The Jets have signed 32-year old WR Laveranues Coles.  Coles played in 16 games (13 starts) for the Bengals last season and he caught 43 passes for 514 yards (12.0 avg) with 5 TD grabs.  He has now played in 153 games (135 starts) in his 10 years in the NFL and he has caught 674 passes for 8,609 yards (12.8 avg) with 49 TD grabs.  He has also carried the ball 37 times for 231 yards (6.2 ypc) in his NFL career.  Coles has played 7 seasons for the Jets in his career.  He has played in 105 games (90 starts) in his career with the Jets and he has caught 459 passes for 5,941 yards (12.9 avg) with 37 TD grabs.  Coles has carried the ball 22 times for 185 yards (8.4 ypc) with the Jets.  This was a good signing for the Jets as Coles will be a very solid #3 or #4 WR for them in 2010.

The Jets have signed 39-year old QB Mark Brunell to a 2-year deal.  Brunell played in 16 games  (1 start) for the Saints last season and he completed 15 of 30 passes (50%) for 102 yards with 0 TD passes and 1 INT (44.0 QB Rating).  He also carried the ball 4 times for -12 yards (-3.0 ypc) last season.  He has now played in 175 games (151 starts) in his NFL career and he has completed 2,753 of 4,624 passes (59.5%) for 31,928 yards with 182 TD passes and 107 INTs (83.9 QB Rating).  He has also carried the ball 513 times for 2,421 yards (4.7 ypc) with 15 TD runs in his career.  Brunell is 78-73 as a starting QB in the NFL.  He will likely bump Kellen Clemens off the roster and that would be a good thing for the Jets.

The Jets have signed 35-year old OLB/DE Jason Taylor to a 2-year, $13 million dollar deal.  Taylor played in all 16 games for the Dolphins last season and he had 42 tackles, 6 tackles for a loss, he had 7 sacks, forced 3 fumbles, he defensed 5 passes and he had 1 interception.  Taylor has now played in 201 games in his NFL career and he has made 720 tackles, defensed 86 passes, has 127.5 sacks, he has forced 44 fumbles and he has 8 interceptions (3 returned for TDs).  This was a last resort for Jason Taylor as the Jets are his old team’s (Dolphins) chief rival but money talks.  Coach Ryan will likely use him as a situational pass rusher in 2010.  I love this move for the Jets.

The Jets have signed 28-year old linebacker Lance Laury.  Laury played in all 16 games for the Seahawks last season in which he made 21 tackles and forced 1 fumble.  He has now played in 56 games in his NFL career and he has made 64 tackles and forced 2 fumbles.  Laury will give the Jets depth at linebacker but his major role will be improving the special teams.

The Jets have signed 25-year old DT Rodrique Wright.  Wright has not played in the NFL since his rookie year in 2007 with the Dolphins.  In 2007, Wright played in 13 games for the Fins’ in which he made 38 tackles, defensed 1 pass and he had 1.5 sacks.  This is a nice buy low move for the Jets as Wright is a talented football player if his head is on straight.