NEW YORK JETS (0-0) at CINCINNATI BENGALS (0-0) FRI., AUG. 10, PAUL BROWN STADIUM (65,515) PRESEASON GAME ONE - 7:30 P.M.

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1 MEDIA INFORMATION NEW YORK JETS (0-0) at CINCINNATI BENGALS (0-0) FRI., AUG. 10, PAUL BROWN STADIUM (65,515) PRESEASON GAME ONE - 7:30 P.M. ET - WCBS GAME NOTES... 2 JETS/BENGALS AT A GLANCE... 2 BROADCAST COVERAGE SCHEDULE... 2 CORNERING THE MARKET SEASON HIGHLIGHTS... 2 NEW YORK JETS MEDIA CONTACTS... 2 PROBABLE STARTERS... 3 OFFENSE... 3 KEY OFFENSIVE RESERVES... 3 KICKERS... 3 DEFENSE... 3 KEY DEFENSIVE RESERVES... 3 PUNTER... 3 GAME PREVIEW... 4 STATISTICAL SNAPSHOT STATISTICAL LEADERS... 4 PRESEASON STREAK REACHES APPROACHING MILESTONES STARTERS VS STARTERS... 4 COACHING CAPSULES... 5 REX RYAN VERSUS THE LEAGUE... 5 COACHING CAPSULES... 6 JETS/BENGALS CONNECTIONS... 7 FLIGHT NOTES... 8 GREENE FINISHES STRONG... 8 RUSHING SINCE SANCHEZ AFTER THREE SEASONS... 8 SIX FOR WINS IN FIRST THREE SEASONS BY A QB JETS FIRST IN RED ZONE... 8 KELLER IN PERSPECTIVE... 8 FLIGHT NOTES... 9 PAYING CUSTOMS ON REVIS ISLAND... 9 OPPOSING PASSERS VS. THE JETS... 9 CRO PICKS TO WIN... 9 MUHAMMAD WILKERSON... 9 KEEPING PACE... 9 AARON MAYHEM MAYBIN... 9 TACKLING MACHINE PRO BOWLERS... 9 FLIGHT NOTES SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES BLOCK PARTY OVERVIEW BY POSITION OVERVIEW BY POSITION TRANSACTIONS CAREER PLAYER TRANSACTIONS CAREER PLAYER TRANSACTIONS CAREER PLAYER TRANSACTIONS CAREER PLAYER TRANSACTIONS NEW YORK JETS 2012 DEPTH CHART BUILDING THE JETS NEW YORK JETS 2012 ROSTER BY POSITION NEW YORK JETS 2012 ROSTER BY EXPERIENCE REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS DEFENSIVE & SPECIAL TEAMS STATISTICS NEW YORK JETS 2012 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER NEW YORK JETS 2012 NUMERICAL ROSTER... 26

2 JETS/BENGALS AT A GLANCE Preseason Series: Ninth meeting, Jets Lead, 5-3 Last Meeting: Jets, 27, Bengals, 7, MetLife Stadium (8/21/11) Regular Season Series: Jets Lead, 15-7 Notable: Including the preseason, New York has defeated the Bengals in five consecutive games since 2008, including three games in the calender year of With a New York playoff appearance on the line, the Jets defeated Cincinnati 37-0, in the last game ever played at the Meadowlands, on January 3, 2010, and earned a postseason game at Paul Brown Stadium. Six days later, the Jets traveled to Cincinnati and defeated the Bengals, New York s final victory over Cincinnati in 2010 came on Thanksgiving Day, November 25, as the Jets again held the Bengals to two scores and defeated them, Their most recent win came last preseason as New York topped Cincinnati 27-7 at MetLife Stadium. JETS HEAD COACH: Rex Ryan, Fourth Season with Jets, Regular Season, 4-2 Postseason BENGALS HEAD COACH: Marvin Lewis, 10th Season with Bengals, Regular Season, 0-3 Postseason BROADCAST COVERAGE TELEVISION: WCBS Play-by-play: Ian Eagle Analyst: Greg Buttle Producer: Steve Scheer Director: Andy Goldberg JETS RADIO: 98.7 FM WEPN (ESPN Radio) Play-by-play: Bob Wischusen Analyst: Marty Lyons Producer: Joe Loughran Pre- and Post-Game: Don LaGreca, Damien Woody JETS RADIO NETWORK: KSPN AM - Los Angeles, CA; WPOP AM - Hartford, CT; WRCN-FM FM - Riverhead, NY; WTLA 1200AM - Syracuse, NY; WSGO 1440AM - Oswego, NY; WTLB 1310AM - Utica, NY; WTMM- FM FM - Albany, NY; WADB 1310AM - Asbury Park, NJ; WCHR-FM FM - Manahawkin, NJ; WXHC-FM FM - Cortland/Homer, NY; WPIE 1160AM - Ithaca, NY 2012 SCHEDULE PRESEASON 8/10 at Cincinnati 7:30 p.m. WCBS 8/18 New York Giants 7:00 p.m. WCBS 8/26 Carolina 8:00 p.m. NBC 8/30 at Philadelphia 6:35 p.m. WCBS REGULAR SEASON 9/9 Buffalo 1:00 p.m. CBS 9/16 at Pittsburgh 4:15 p.m. CBS 9/23 at Miami 1:00 p.m. CBS 9/30 San Francisco 1:00 p.m. FOX 10/8 Houston (Mon) 8:30 p.m. ESPN 10/14 Indianapolis 1:00 p.m. CBS 10/21 at New England 4:15 p.m. CBS 10/28 Miami 1:00 p.m. CBS 11/4 BYE 11/11 at Seattle 4:05 p.m. CBS 11/18 at St. Louis 1:00 p.m. *CBS 11/22 New England (Thurs) 8:20 p.m. NBC 12/2 Arizona 1:00 p.m. *FOX 12/9 at Jacksonville 1:00 p.m. *CBS 12/17 at Tennessee (Mon) 8:30 p.m. ESPN 12/23 San Diego 8:20 p.m. *NBC 12/30 at Buffalo 1:00 p.m. *CBS Home games in bold *Games in Weeks Subject to Change GAME NOTES CORNERING THE MARKET Cornerbacks Darrelle Revis and Antonio Cromartie form arguably the best duo since Both players ranked in the top five in burn percentage among CBs targeted at least 50 times in Since the two teamed together in 2010, Revis and Cromartie rank first and third respectively in burn percentage. Burn Percentage (2011) Rank Player Team Targeted Burned Burn Pct. 1 Ike Taylor PIT % 2 Darrelle Revis NYJ % 3 Sheldon Brown CLV % 4 Antonio Cromartie NYJ % 5 Richard Sherman SEA % Burn Percentage ( ) 1 Darrelle Revis NYJ % 2 Brandon Carr DAL % 3 Antonio Cromartie NYJ % 4 Stanford Routt KC % 5 Asante Samuel ATL % *Burn percentage tracks how a defensive player performs in defending passes in which he is targeted. A burn occurs when a targeted defensive player allows a completed pass. Burned defender statistics are taken from StatsPass SEASON HIGHLIGHTS QB Mark Sanchez s 26 TD passes tied for the second most by a Jets passer in a single season with Al Dorrow (1960) and Joe Namath (1967). New York Jets defense finished fifth overall in the NFL. The unit ranked top ten in: Category Average Ranking Passing Yards per Game Rushing Yards per Attempt First Downs per Game 17 6 Third Down Efficiency Fourth Down Efficiency New York s offense finished first in the NFL in Red Zone efficiency, scoring touchdowns on 65.5% of their trips inside opponents 20-yard line. RB Joe McKnight set a team record with his 107-yard KOR for a score at Baltimore (10/2). His 31.6 yard KOR average is the highest by a Jet, almost a full yard more than the previous record of 30.7 held by Bobby Humphery in McKnight led the NFL in KOR average. TE Dustin Keller s 65 receptions were the third highest by a tight end in the AFC and the most by a Jets tight end since 1988 when Mickey Shuler caught 70 passes. His 815 yards are the fourth-most by a Jets tight end in a season and the most since 1985 when Shuler set the team record with 879. Additionally, Keller s 12.5 average is the most by a Jets tight end since 1994, when Johnny Mitchell registered a 12.9 average on 58 receptions. WR Jeremy Kerley finished the season with a punt return average of 10.9 yards, good for fourth in the AFC. It is the highest punt return average posted by a Jets rookie since RB Leon Johnson averaged 12.1 yards a return in Only two rookies in team history have ever registered a higher average, Bruce Harper averaged 12.5 in 1977 and Johnson averaged 12.1 in NEW YORK JETS MEDIA CONTACTS Bruce Speight... bspeight@jets.nfl.com Jared Winley... jwinley@jets.nfl.com Meghan Gilmore... mgilmore@jets.nfl.com Nick Filis... nfilis@jets.nfl.com Taylor Jones... tjones@jets.nfl.com James Hallas... jhallas@jets.nfl.com Katherine Moore... kmoore@jets.nfl.com GAME NOTES

