The Jets' grand plans to sign Pro Bowl cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha, and create the best one-two cornerback combo in the league, came to a surprising and abrupt conclusion yesterday when Asomugha signed with the Philadelphia Eagles. As if it wasn't bad enough that their divisional rivals just locked up the Super Bowl, the Giants now have to face the prospect of fighting with the Jets over free agent wide receiver Plaxico Burress.
Jets And Giants In Direct Competition Over Plaxico Burress
Giants Make Lots Of Free Agent Moves, Meet Plax Today
While the Jets are focusing all their energy on signing Pro Bowl cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha, the Giants have been engaged in a flurry of activity today. The team cut longtime linesmen Shaun O'Hara and Rich Seubert (as well as Tiki Barber, who was on the team's reserve/retired list), while running back Brandon Jacobs has agreed to a contract restructuring (for less money), ensuring the team will be able to re-sign fellow running back Ahmad Bradshaw.
Ochocinco and T.O. Would Love To Play For Rex Ryan
We've moved past the charred remains of the Jets' prematurely completed season (though we're still not over Boogergate), and have begun to look forward to next season. But there are a lot of question marks hanging over the team due to nearly half the squad facing free agency. And while the Jets need to decide whether to shell out big money for star receivers Santonio Holmes and Braylon Edwards, two controversy-friendly players with nightmare egos have throw their hats into the Jets ring for consideration.
Yanks Turn To "Plan B" As Free Agent Plans Are Aborted
Now that pitcher Cliff Lee has snubbed an absurdly rich seven-year offer to come pitch in NYC for Frilladelphia, and outfielder Carl Crawford similarly rejected the team for the Red Sox, the Yankees are reconsidering their options for free agents to fill in the gaps in their lineup. Most prominently, the Yankees only have three starters locked-in to their rotation, and one of them is coming off a disastrous year (which may have been caused in part by a very nasty divorce, it seems). So what does Goliath do when he doesn't look so much like Goliath anymore?
UPDATE: Knicks NOT Looking For The Answer In Iverson
When we previously noted on the Knicks burgeoning interest in signing free agent guard Allen Iverson, it seemed as though it was a long shot to happen. But new reports have come out in the last two days that are making us question everything.

