The Jets have released WRs David Clowney and Patrick Turner.  The Jets needed their roster spots to activate WR Santonio Holmes from his league suspension and they also re-signed NT Howard Green.  Clowney played in 3 games for the Jets this year and he had 1 catch for 22 yards.  He has played in 18 games in his three years with the Jets and he caught 16 passes for 239 yards (14.9 avg) with 1 TD grab.  Turner didn’t get into any games for the Jets this year.  31-year old Howard Green is back with the Jets.  He played in 1 game earlier this year for the Jets and he had 1 tackle and 1 forced fumble.  The Jets have been waiting for 26-year old WR Santonio Holmes who will give the Jets another big weapon in the passing game.   Holmes played in 16 games for the Steelers last year and he caught 79 passes for 1,248 yards (15.8 avg) with 5 TD grabs. 

The Jets have signed 35-year old DE Trevor Pryce.  Pryce played in 16 games for the Ravens last season and he had 31 tackles, 6.5 sacks, 2 tackles for a loss and 1 forced fumble.  He has now played in 174 games in his NFL career and he has 435 tackles, 90 sacks, 25 passes defensed, 12 forced fumbles and 2 interceptions.  The Jets will likely use Pryce as a situational pass rusher.  To make room on the roster for Pryce the Jets have released 31-year old NT Howard Green.  Green played in 1 game for the Jets this year and he had 1 tackle and 1 forced fumble.  He played in 13 games in two years with the Jets and he had 24 tackles and 1 forced fumble.

The New York Jets have signed 31-year old NT Howard Green.  Green played in 12 games for the Jets last season in which he had 23 tackles.  He has now played in 48 games in his NFL career and he has 78 tackles, 1 pass defensed, 1 sack and 2 forced fumbles.  Green is a mountain of a man at 6’2″, 365 pounds and he should provide depth on the interior of the D-Line for the Jets.

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.

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.