3 OFFENSE WR 10 Santonio Holmes 7th season Since 1983, no NFL receiver has caught more TD passes (5) in the final 1:00 of 4th quarter/overtime (including playoffs). Tied for team lead with 8 TD rec. LT 60 D Brickashaw Ferguson 7th season Earned 3rd-consecutive Pro Bowl in 2011; has started every game (103 including postseason) since being drafted in LG 68 Matt Slauson 4th season 2009 sixth-round selection; starter in every game since C 74 Nick Mangold 7th season Four-time Pro Bowler who has played in 101 games (including postseason). Missed his first two NFL games at OAK (9/25/11) and at BLT (10/2/11). RG 65 Brandon Moore 10th season 121 consecutive starts for the Jets leads all current guards in the NFL; longest-tenured Jet. Earned first Pro Bowl appearance. RT 78 Wayne Hunter 9th season Stepped in as starter down the stretch in 2010 and maintained that role in TE 81 Dustin Keller 5th season 213 career receptions in four seasons with the Jets. Led team with 65 receptions and 815 yards in WR 84 Stephen Hill Rookie Selected in the second round of the 2012 NFL Draft, has a chance to be the first rookie wide receiver to start on opening day since 1995 when undrafted free agent Wayne Chrebet made his NFL debut as a starter. QB 6 Mark Sanchez 4th season Fifth QB in Super Bowl era to earn 30 victories in first three NFL seasons, including the postseason. Recorded career-highs in both TD passes (26) and rushing TDs (6) in FB 38 John Conner 3rd season Nicknamed The Terminator for his blocks on offense and special teams. Scored his second career rushing touchdown at BUF (11/6/12). RB 23 Shonn Greene 4th season Produced his first 1,000 yard season when he led New York with 1,054 yards and 6 TDs on 253 carries (4.2 avg.) in KEY OFFENSIVE RESERVES WR 11 Jeremy Kerley 2nd season 2011 fifth-round selection hauled in his first NFL reception, a nine-yard touchdown, at NE (10/9). Served as the team s third receiver and averaged 10.9 yards on punt returns. RB 25 Joe McKnight 3rd season Led NFL with a 31.6 KOR average. Recorded longest play in Jets history with 107-yard return for TD at BLT (10/2). WR 85 Chaz Schilens 5th season First season with the Jets. Has started 19-of-44 career games, posting 902 yards and seven touchdowns on 72 receptions. QB 15 Tim Tebow 3rd season Since 2010, he has recorded at least one touchdown pass and one rushing touchdown in the same game seven times, the third most in the NFL during that span. KICKERS K 2 Nick Folk 6th season Connected on 19-of-25 FGs and all 44 PAT opportunities in Has connected on three game-winning field goals with the Jets: vs. DAL (9/11), Wild Card game at IND (1/8) and at DET (11/7/10). K 3 Josh Brown 10th season Connected on 80.9 % (220-of-272) of his kicks during his career. 28 of his field goals have come from 50-or-more yards, third-most by active kickers to Sebastian Janikowski, 32, and Jason Hanson, 29. PROBABLE STARTERS DEFENSE END 96 Muhammad Wilkerson 2nd Season 2011 first-round selection was the only Jets rookie to start every game in Earned his first-career sack vs. JAX (9/18) when he tackled QB Luke McCown for a safety. Finished with 3 sacks. NT 91 Sione Po uha 8th season Started 44 games in three seasons for a defense that finished first overall in 2009, third in 2010 and fifth in Recorded a sack and a safety vs. KC (12/11). T 70 Mike DeVito 6th season Undrafted FA has earned 22 starts since Served as a leader on the defensive line. Missed four games in 2011 due to injury. OLB 58 Bryan Thomas 11th season Longest tenured Jet after he joined the team as a first-round selection in Registered 438 tackles and 31 sacks in 145 games, 93 of which were starts. WILL 57 Bart Scott 11th season Has played in 112 consecutive games since Finished as fourthleading tackler (77) and had 4.5 sacks in MIKE 52 David Harris 6th season Arguably one of the NFL s best inside linebackers, he led in tackles (117), ranked second in sacks (5) and tied for the lead in INTs (4) in OLB 97 Calvin Pace 10th season Led the Jets in sacks (25.0) and forced fumbles (11) since he joining the team in CB 31 Antonio Cromartie 7th season Recorded 4 (tied for team lead) of his 22 career interceptions in 2011, his highest total since 10 in CB 24 Darrelle Revis 5th season Three-time All-Pro (09-11) and four-time Pro Bowler. Tied Jets franchise long with a 100-yard INT return for a TD (vs. MIA 10/17). His 4 INTs in 2011 tied for the team lead. S 37 Yeremiah Bell 9th season Former Dolphin joined the Jets as a UFA and has recorded 533 tackles, 11 sacks, 6 INT, 43 PDs, 9 FF and 6 FR during his eight seasons. S 30 LaRon Landry 6th season Has started all 64 games he played and recorded 420 tackles, 5.5 sacks, 4 INT, 40 PD, 6 FF and 5 FR in his first five NFL seasons. S 33 Eric Smith 7th season Finished second on team in tackles (115) in Versatile player who is productive on defense (290 tackles) and special teams (91 tackles). KEY DEFENSIVE RESERVES END 98 Quinton Coples Rookie Selected 16th overall in the 2012 NFL draft. Registered 24 sacks and 5 PD in four seasons at North Carolina. WILL 49 Demario Davis Rookie Finished his career at Arkansas State with 230 tackles, 7 sacks, 4 INT, 7 PD, 5 FF and 3 FR. Scored two touchdowns, one on a 75-yard INT return and the other on a 53-yard fumble return. NT 93 Kenrick Ellis 2nd Season Started two of the five games he played as a rookie and finished with six tackles, four solo. LB 51 Aaron Maybin 4th season Led team with 6 sacks, 4 FF and 24 QB hits in 13 games after he resigned as a FA with the Jets (9/28/11). CB 20 Kyle Wilson 2nd season Team s nickel back made significant strides in Recorded his first INT vs. SD (10/23). Finished with two INTs. Played in every game since being drafted in 2010 (32 reg., 3 postseason). PUNTER P 4 T.J. Conley 2nd season In his first season, he placed 32 punts inside the opponent s 20-yard line. PROBABLE STARTERS 3

