Jets news for the week of 8/25

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Jets rally around Testaverde

Jets coach Herman Edwards welcomed Vinny Testaverde into his office yesterday morning for a long chat.

They had plenty to discuss.

Starting quarterback Chad Pennington is expected to miss 12 weeks with a broken and dislocated left wrist, putting Testaverde back in the lineup. Testaverde, a 17-year veteran, has plenty of experience as a starter. He will need to rely on all of it.

"What we're going to do is rally around Vinny," Edwards said. "It's not like Vinny has never played quarterback. He feels very bad for Chad, but he's getting an opportunity to play now, and he's going to do everything he can to help us win."

He might be relied upon for the whole season....
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Unbreakable spirit

Herman Edwards laid out the road ahead for Chad Pennington on a Sunday conference call, saying the Jets' quarterback is expected to miss 12 weeks following surgery to repair the four broken and dislocated metacarpal bones in his left hand.

Jets fans have been down that road, and it's the kind of prognosis that has led them toward the nearest bridge. But Edwards, while not as stormy as he was right after the Jets' 15-14 win over the Giants on Saturday night, insisted that the season is not over before it starts because Vinny Testaverde and not Pennington is the starter...
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This breaking news.....The Jets are done.

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Martin signs one-year deal with the Jets

For the second time in two days, the New York Jets have added a quarterback, with ESPN.com confirming on Tuesday afternoon that the team has signed journeyman Jamie Martin, an eight-year veteran who auditioned for coaches earlier in the day.

Martin, 33, signed a one-year contract for $655,000, the league minimum base salary for a player of his seniority.

On Monday, the Jets signed Todd Husak, as the team attempted to bolster a position that was wounded by loss of starter Chad Pennington for at least 12 weeks. Pennington, who could still miss the entire season, fractured his left (non-throwing) wrist in a Saturday preseason game....more

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Namath has confidence in Testaverde

NEW YORK -- Joe Namath knows exactly what Chad Pennington is going through.

When he was the New York Jets' quarterback in 1970, Namath broke his right wrist against the Baltimore Colts and missed the rest of the season. It was the first time Namath ever missed time in the regular-season because of an injury.

The following year, he injured his left knee in the first exhibition game trying to make a tackle on a fumble run back and did not return until late November....more