 loss at Miami that eliminated the Jets from playoff contention.

"They've won a lot of games together, and one is good for the other," Johnson said, per the Newark Star-Ledger. "Santonio makes the quarterback a lot better, and vice versa. So they have a good reason to iron this thing out.

Jets owner Woody Johnson denies that team is ‘toxic’ (Yahoo! Sports)

Yahoo! Sports - NFL - New York Jets News — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:42:00 +0000

The long New York Jets nightmare of a season is now over, and team owner Woody Johnson is hopeful to put behind him more drama than MTV's "The Hills." Not that we would know. The Jets endured a disappointing 8-8 … Continue reading →

Jets owner Woody Johnson denies that team is ‘toxic’ (Yahoo! Sports)

Yahoo! Sports - NFL - New York Jets News — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:42:00 +0000

Jets owner backs Sanchez, doesn’t rule out Manning (AP)

Yahoo! Sports - NFL - New York Jets News — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:10:32 +0000

Mark Sanchez is still the New York Jets' quarterback of the future. Well, at least for now. Owner Woody Johnson supported his embattled quarterback while meeting with writers who regularly cover the team Thursday for the first time since the Jets finished 8-8 and failed to make the playoffs. But, he also wouldn't rule out the possibility of pursuing a veteran such as Peyton Manning if the...

Jets owner’s right-hand man Matt Higgins resigns (AP)

Yahoo! Sports - NFL - New York Jets News — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:37:28 +0000

Matt Higgins, Jets owner Woody Johnson's right-hand man, has resigned from his role as the team's executive vice president of business operations to explore "some entrepreneurial opportunities." The 37-year-old Higgins says Tuesday that he spoke to Johnson near the end of the season to tell him he would be moving on after eight years in four different positions with the team.

Sparano: Jets’ offense will be physical, explosive (AP)

Yahoo! Sports - NFL - New York Jets News — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:15:32 +0000

Tony Sparano sat in front of Rex Ryan and rattled off his offensive philosophies and thoughts on how to be a winning football team. He said exactly everything the New York Jets coach needed to hear. "It was like, 'Wow!' I was blown away," Ryan said Friday. "This is the guy I wanted." So did general manager Mike Tannenbaum and owner Woody Johnson.

New York Jets’ Top Five Most Memorable Lowlights of the 2011-12 Season: A Fan’s View (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

Yahoo! Sports - NFL - New York Jets News — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:56:00 +0000

According to a Yahoo! Sports report, New York Jets owner Woody Johnson defended embattled quarterback Mark Sanchez's work ethic and says he thinks "everybody's a little frustrated" after the team failed to make the playoffs.

Jets’ owner, teammates go to bat for Sanchez (Yahoo! Sports)

Yahoo! Sports - NFL - New York Jets News — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:05:09 +0000

He went on "Morning Joe" on MSNBC to talk Mitt, but Woody Johnson wound up defending Mark, instead. Johnson, a key fundraiser for the Republican presidential candidate Romney, wasn't going to escape questions about the dysfunctional NFL team he owns during the news...

Woody goes to bat for Sanchez; Jets owner defends QB (Yahoo! Sports)

Yahoo! Sports - NFL - New York Jets News — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:40:14 +0000

Jets owner defends quarterback Sanchez (The Canadian Press)

Yahoo! Sports - NFL - New York Jets News — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:10:28 +0000

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Owner Woody Johnson of the New York Jets is defending embattled quarterback Mark Sanchez's work ethic and thinks "everybody's a little frustrated" after the team failed to make the playoffs.