4 STATISTICAL SNAPSHOT Offense Jets Rank Bengals Rank Total Yards per Game Rush Yards per Game Rush Yards per Attempt Pass Yards per Game Sacks per Pass Play Sacks Allowed t Third Down Efficiency Points per Game Defense Jets Rank Bengals Rank Total Yards per Game Rush Yards per Game Rush Yards per Attempt Pass Yards per Game Sacks per Pass Play Sacks 35 t Third Down Efficiency Points per Game *2011 Final Rankings 2011 STATISTICAL LEADERS Completion Percentage: Sanchez 56.7 Passing Yards: Sanchez 3,474 Passer Rating: Sanchez 78.2 Rushing Yards: Greene 1,054 Rushing Touchdowns: Sanchez/Greene 6 Receptions: Keller 65 Yards Per Catch: Keller 12.5 Yards from Scrimmage: Greene 1,265 First Downs: Greene 52 Tackles: Harris 117 Sacks: Maybin 6 Interceptions: Revis/Cromartie/Harris 4 Forced Fumbles: Maybin 4 Special Teams Tackles: Bellore 31 Punt Returns: Kerley 29 Kick Returns: McKnight 34 Scoring/Non-Kicking: Burress/Holmes 48 Scoring: Folk 101 PRESEASON STREAK REACHES 15 The Jets have not had a losing preseason since 1996 (1-3), a streak that spans 15 seasons. Since then, the Jets have produced 10 winning preseasons, including 4-0 records in 1997 and 2002, and six preseasons with a.500 mark. Year Preseason Regular Season Postseason AFC Championship AFC Wild Card AFC Divisional Playoff AFC Divisional Playoff AFC Wild Card AFC Championship AFC Championship GAME PREVIEW APPROACHING MILESTONES QB Mark Sanchez 10,000 career passing yards (needs 791) TE Dustin Keller needs two touchdown catches to increase career total to 17 and pass Johnny Mitchell for fifth on the Jets all-time list for most receiving TDs by a TE and needs three touchdown catches to pass Anthony Becht to become fourth S Yeremiah Bell 600 career tackles (needs 67) K Josh Brown 1,000 career points (needs 38) CB Antonio Cromartie 30 career interceptions (needs 8) LT D Brickashaw Ferguson 100 career consecutive starts (needs 4) LB David Harris 20 career sacks (needs 0.5) WR Santonio Holmes 40 career TD catches (needs six) C Nick Mangold 100 career starts (needs six) LB Calvin Pace 40 career sacks (needs one); 500 career tackles (needs 58) CB Darelle Revis 20 career interceptions (needs 2); 100 career passes defensed (needs 5) LB Bart Scott 800 career tackles (needs 14) LB Bryan Thomas 500 career tackles (needs 62) RG Brandon Moore 125 consecutive starts at RG (needs 4) K Nick Folk 600 career points (needs 49) 2011 STARTERS VS STARTERS The Jets return 20-of-22 starters from last year s team. New York re-signed NT Sione Po uha this past offseason and added potential starters in safeties in Yeremiah Bell (MIA) and LaRon Landry (WAS). The club also selected WR Stephen Hill in the second round. The rookie is expected to start opposite of veteran Santonio Holmes. OFFENSE Plaxico Burress WR Stephen Hill D Brickashaw Ferguson LT D Brickashaw Ferguson Matt Slauson LG Matt Slauson Nick Mangold C Nick Mangold Brandon Moore RG Brandon Moore Wayne Hunter RT Wayne Hunter Dustin Keller TE Dustin Keller Santonio Holmes WR Santonio Holmes Mark Sanchez QB Mark Sanchez John Conner FB John Conner Shonn Greene RB Shonn Greene DEFENSE Muhammad Wilkerson End Muhammad Wilkerson Sione Pouha NT Sione Po uha Mike DeVito T Mike DeVito *Mauga/McIntyre/Westerman OLB Bryan Thomas Bart Scott WILL Bart Scott David Harris MIKE David Harris Calvin Pace OLB Calvin Pace Darrelle Revis CB Darrelle Revis Antonio Cromartie CB Antonio Cromartie Eric Smith S Eric Smith/LaRon Landry** Brodney Pool S Yeremiah Bell** *Josh Mauga, Garrett McIntyre and Jamaal Westerman have split time as the starter after Bryan Thomas went on IR. **All three players serve as starters at the safety position. Bold are new starters in GAME PREVIEW

5 COACHING CAPSULES Rex Ryan Head Coach Fourth season with the Jets Named the 15th full-time head coach of the New York Jets on January 19, 2009 after he spent 10 seasons with the Baltimore Ravens. In his first season as head coach, the Jets defense improved from 16th to first in the NFL. Since 2009, the Jets lead the NFL with an average of rushing yards per game. In 2011, the offense led the league in red zone efficiency after ranking 30th in REX RYAN VERSUS THE LEAGUE AFC East 9-9 BUF 5-1 MIA 2-4 NE 2-4 AFC South 5-1 HST 2-0 IND 1-0 JAX 1-1 TEN 1-0 AFC West 4-2 DEN 1-1 KC 1-0 OAK 1-1 SD 1-0 AFC North 4-2 BLT 0-2 CIN 2-0 CLV 1-0 PIT 1-0 NFC East 2-2 DAL 1-0 NYG 0-1 PHI 0-1 WAS 1-0 NFC North 2-2 CHI 0-1 DET 1-0 GB 0-1 MIN 1-0 NFC South 2-2 ATL 0-1 CAR 1-0 NO 0-1 TB 1-0 NFC West 0-0 ARZ 0-0 SEA 0-0 SF 0-0 SL 0-0 *For the first time as head coach, Ryan will compete against ARZ, SEA, SF, and SL in Opponents * Bold = 2012 Opponents Mike Pettine Defensive Coordinator Fourth season with the Jets Has fielded a unit that has held opposing passers to an NFL-low 68.7 quarterback rating and opponents to the fifth-fewest points (18.8) and second-least yards per game (285.3) since The Jets defense has recorded 92 takeaways, the second-most in the AFC since Prior to Pettine s arrival, the same unit registered only 76 between In 2009, his first season as a defensive coordinator in the NFL, Pettine installed a completely new defense and fielded a unit that ranked first in seven categories, including points allowed, total defense and pass defense. Tony Sparano Offensive Coordinator First season with the Jets Joined the Jets this past January after he served the last four seasons as the head coach of the Miami Dolphins. In his first season (2008), he guided the team from a 1-15 record a season earlier, to an 11-5 mark and the AFC East title. Miami s offense had the sixthbest red zone efficiency (91.2%) in the NFL in 2010 and tied for the ninth in the league for the most drives of 10 or more plays (26). In 2006, with Sparano as the Dallas Cowboys primary play caller, the team ranked fifth in the NFL in total offense, averaging yards