It's rare but not unheard of for Eric Mangini to get to a news conference late, as he did Saturday afternoon. Twenty minutes after his scheduled 4:25 p.m. start following the afternoon practice at the New York Jets' rookie minicamp, he took to the podium with a mea culpa.

"I'm sure you're shocked," he told reporters, "but practice went over. I apologize for that."

Mangini seemed pleased to get b… More