Today's late practice was a mix of offense vs. defense and then special teams. And it brought us some of the first matchups between the Jets' two first-round rookies.

It was a split decision in the 1-on-1 drills. Dustin Keller beat Vernon Gholston on a reception over the middle. But the former Ohio State linebacker came back and beat the ex-Purdue tight end for a "sack."

Some other observatio… More

The Jets’ first minicamp practice didn’t start off great for Kerry Rhodes, but boy, did he finish well. 

Rhodes, who was hit in the helmet with a football by quality control/special teams assistant Ben Kotwica during an early bag drill, intercepted two long balls in practice to highlight the Green & White’s opening workout of their full-squad minicamp this morning.

Veteran tight end Chri… More

You can't tell your newest Jets without a scorecard, but here are the number assignments for the team's six draft picks heading into this weekend's rookie minicamp. A somewhat interesting note: None of the six has received the same number he wore last season in college.

Some of these uniform numbers may change either for training camp or, for those who make it, for the start of the regular seas… More

So what do we know about Erik Ainge?

Well, he's 6'5½", which never hurts when you're a quarterback about to embark on a career of peering over NFL linemen to find your receivers.

And he's the nephew of Celtics general manager Danny Ainge, so the bloodlines are strong.

And now he's the second quarterback with Tennessee ties and the second QB to hail from Oregon to join the Jets' roster.

How's … More