per game. Their 425 points was the fourth-highest in the NFL. Mike Westhoff Special Teams Coordinator 12th season with the Jets Since joining the Jets in 2001, Westhoff s unit has annually ranked among the best across the board in overall special teams rankings. Since he became the special teams coordinator in 2001, seven different players have returned kickoffs for touchdowns including current Jet, Joe McKnight, who set a team record for the longest touchdown when he returned a kick 107 yards in Since 2001, Westhoff s group has blocked 11 kicks, including seven punts, two field goals and two extra points. Five of the blocked punts were returned for touchdowns. Westhoff joined the Jets after 15 seasons with the Miami Dolphins. In 2000, his final season with the team, he was voted NFL Special Teams Coach of the Year. Matt Cavanaugh Quarterbacks Coach Fourth season with the Jets Helped QB Mark Sanchez improve his completion percentage, passing yards, touchdown passes and passer rating each season. In the first two seasons of Sanchez s career, the Jets made two consecutive AFC Championship Game appearances, earning him the most postseason wins (four) by any quarterback in team history. Earned his third Super Bowl championship (two as a player, one as a coach) when he served as the offensive coordinator for the 2000 Baltimore Ravens. Joined the Jets after four seasons as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the University of Pittsburgh. In 2007, he was named the top offensive coordinator in the BIG EAST. As a second-round selection by New England in 1978, he spent five seasons with the Patriots, two with the 49ers, three with Eagles and one with the Giants. Dave DeGuglielmo Offensive Line Coach First season with the Jets Joined the Jets during the 2012 offseason after spending three seasons ( ) with the Miami Dolphins as their offensive line coach. Under DeGugliemo s tutelage, Dolphins T Jake Long was selected as a starter for three consecutive Pro Bowls ( ). In 2007, he was part of a Giants staff that orchestrated a victory over previously undefeated New England in Super Bowl XLII. Mike Devlin Tight Ends/Assistant Offensive Line Coach Seventh season with the Jets Enters his seventh season with the Jets and fourth season in his current role. Helped TE Dustin Keller become one of the most productive tight ends in team history. Keller is currently fourth on the Jets record list in receptions and third in yards by a tight end. Selected in the fifth round of the 1993 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills. During his playing career he appeared in 101 regular season games and Super Bowl XXVIII with the Bills. COACHING CAPSULES 5

6 Karl Dunbar Defensive Line Coach First season with the Jets Joined the Jets in January of 2012 after spending six seasons as the defensive line coach with the Minnesota Vikings. During his time in Minnesota, the Vikings defense allowed the fewest rushing yards in the NFL and recorded the sixth most sacks in the NFL. Under his direction, DT Kevin Williams was selected to the Pro Bowl five times, DE Jared Allen earned four Pro Bowl nods and DT Pat Williams had three Pro Bowls. Dunbar was an eighth-round draft choice of the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1990 and played defensive line for three teams during his career ( ). Ben Kotwica Assistant Special Teams Sixth season with the Jets Promoted to assistant special teams coach in 2009 after two seasons as a defensive quality control and special teams coach. Since 2007 he has assisted a special teams unit that has returned eight kickoffs for touchdowns, the most in the NFL during that time span. After attending the United States Military Academy, Kotwica spent seven years in the Army and received a number of awards including the Bronze Star. Sanjay Lal Wide Receivers Coach First season with the Jets Joined the Jets in the 2012 offseason after spending five seasons, three as the wide receiver coach, with the Oakland Raiders. Under Lal, the 2011 Raiders wide receivers group finished sixth in the NFL with an average of 15.0 yards per catch. Lal oversaw the development of rookies Darius Heyward-Bey and Louis Murphy in The pair became the first rookie tandem to start at wide receiver in the NFL since Anthony Lynn Running Backs Coach Fourth season with the Jets Since he joined the Jets in 2009, New York has tallied more yards on the ground (6,822) than any team in the NFL. The last three seasons, the Jets have fielded three different leading rushers: Shonn Greene 1,054 (2011), LaDainian Tomlinson 914 (2010) and Thomas Jones 1,402 (2009). Each rusher averaged 4.2 yards a carry for the season. Son D Anton signed with the Jets as an undrafted free agent on 05/04/12. COACHING CAPSULES Jim O Neil Assistant Defensive Backs Fourth season with the Jets Enters his fourth season on the Jets staff as assistant defensive backs coach. Works closely with Defensive Coordinator Mike Pettine and Defensive Backs Coach Dennis Thurman. Three-year starter as a defensive end at Towson University where he was a captain in Brian Smith Quality Control/Defense Sixth season with the Jets Originally joined the Jets in 2007 as a quality control/offense coach after seven seasons with the University of Massachusetts, where he was an assistant coach for three years. Smith was a three-year starter for the Minutemen as a strong safety and cornerback from Mike Smith Outside Linebackers Third season with the Jets Earned a promotion to outside linebackers coach after spending the last two seasons with the Jets as a coaching intern. Under his tutelage, free agent acquisition Aaron Maybin led the team with six sacks and four forced fumbles in only 13 games of action in Bob Sutton Assistant Head Coach/ Linebackers 13th season with the Jets Named assistant head coach/linebackers in January of 2012 by Head Coach Rex Ryan after spending three years on his staff. 13 consecutive seasons with New York is the longest such tenure in team history. With the help of Sutton s unit, the Jets defense finished third overall in total yards allowed (291.5) and rushing yards allowed (90.9) in He spent nine seasons as the head coach at Army. In 1996, Sutton guided the Cadets to their fourth bowl appearance. 6 COACHING CAPSULES

