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03/06 – The Jets announced early this evening that they have reached an agreement in principal to trade safety Kerry Rhodes to Arizona. In return, the Cards are sending the Jets a fourth-round pick in April's draft and a seventh-round pick in the 2011 draft. In the ever-changing landscape of pro football, it appeared Rhodes would be back with the Green & White when GM Mike Tannenbaum was asked about No. 25 on Friday. "We expect Kerry to be here, unless something changes,” said Mr. T on a conference call wtih reporters. “We expect Kerry to be here for the offseason program and to be with us next year and beyond.” The Cards, in need of safety help after losing Antrel Rolle to the crosstown Giants, got a player who will be reunited with Donnie Henderson, the Jets defensive coordinator in 2004-05 and currently the Cards' DBs coach. A fourth-round pick of the Jets back in 2005, Rhodes was a fixture in the lineup for five seasons, starting 78 games. This past season, the 6'3", 214-pounder started 14 times and hauled in three interceptions along with 13 PDs. Rhodes recorded 15 interceptions during his Jets tenure along with nine sacks and 48 PDs. His five sacks his sophomore campaign are the most in a season by a DB in franchise history. But Rhodes struggled in Rex Ryan's system and was benched for a pair of games after the Jets' Week 11 loss at New England. Eric Smith took Rhodes' place in the starting lineup in the wins over the Panthers and the Bills. Smith, a third-round pick from Michigan State in 2006, is a restricted free agent and was tendered at his original draft round. Smitty has started 14 games in his career, including four in '09, when he made 33 tackles and hauled in one interception. Perhaps Smith will have a chance to battle for a starting position next fall and you can mark it in pen that S Jimmy Leonhard, the Jets' defensive QB, will once again man his spot. And in what is expected to be a loaded 2010 draft, the Jets just picked themselves up a fourth-round pick that they didn't have prior to this evening.
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03/05 – San Diego is one of the most beautiful spots in the world, but Antonio Cromartie can’t wait to leave Southern California for a new home in Jetsville. “I feel this is a fresh start,” said Cromartie this afternoon. “I believe the change of scenery will work out great.” The Jets moved quickly to fill a starting corner vacancy across from Darrelle Revis late Thursday, landing Cromartie in exchange for a conditional draft selection in 2011. The athletic Cromartie (6’2”, 203) collected 15 interceptions over his first four NFL seasons, including a 10-spot in a Pro Bowl 2007 campaign, plus two more in the playoffs. “I think this fresh start is going to work out for the best — for me and the Jets organization,” he said. “I’m not going to let them down in any kind of way. I’m just going to go out and have fun and be part of a great defense.” Set to turn just 26 on April 15, Cromartie acknowledged today that he has seven children in five different states. He said he is taking care of some child support issues and intends on taking complete responsibility for his kids. “Those things are being taken care of as we speak and everything is being handled the right way. That’s a responsibility I have to take and those are my kids and I’m going to be the best father to them that I can be,” he said. Having your family spread out isn’t ideal, but Cromartie says he attempts to work out scheduling with his children’s mothers and uses modern technology like Skype to communicate at times. After thoroughly researching Cromartie’s character, the Jets decided this tremendous athlete would be worth a risk. “He’s got great man cover skills that are unusual. It’s rare to see a corner with his ball skills,” said head coach Rex Ryan. “He’s a difference maker. There’s an old saying when you evaluate corners: ‘Can they find it? Can they catch it?’ And he can do all that. He’s got long arms where he can press you at the line of scrimmage. He’ll fit perfectly into our system.” Last season, Cromartie started 16 regular-season games for the Chargers while totaling three interceptions, six PDs and 36 tackles. He admits to being an inconsistent tackler and didn’t appear to make a great play on Shonn Greene’s fourth-quarter TD in the Jets’ divisional upset of the Chargers. “I should have made the play — honest. I was there to make a tackle for a 3- or 4-yard gain and it didn’t happen,” he said. “That’s something I look back on, but now I have to forget and have to try to look forward to the season coming up with the Jets.” Cromartie’s production dropped the past two seasons as the ‘Bolts moved to a less aggressive coverage scheme in the back end. And as a player who loves man/press situations, Cromartie wasn’t exactly thrilled with the zone concepts he was asked to play. “In 2007, I played a lot more man-to-man and bump-and-run. In 2008, I ended up getting injured and wasn’t capable of doing the things that I wanted to do,” he said. “Last season I had a pretty good year. I just felt like for me I played a lot of off coverage because I just did the things the coaches wanted me to do.” But Ryan and the Jets’ defensive coaches won’t be asking Cromartie to play too much “off” of anyone. The Jets, who were the NFL’s top-ranked pass defense in 2009, love man defense and they believe they’ve found a great complement to line up across from Revis. “He’ll fit perfectly into our system. Now we don’t necessarily have to always put Revis on the toughest guy. We can switch it up. This pair gives us even more options on defense,” Ryan said. “We should be able to disguise what we’re doing a little better than we’ve done in the past. He’s going to be a huge, huge addition for us because what he’s going to bring to the table from a physical standpoint is going to be tremendous. He’s got some unbelievable gifts and we’re just fortunate to have him on our team.” The Jets took a “reasonable risk,” as GM Mike Tannenbaum labeled the trade today, but they have every intention of helping make Cromartie a success story. “We’re going to work with Antonio collaboratively to make sure we can do everything we can organizationally to give him the best chance to be successful," said Mr. T. "We’re looking forward to working together in that partnership."
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03/05 – The Jets, despite their Thursday late-night trade agreement with San Diego for CB Antonio Cromartie, have been quiet as predicted in the opening day of the free agency signing period that began at midnight today. The only transactions the Jets have had were two released veterans. Thomas Jones' expected release was announced by the team on Monday and has occurred today. GM Mike Tannenbaum, on a conference call that just began this afternoon, said, "I just want to start off by thanking Thomas for everything he's done on and off the field." Tannenbaum also said the Jets have released cornerback Donald Strickland, who arrived last year. And he confirmed that the trade with San Diego for CB Antonio Cromartie became official today. We'll have more on newyorkjets.com on Tannenbaum's remarks and the first reaction from Cromartie on a conference call with Jets reporters that is still ahead. But for now, we'll just wrap up the TJ situation with Mike T's summary of Jones' three seasons in green and white. "In terms of respect and admiration, I'd put Thomas up on the very short list of guys who've ever been through our program," Tannenbaum said, "not only because of what he's done on the field but the leadership he brought as well and the passion he played with." Why then let Jones go? the GM was asked. "When you factor in all the things that go into it — skill, budget, all the things you have to factor in even with no salary cap this year — you still have to make judgment calls for your roster," he said. "At the end of the day, we felt it was in the best interests of our roster, but it was still a very difficult decision." And how about a decision to re-sign Jones, if both sides were to agree to that down the road? "Yes, there certainly is a scenario where we would evaluate that," Tannenbaum said. "Right now, he's looking at other opportunities, which we anticipated, and we're doing the same. In our business, I would never rule out anything, but I know right now he's looking at other opportunities." The last major area of questioning on the Jones release was where it left the Jets' "Ground and Pound" attack, with Jones' 376 regular- and postseason carries removed from the equation in which remain second-year back Shonn Greene, rehabbing Leon Washington and untested Chauncey Washington. "Looking at the continuum of opportunities, do I see us adding another player at the running back position? Within reason, at some point. It could be in the next 24 hours or it could be over Labor Day. It just depends on when we feel is the best opportunity," Tannenbaum said.
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