Eric Mangini brought news at today's midday news conference of the retirement of a player he'd known and worked with since 2005.

"I spent a lot of time talking with Artrell Hawkins yesterday," Mangini said of the 10th-year safety the Jets signed in February. "He just felt it was time for him to move on with the next phase of his life."

Mangini recalled his initial thoughts of Hawkins when he arr… More

This evening was beautiful, splashed by the setting sun, even a bit brisk in the Long Island breezes. Nevertheless, the Jets offense scuffled a bit during the fifth practice of training camp.

Sometimes the defense had something to do with it. S Artrell Hawkins had a strong bump that knocked WR David Clowney to the ground at the end of an end-around (with Kellen Clemens as a lead blocker). Some th… More

They say you can't tell the players without a scorecard, and that's especially true of the Jets players who left the locker room today after concluding their first week of off-season strength and conditioning work together. It's never too early to begin to familiarize oneself with the uniform numbers that will be showing up in the photos and videos from minicamps, OTAs and training camp in the com… More