7 College Teammates JETS/BENGALS CONNECTIONS Jets LB David Harris and Bengals CB Leon Hall spent the seasons together at Michigan. Both earned All-America honors in Jets WR Jeremy Kerley and Bengals QB Andy Dalton played together at TCU from , leading the Horned Frogs to a Rose Bowl title in The duo played with Bengals RB Aaron Brown in Jets LB Marcus Dowtin, Bengals WR A.J. Green and G Clint Boiling played together at Georgia from Dowtin spent the seasons at Georgia with Bengals DT Geno Atkins and the seasons with TE Orson Charles. Jets S Eric Smith and Bengals C Kyle Cook spent the seasons together at Michigan State. The duo played with Bengals DT Domata Peko for the Spartans from Jets QB Tim Tebow and Bengals DE Carlos Dunlap won the 2009 BCS National Championship and 2010 Sugar Bowl at Florida. Tebow, and Bengals S Reggie Nelson played on Florida s 2007 BCS National Championship team. Jets FB John Conner and Bengals LB Micah Johnson played together at Kentucky from Cincinnati DE DeQuin Evans spent his junior season with Conner and Johnson on the Wildcats in Jets QB Mark Sanchez, WR Patrick Turner, Bengals LB Rey Maualuga and WR Vidal Hazelton played together at USC from Jets RB Joe McKnight and Bengals S Taylor Mays spent the campaigns with Sanchez and Turner. McKnight and Mays were members of the Trojans from Jets CB Kyle Wilson and Bengals S George Iloka anchored the Boise State secondary from The two helped Boise State win the Fiesta Bowl in the 2009 season. Jets QB Greg McElroy and Bengals CB Dre Kirkpatrick spent the seasons together at Alabama, winning the 2010 BCS National Championship. McElroy and Bengals T Andre Smith played for the Crimson Tide from Jets Assistant Tight Ends/Quality Control Coach Lance Taylor coached McElroy and Smith from Jets OL Vladimir Ducasse and Bengals S Jeromy Miles competed at UMASS together from Jets LB Josh Mauga played at Nevada with Bengals LB Dontay Moch from Jets LB Brett Roy and Moch both spent the seasons with the Wolfpack. Jets LS Derek Chard and Bengals WR Kashif Moore were teammates at UConn from Both helped the Huskies reach their first BCS bowl game (2011 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl). Jets DT Martin Tevaseu and Bengals G Matt Murphy spent the seasons together at Nevada Las Vegas. Jets RB Shonn Greene and OL Matt Kroul both completed their collegiate careers during the 2008 season at Iowa with Bengals CB Shaun Prater, who played as a freshman. Jets WR Eron Riley and Bengals LB Vincent Rey played together at Duke from Jets CB Ellis Lankster and Bengals S Robert Sands played for West Virginia in Jets T Dennis Landolt and Bengals DT Devon Still spent the seasons at Penn State. Jets S D Anton Lynn played with Still from Jets DE Quinton Coples played as a freshman during the 2008 season with Bengals WR Brandon Tate at North Carolina. Jets S LaRon Landry and Bengals T Andrew Whitworth played together at Louisiana State from , helping the Tigers win the 2004 BCS National Championship. Both Landry and Whitworth were named All-Americans in Jets LB Ricky Sapp and Bengals DT Brandon Thompson spent the seasons together at Clemson. Former New York Jets K Mike Nugent was drafted by the Jets in the second round of the 2005 draft (47th overall), playing for the team through the 2008 season. Offensive Line Coach Paul Alexander served as assistant head coach/offensive line of the Jets from Defensive Backs Coach Mark Carrier was the defensive line coach for the Jets from He served with Jets Head Coach Rex Ryan as a defensive backs coach with the Baltimore Ravens from NFL Teammates Jets S Yeremiah Bell and Bengals CB Jason Allen spent the seasons together with the Miami Dolphins. Bell played with Bengals TE Donald Lee in Miami from Jets DE Jay Richardson played on the Raiders with Bengals LB Thomas Howard from Jets WR Chaz Schilens spent the seasons with Howard on the Raiders. Miles from Home Bengals LS Clark Harris, RB Brian Leonard and WR Mohamed Sanu attended Rutgers, located just 10 miles from MetLife Stadium. Sanu attended South Brunswick (NJ) HS, which is 45 miles from MetLife Stadium. Bengals WR Vidal Hazelton is from Staten Island, NY, just over 25 miles away from MetLife Stadium. Jets S Yeremiah Bell played at George Rogers Clark (KY) HS, located about 100 miles away from Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati, OH. Jets FB John Conner attended Lakota West (OH) HS, less than 25 miles away from Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati, OH. Jets C Nick Mangold Archbishop Alter (OH) HS, located 50 miles away from Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati, OH. Jets CB Julian Posey is from Cincinnati, OH and attended Ohio University and LaSalle HS. Coaching Jets Head Coach Rex Ryan and Bengals Head Coach Marvin Lewis worked together with the Baltimore Ravens from Ryan served as the defensive line coach and Lewis was the defensive coordinator. Bengals Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach Jeff Friday was the head strength and conditioning coach for the Baltimore Ravens from where Jets Head Coach Rex Ryan was the defensive line coach and defensive coordinator. Jets Defensive Coordinator Mike Pettine was on the coaching staff from Bengals Assistant Special Teams Coach Darrin Simmons served on the Baltimore Ravens staff with Jets Head Coach Rex Ryan as an assistant special teams and strength and conditioning coach from Bengals Assistant Special Teams/Defensive Backs Coach Hue Jackson coached Jets WR Chaz Schilens as the Raiders offensive coordinator in 2010 and head coach in JETS/BENGALS CONNECTIONS 7

