Jets chairman and CEO Woody Johnson called it "the most beautiful site on the face of the earth for a football team." "What a place," N.J. Gov. Jon Corzine said. "I think I’m about to do a ‘J-E-T-S! Jets! Jets! Jets!" "This facility," said Joseph Trunfio, the Atlantic Health CEO, "is going to be the envy not only of every other football team but of…

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New Training Center Officially Opens for Business

Musings, observations and the occasional insight as we count down the hours until the NFL’s regular-season opening kickoff on Thursday night in Giants Stadium…..


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The defending Super Bowl Champion New York Giants will begin their title defense with a division rivalry on Thursday night, when Eli Manning and company play host to the Washington Redskins in the NFL’s formal opener. Much has changed for the Giants since their shocking 17-14 upset of the previously unbeaten Patriots on Feb. 3rd, with most of the alterations coming on the defensive side of …

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NFL Preview - Washington (0-0) at N.Y. Giants (0-0) (Lexington Herald-Leader)

They won the Super Bowl Championship this year with a spectacular display of football prowess. Now the New York Giants are taking on a new challenge — tackling men’s health issues by teaming up with the new Men’s Health Program at The Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City to launch a men’s health awareness campaign. The tie-in was announced today by Mount Sinai and the Giants.

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Mount Sinai Men’s Health Program and New York Giants Team Up to Tackle Men’s Health Issues (Newswise)

Over his first eight NFL seasons, Chad Pennington never took a snap for anybody other than the Jets. And now in a bit of dramatic irony, his first game as a Miami Dolphin will be against the Green & White. 2008 Week 1 - Jets at Dolphins Game Release “It’s going to be very weird," said defensive end Shaun Ellis. "The only thing I know him to be is Green & White, s…

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Ex-Teammates Provide a Pennington Preview

Hey, Jets fans, join us at the 2008 Show Your Green Sprint Kickoff Pep Rally on Friday, Sept. 12, at the CBS Early Show Plaza in New York. The pep rally is presented by Hess, the Daily News, Reebok, Modell’s, 1050AM ESPN Radio, and CBS Channel 2. The event will feature current Jets players, a live concert by Lifehouse, and the unveiling of the new Jets Flight Crew uniforms. Admission is free …

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Show Your Green Pep Rally Set for Sept. 12

It’s still early in the move. The Jets haven’t discovered all the creaks and groans and drafts in their new house. But a quartet of players spent their first day of work at the Atlantic Health Training Center today gave it four thumbs-up late this afternoon. "The facility is second to none," said safety Kerry Rhodes. "Pretty much everything’s done and it’s looking great. It’s a…

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Jets Impressed on First Day in New ‘Office’

Transcript of Jets head coach Eric Mangini’s conference call with beat reporters from the Atlantic Health Jets Training Center on Monday evening:     On if he’s figured out where everything is yet in the new facility… I did find my office OK. Took a little while, actually. Went past it the first time I got in. But the building is amazing. We don’t officially have our gra…

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Coach’s Monday Conference Call

On a day when the Jets met at their new state-of-the-art practice facility for the first time, the Green & White had two reasons to celebrate. Mike Westhoff, six months removed from a ninth medical procedure on his left leg, will return to the coaching staff and join Kevin O’Dea to lead the special teams. “Mike is going to come back and join us. We really weren’t sure where it …


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The Giants begin their Super Bowl defense against the Redskins minus a pair of lethal pass rushers, but their defense remains stout thanks to Justin Tuck and Mathias Kiwanuka.

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Despite Injuries, Giants’ Defense Is Hardly Lacking (Washington Post)