The Jets have signed 30-year old RB LaDainian Tomlinson to a 2-year, $5.2 million bucks with a possible $500,000 bucks in incentives.  Tomlinson is coming off his worst year in the NFL but he will be in a timeshare with Shonn Greene and Leon Washington in 2010 which should keep him fresher.  Tomlinson played in 14 games for the Chargers last season in which he carried the ball 223 times for 730 yards (3.3 ypc) with 12 TD carries.  He also caught 20 passes for 154 yards (7.7 avg) last season.  L.T. has now played in 141 games in his NFL career in which he has carried the ball 2,880 times for 12,490 yards (4.3 ypc) with 138 TD runs.  He has also caught 530 passes for 3,955 yards (7.5 avg) with 15 TD grabs in his career.  I really like this signing for the Jets as their running game will be really strong in 2010 once again.

The Jets have signed 25-year old free safety Brodney Pool to a 1-year, $1.3 million dollar deal.  Pool played in 11 games for the Browns last season in which he made 50 tackles, 3 tackles for a loss, he had 1 sack, defensed 10 passes and he had 4 interceptions.  Pool has now played in 71 games in his NFL career and he has made 276 tackles, defensed 35 passes, has 4 sacks, 2 forced fumbles and he has 11 interceptions (one returned for a TD).  Concussion problems have held Pool back but if he can stay healthy he will make Jets’ fans forget about Kerry Rhodes.

The Jets have signed 25-year old kicker Nick Folk.  Folk played in 14 games for the Cowboys last season and he made 18 of 28 field goals (64.3%) and all 36 of his extra points good for 90 points.  Folk has now played in 46 games in his NFL career and he has connected on 64 of 81 field goals (79%) and all 131 of his extra point attempts good for 323 points.  It’s up in the air as to whether Folk will compete with Jay Feely or simply replace him.  I like this signing for the Jets as Folk was an outstanding kicker his first two years in the NFL.

The Jets have signed 25-year old CB/KR Justin Miller.  Miller played in 1 game this season for the Raiders in which he returned 6 kickoffs for 106 yards (17.7 avg).  With Leon Washington out for the season the Jets signed Miller to replace him on kickoff returns and to provide a little depth at CB.  Miller has played in 43 games in his five year NFL career and he has returned 147 kickoffs for 3,851 yards (26.2 avg) with 5 TDs.  He has also returned 6 punts for 9 yards (1.5 avg) but that is definately not his strength.  Miller does not have a lot of experience on defense as he has 99 tackles, 1 forced fumble and he has defensed 8 passes.  This was a smart move for the Jets as Leon Washington is a very hard player to replace but Miller should do a good job on kickoff returns.

The Jets have signed 29-year old TE Ben Hartsock to a 1-year deal.  Hartsock played in 11 games for the Falcons last season and he caught 3 passes for 26 yards (8.7 avg).  He has now played in 56 games in his 5 year NFL career and he has caught 27 passes for 273 yards (10.1 avg).  Hartsock is a good blocker in the running game so he will likely earn a lot of playing time with the Jets this season.