8 GREENE FINISHES STRONG Over the final 13 weeks when Coach Rex Ryan said the team would return to ground-and-pound, RB Shonn Greene averaged 76.5 rushing yards a game ranking third in the AFC during that span, on 202 rushes for 897 yards (4.4 avg.) and five touchdowns. Greene left the DEN (11/17) game after only three carries due to an injury. Top 5 AFC Rushers (Yds per Game) from 10/9/11 to 1/1/12 Player G Yds/G Yds TD Att Maurice Jones-Drew (JAX) , Ray Rice (BLT) , Shonn Greene (Jets) Michael Bush (OAK) Chris Johnson (TEN) Greene finished the season with a team-high 1,054 yards and six touchdowns on 253 carries, adding 211 yards on 30 receptions. All are career-highs. RUSHING SINCE 2008 Since 2008, the Jets rank second in the NFL for rushing yards (8,826). During that span, the team has had seven regular starters on the offensive line, including five who return for The two other starters have both retired, LG Alan Faneca and RT Damien Woody. MOST RUSHING YARDS PER GAME ( ) Team Yds/G Yards Rsh Avg Carolina Panthers ,189 1, New York Jets ,826 2, Minnesota Vikings ,516 1, Baltimore Ravens ,403 2, Oakland Raiders ,292 1, Additionally, New York has scored 69 rushing touchdowns, which is third in the NFL during the same time span. MOST RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS ( ) Team TDs Rsh Carolina Panthers 81 1,902 New England Patriots 77 1,871 New York Jets 69 2,006 Minnesota Vikings 68 1,875 Baltimore Ravens 68 2,006 SANCHEZ AFTER THREE SEASONS QB Mark Sanchez has thrown for 9,209 yards and 55 touchdowns. Both marks rank sixth in franchise history. Most Touchdown Passes, Team History Name TD Games Seasons Joe Namath Ken O Brien Richard Todd Chad Pennington Vinny Testaverde Mark Sanchez Most Passing Yards, Team History Name Games Seasons Joe Namath 27, Ken O Brien 24, Richard Todd 18, Chad Pennington 13, Vinny Testaverde 12, Mark Sanchez 9, FLIGHT NOTES SIX FOR 6 Sanchez tossed 26 touchdowns in 2011, tied for the second-most by a Jets passer in a single season behind only Vinny Testaverde s 29 in He also recorded six rushing touchdowns, the second-most in a season. Al Dorrow finished with seven in Name Season TD Vinny Testaverde Mark Sanchez Joe Namath Al Dorow WINS IN FIRST THREE SEASONS BY A QB With 31 career wins, QB Mark Sanchez is the fifth quarterback in the Super Bowl era to win 30 career games in his first three NFL seasons, including the postseason. He is also one of four quarterbacks to reach 20 career wins, including the postseason, through his first two seasons. Player 30 Wins in First Three NFL Seasons Including Postseason, in Super Bowl Era Years Ben Roethlisberger Joe Flacco Dan Marino Matt Ryan Mark Sanchez JETS FIRST IN RED ZONE Last season, the Jets led the NFL in red zone efficiency. The team scored a touchdown on 65.5% of their trips inside the Red Zone, converting 36 of their 55 trips into six points, 16 more than their 2010 total of 20. New York scored points on 85.5% (47-of-55) of their total trips (36 TD and 11 FG). Top 5 Red Zone Teams in the NFL (by TD efficiency) Team Poss TD TD Pct. NYJ NE GB DET TEN KELLER IN PERSPECTIVE Since being selected in the first round of the 2008 NFL Draft, TE Dustin Keller has quietly produced the best start by a tight end in Jets history. The former Boilermaker has caught 213 passes for 2,559 yards, the most by a Jets tight end his first four NFL seasons. MOST REC., JETS TE, FIRST FOUR SEASONS Player Seasons Rec Yds TD Dustin Keller , Johnny Mitchell , Pete Lammons , Jerome Barkum , Anthony Becht , Richard Caster , Since entering the NFL in 2008, his 213 receptions and 2,559 yards both are the eighth most by a tight end in the league during that time span. Keller led the 2011 Jets with 65 receptions for 815 yards. Five of his catches went for scores. It is the second consecutive season he has led New York in receptions and the first time he has led the team in yards. 8 FLIGHT NOTES

9 PAYING CUSTOMS ON REVIS ISLAND CB Darrelle Revis capped the 2011 season with his fourth-consecutive Pro Bowl selection. Widely considered the best cornerback in the NFL, Revis numbers the last three seasons have illustrated why opposing quarterbacks rarely pay a visit to Revis Island. In his three seasons under Head Coach Rex Ryan, Revis has posted the lowest burn percentage* of any cornerback in the league and is tied for the highest percentage of passes defended to times targeted as well. Player Targeted Burned* Burn Pct. Darrelle Revis % Brandon Carr % Jabari Greer % Stanford Routt % Antonio Cromartie % *Burn percentage tracks how a defensive player performs in defending passes in which he is the defensive target. A burn occurs when a targeted defensive player allows a completed pass. Player Targeted PD* PD/Tgt Joe Haden % Darrelle Revis % Asante Samuel % Brandon Flowers % Brandon Carr % *Passes defensed and Burn statistics are taken from StatsPass. Revis recorded three fourth-quarter interceptions in His 64-yard interception return vs. SD (10/23/11) set up the game-winning scoring drive, for the second time that season. Fourth Quarter Interceptions (since 2007) Player 4th Quarter Int +/- 7 Pts Charles Woodson 10 4 Terence Newman 10 4 Darrelle Revis 9 5 DeAngelo Hall 7 7 Antoine Cason 7 3 D. Rodgers-Cromartie 7 3 Cortland Finnegan 7 2 OPPOSING PASSERS VS. THE JETS Since 2009, opposing quarterbacks have been held to just a 68.7 passer rating, which ranks first in the NFL during that period. Since Rex Ryan took over as head coach of the Jets, quarterbacks have connected on just 52.2% of their passes against New York, the lowest completion percentage during that span. Last season, the Jets passing defense again ranked among the tops in the NFL holding opponents to a 69.6 passer rating (third-best in the NFL) and 15 touchdown passes (second-fewest in NFL). Opponents have completed 275-of-507 passes for a completion percentage of 54.2%, third-best in the NFL. CRO PICKS TO WIN With two interceptions of QB Luke McCown in a victory over JAX (9/18/11), Antonio Cromartie registered the fifth game of his career with multiple interceptions. In the five games Cromartie has picked off two-or-more passes, his teams have never lost. In fact, in the 18 games (including postseason) that he has collected an interception, his teams carry a 14-4 record. Date Opp. Result Int Yds TD 11/11/07 IND W /28/07 HST W /02/07 at KC W /22/08 NYJ W /18/11 JAX W FLIGHT NOTES MUHAMMAD WILKERSON Jets General Manager Mike Tannenbaum made it a point of emphasis to get younger on the defensive front. Last season he selected local product, DL Muhammad Wilkerson, who prepped at Linden HS, in the first round. Wilkerson started Opening Day at defensive end for the Jets, the first time a rookie has started in New York s base defense in Week One since Dwight Lowery started at