
Before Revis and Cromartie, There Was Haynes and Hayes
Before there was Revis Island, there was “my eminent domain,” Hayes’s term for his side of the field.
“If they’re not, I would want to know who is,” said the Jets’ defensive backs coach, Dennis Thurman, a contemporary of Hayes and Haynes, when asked if they were the finest cornerback tandem ever.
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“In case you were wondering, as Rich Cimini of ESPNNewYork.com pointed out, Cromartie’s deal is $4 million per year less than what Nnamdi Asomugha’s got with the Eagles and $1.75 million per year less than Johnathan Joseph’s new deal with the Texans.” - TheJetsBlog (Posted Aug 1, 2011, 1:58AM)
@AlbertBreer: Revis told me he’s “sure it’s been rough” over last week for Cromartie, but is confident he’ll put it in the past once camp gets rolling.
Jets have made offer to free-agent cornerback Antonio Cromartie
The Jets have extended an offer to free-agent cornerback Antonio Cromartie, per two people informed of the communication between the sides. These people requested anonymity because of the tenuous nature of negotiations.
“If Jason Bay was given a few days paternity leave, think how many Antonio Cromartie would need.” - Phil Mushnick, NYPost
“It will be very important. We need him,” the Jets’ star cornerback said Thursday at the Super Bowl XLV media center, where he made promotional appearances. “He’s made a lot of plays for us. We’ll see. I don’t know the situation. I know he’s free, but I hope we really sign him back because he’s a great corner.”
Cromartie is responding to this from Hasselbeck
Update: Hasselbeck apologizes via twitter.
Matt Hasselbeck tweets, then deletes, a shot at Antonio Cromartie