NFL’s First Woman Scout Connie Carberg and Hall of Fame Defensive Lineman Joe Klecko Joe Klecko is Canton-Bound! Barring some kind of unusual happening, all signs point to Joe Klecko being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. I’m thrilled to have another New York Jet in the HOF!!!! Memories of Drafting Joe I worked in the scouting department […]
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It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year! Being at Jets Training Camp every summer is the highlight of my year, and this one hasn’t disappointed! I still feel the same excitement I felt as a teenager watching Joe Namath throw to George Sauer and Don Maynard. And the Jets have been so wonderful to me. GM Joe Douglas, Rex
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I just read the joint statement by the New York Jets and Giants and it hit me like a ton of bricks! It marks the end of an era for me. A joint statement from the Jets and Giants: pic.twitter.com/fP8eqaDBPw — New York Jets (@nyjets) July 20, 2020 For the first time in 55 years, I won’t be attending New
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A Legend to the NFL, a Mentor to Me Text messages and phone calls were rapidly being shared yesterday by former players and staff that knew Coach Walt Michaels. The sad news of his passing at age 89 hit me especially hard. This wonderful man, great Coach and my main football mentor had left us. Coach Walt was a tough
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The last 10 months I’m exhausted. My world’s turned upside down. I feel like I’ve been hit by a train. For anyone who knows me, these are unusual statements. But this has been an unusual year for me and my family. The past 10 months have challenged me in a way I never expected with changes I never expected. The
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NEWS RELEASE NEWS RELEASE NEWS RELEASE NEWS RELEASE For immediate release / Contact: cc@conniescouts.com / August 6, 2017 As NFL preseason kicks off … Discover the untold story of the NFL’s first female scout (New York, NY) In 1984, a thud literally made history when a Jets defensive end sent Buccaneers quarterback Steve DeBerg reeling to the ground. The tackler
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The New York Jets will always dominate the sports pages in New York / New Jersey, but too often it’s not because of great play on the field. There have been some exciting years – in the 1980’s with the beloved record breaking “Sack Exchange” but losing the AFC championship game 14-0. Coach Don Shula left the tarp off the
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Actions speak louder than words. This is something some people never seem to learn, especially in today’s world of “soundbites” and that the more one talks, the more attention they get for fame. The NY Jets vs Buffalo Bills game had the feel of a playoff game for many reasons. Though it was only the second game of the season,
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I will really miss D’Brickashaw Ferguson. The finality of his retirement from the New York Jets tomorrow at his press conference will be tough to take. The NFL has always been said to stand for “not for long” and through my 50 years of being a diehard Jets fan, you’d think the end of a career would not affect me.
It’s 6 hours after my New York Jets lost to the Buffalo Bill 22-17, and I’m still going through so many different thoughts and emotions. All week before the game, all I kept reading or hearing on TV was how the Jets would easily win and clinch their first playoffs since 2010. I was very nervous and stated as much. A
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