cornerback in 2008, and the first rookie to start for a Rex Ryan defense on Opening Day since DT Haloti Ngata and SS Dawan Landry. Both players started under Ryan in Baltimore in 2006, while he served as the defensive coordinator for the Ravens. Wilkerson registered the first sack of his career when he brought down QB Luke McCown vs. JAX (9/18/11) for a safety. He became the first player to record a safety on his first sack in the NFL since LB Jameel McClain accomplished the feat for a then-rex Ryan led Baltimore Ravens defense vs. the Oakland Raiders (10/26/08). KEEPING PACE In the words of Jets Head Coach Rex Ryan, LB Calvin Pace enjoyed his best season since Ryan became the head coach in Pace, a versatile defender, produced statistics as a pass rusher (third on team with 4.5 sacks), a tackler (third on the team with 90), and in pass coverage, recording an INT at BUF (11/6/11). In each of his first three seasons with the Jets, Pace has either led the team in sacks (2009) or ranked second (2008 and 2010). Last season, his 4.5 sacks were third. Since joining the Jets in 2008, Pace has recorded 25 sacks, 11 forced fumbles and two interceptions. For his career, he has 39 sacks, 16 forced fumbles and three interceptions. AARON MAYHEM MAYBIN LB Aaron Maybin, nicknamed Mayhem in college, had played 26 games prior to joining the New York Jets as a free agent (8/7/11). In those 26 games, he recorded 23 tackles, no sacks and no forced fumbles on defense. After spending three preseason games with the Jets, he was waived before the regular season began and later re-signed as the team prepared for their fourth game of the season at BLT (10/2). Maybin went on to play 13 games with the Green & White and lived up to his nickname, leading the team with six sacks and four forced fumbles. Mayhem recorded his first multiple-sack game against his former team, the Buffalo Bills (11/27), when he dropped QB Ryan Fitzpatrick twice. TACKLING MACHINE In four seasons, LB David Harris has led the team in tackles three times and finished second with 87 tackles in 2008 despite missing five games. In 2007, he led the team with 117 tackles despite not taking over starting duties until the eighth game of the season. In 2011, Harris led the team for the season with 117 tackles. HARRIS SEASON TACKLE TOTALS Season Tackles Rank on Team st st st nd st Harris also has six interceptions and 19.5 sacks during his five-year career, five of which he recorded last season PRO BOWLERS T D Brickashaw Ferguson Third Pro Bowl G Brandon Moore First Pro Bowl C Nick Mangold Fourth Pro Bowl CB Darrelle Revis Fourth Pro Bowl FLIGHT NOTES 9

10 FLIGHT NOTES In 2011, the Jets special teams units ranked in the top five in the following categories. Kickoff Return Average Rank Team No SF MIN NO NYJ TEN Kickoff Return Defense Rank Team No BUF WAS CIN NYJ DAL Field Position after receiving Kickoff Rank Team No NYJ MIN CLV SF CHI SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES The Elias Sports Bureau defines a long return as a kickoff return of 40+ yards or a punt return of 20+ yards.. Long Kickoff Returns Rank Team No NYJ t... MIN...5 3t... CHI...4 3t... HST...4 3t... OAK...4 3t... SEA...4 Long Returns Combined Rank Team No CHI t... NYJ t... SEA t... SF t... HST t... WAS...11 BLOCK PARTY In 2001, the Jets hired Mike Westhoff as their special teams coordinator. Since then, Westhoff s unit has blocked 11 kicks, including blocking at least one kick in each of the last six seasons. Seven of the 11 blocked kicks have been punts, with three coming in each of the last three seasons. Date Opp. Result Type Player Kicker Notes 10/28/01 at CAR W, Punt CB Jamie Henderson Todd Sauerbrun S Chris Hayes returned for 7-yard TD 01/06/02 at OAK W, Punt S Chris Hayes Shane Lechler LB Jason Glenn returned for 4-yard TD 09/08/02 at BUF W, Punt LB Jason Glenn Brian Moorman 11/03/02 at SD W, Extra Point DT Josh Evans Steve Christie 09/17/06 NE L, Field Goal LB Bryan Thomas Stephen Gostkowski 12/16/07 at NE L, Punt LB David Bowens Chris Hanson LB David Bowens returned for 26-yard TD 09/28/08 ARZ W, Field Goal NT Kris Jenkins Neil Rackers 11/22/09 at NE L, Punt S Eric Smith Chris Hanson WR Brad Smith returned for 4-yard TD 12/27/09 at IND W, Extra Point LB Bryan Thomas Adam Vinatieri 09/26/10 at MIA W, Punt S Eric Smith Brandon Fields 09/11/11 DAL W, Punt RB Joe McKnight Mat McBriar DB Isaiah Trufant returned for 18-yard TD Since 2001, the Jets seven blocked punts rank in a tie for fourth in the league, scoring touchdowns following five of those blocks. Blocked Punts Since 2001 Rank Team Blk 1t KC 8 1t SF 8 1t TEN 8 4t NYJ 7 4t OAK 7 4t TB 7 10 FLIGHT NOTES

11 OVERVIEW BY POSITION Quarterbacks (4), Returning Starter (1) Coach Matt Cavanaugh: Mark Sanchez established career-highs in completion percentage (56.7%), passing yards (3474), touchdown passes (26) and passer rating (78.1) for the secondconsecutive year in His six rushing touchdowns tied him with Shonn Green for the team lead. It was the second-highest total posted by a quarterback in franchise history, one short of Al Dorow s team record posted in the inaugural 1960 season. His 26 touchdown passes were tied for the second most in a single season, just three shy of the team record 29 set by Vinny Testaverde in Sanchez has produced nine comeback wins in the fourth quarter or overtime, the most in the NFL since Week Six of the 2010 season. He signed a three-year contract extension with the Jets in the offseason. The Jets acquired Tim Tebow from the Broncos as the second-team signal caller behind Sanchez and to bolster the Jets ground and pound philosophy. He will also contribute to special teams as a personal protector. Tebow s 887 rushing yards since entering the league in 2010, trail only Michael Vick for the most among NFL quarterbacks. In the Bronco s Wild Card victory versus (PIT), Tebow completed 10-of-21 passes for 316 yards and two touchdowns, including a game-winning 80-yard touchdown pass to WR Demaryius Thomas on the first play of overtime seventh-round selection Greg McElroy enters his second season with the Jets and is third on the depth chart. Matt Simms, the son of former Giants quarterback Phil Simms, signed with the Jets as an undrafted