Patriots Sign Chris Baker
February 27, 2009 by David Kindervater
Filed under N.Y. Jets
National Football League Blogcast, NFL Blogcast
N.Y. Jets fans are not going to be happy with this news. The New England Patriots signed free agent tight end Chris Baker today. The Jets released Chris earlier this month with good reason — they didn’t want to pay him a $9 million option bonus payment that was coming due early next month. Chris is a fine player and has tremendous potential as a tight end in this league, but I wouldn’t want to pay him $9 million, either. He had good numbers in 2007 (41 catches) but tapered off last season with the …read more
Brett Favre Makes Jets Preseason Debut
August 16, 2008 by David Kindervater
Filed under N.Y. Jets
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Brett Favre looked sharp during two drives (14 plays) in his preseason debut as the starting quarterback of the N.Y. Jets tonight. The Jets would eventually lose the game, 13-10, to the Redskins, but Brett finished his brief evening 5-of-6 passing for 48 yards and a touchdown to tight end Dustin Keller. This is borderline TMI, but here’s a rundown of Brett’s throws:
1st pass: 11-yard completion to Jerricho Cotchery
2nd pass: 10-yard completion to Chris Baker
3rd pass: 4-yard completion to Leon Washington
4th pass: Incomplete
5th pass: 19-yard completion to Jerricho Cotchery
6th pass: 4-yard TD to Dustin Keller
Brett …read more