free agent and looks to earn playing time this preseason. Running Backs (6), Returning Starter (2) Coach Anthony Lynn: Shonn Greene is slated to start at running back again this season after establishing career-highs in every offensive category last season. Greene finished the 2011 season with 1,054 yards and six touchdowns on 253 carries. He recorded his sixth touchdown and second 100-yard effort of the 2011 season when he rushed for 129 yards and a score on 24 carries (5.4 avg.) in the Jets victory over KC (12/11). Greene set a single-game high with three rushing touchdowns at WAS (12/4), which was his first multiple touchdown game in the regular season since his rookie season when he rushed for two at OAK (10/25/09) fourth-round selection, Joe McKnight, rushed for 134 yards on 43 carries. He finished the season with a 31.6 kickoff return average, the highest single-season average in Jets history and the best since Ron Brown s 32.8 average for the LA Rams in 1985 of any NFL returner with at least 20 returns. McKnight has been responsible for two scores in his career. The first came when he blocked a punt vs. DAL (9/11), which was returned by teammate Isaiah Trufant for a score. The second came when McKnight recorded the longest play in Jets history, a 107-yard kickoff return for a touchdown at BLT (10/2). Third-year fullback John Conner enters as the starter after rushing for 44 yards on 13 carries last season with one touchdown. Bilal Powell made his NFL debut at DEN (11/17) but was inactive for the majority of the season. John Griffin in signed with the Jets in January after spending 2011 with the UFL s Omaha Knighthawks. Terrance Ganaway was selected in the sixth-round of the 2012 NFL Draft with a compensatory selection. Wide Receivers (12), Returning Starters (1) Coach Sanjay Lal: Santonio Holmes is the only returning starter at wide receiver, after starting all 16 games last season and recording eight touchdowns, tying for the team-lead and matching his career-high set in Holmes finished second on the team with 51 receptions and 654 receiving yards. Also returning is 2011 fifth-round selection Jeremy Kerley, who became just the seventh player and only the third rookie in franchise history to record a rush, pass attempt, reception, punt return and kickoff return in the same season. The newest member of the wide receiving corps is 2012 second-round selection Stephen Hill, who is the leading candidate to start opposite of Holmes. Chaz Schilens joins the Jets after he started 19-of-44 career games, posting 902 yards and seven touchdowns receiving on 72 receptions in four seasons with Oakland. Patrick Turner returns after a season where he contributed eight receptions for 96 yards. Raymond Webber spent the entire 2011 season on injured reserve after he signed with TB as an undrafted free agent. Eron Riley returns after spending seven weeks on the active roster, dressing for two games and appearing in one. Dexter Jackson, a 2008 second-round selection by TB, returns for the Jets after spending time on the practice squad. Rounding out the wide receiver group this season are rookies Jordan White, Royce Pollard, Wes Kemp, and Chris Forcier. Tight Ends (6), Returning Starter (1) Coach Mike Devlin: Dustin Keller enters his fifth season and looks to continue his ascension as one of the best young tight ends in the league. He led the team in receptions (65) and receiving yards (815) in His 65 receptions were the third-most by a tight end in the AFC and the most by a Jets tight end since 1988 when Mickey Shuler caught 70. His 815 yards are the fourth-most by a Jets tight end in a season and the most since 1985 when Shuler set the team record with 879. Additionally, Keller s 12.5 average is the most by a Jets tight end since 1994, when Johnny Mitchell registered a 12.9 average on 58 receptions. Former undrafted free agent Jeff Cumberland enters his third season with the Jets looking to see more action after a torn Achilles sidelined him for most of last season. Josh Baker appeared in 11 games last season after he was signed from the practice squad. He caught three passes for 27 yards and a touchdown. Six-foot-6 Australian rookie Hayden Smith comes to the NFL after a successful career in rugby, where he played on the U.S. Men s National Team. Rookie Tarren Lloyd and second-year man Dedrick Epps round out the tight ends. Offensive Line (15), Returning Starters (5) Coach Dave DeGuglielmo: In 2006, Jets General Manager Mike Tannenbaum focused on the offensive line, selecting LT D Brickashaw Ferguson fourth overall and C Nick Mangold 29th overall in the NFL draft. Both players are closing in on 100 career starts and have been the anchors for the Jets offensive line. Ferguson earned his third-consecutive Pro Bowl (09, 10 and 11) nomination last season. He was also named to the 2006 All-Rookie team by Pro Football Weekly and the Pro Football Writer s Association. Entering his seventh season, Mangold has earned Associated Press All-Pro honors (09, 10), four consecutive Pro Bowl selections (08, 09, 10, 11) and All-Rookie recognition in 2006 as voted by Pro Football Weekly and the Pro Football Writer s Association. Also on the offensive line is RG Brandon Moore, who is entering his 11th season - all with the Jets. Moore earned his first-career Pro Bowl selection in 2011 and enters the 2012 season as the most experienced lineman with 126 career starts at right guard. LG Matt Slauson has started 32 consecutive games for the Jets at left guard through the past two seasons. RT Wayne Hunter earned the starting position at right tackle last season after his performance during the Jets 2010 playoff run and started all 16 games for the Jets in Third-year OL Vladimir Ducasse and second-year OL Caleb Schlauderaff provide depth to the line. Ducasse earned his first career start in a win vs. KC (12/11/11) in which he helped pave the way for RB Shonn Greene to rush for 129 yards. Schlauderaff also earned his first NFL start last season at NE (10/9). Veteran OT Stephon Heyer signed as a free agent after he played in 12 games with OAK. Sixth-round pick, G Robert Griffin, T Austin Howard, and OL Matt Kroul are competing for a roster spot. OVERVIEW BY POSITION 11