And so the soap opera with The Jets continues. Does this mean we'll end up
with Mickens and/or Pagel eventually?





> From: Greg <gking727@...>
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> Date: Mon, 08 Aug 2005 20:17:27 -0000
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> Subject: [bostonsportsfangroup] Ty Law signs with Jets
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> http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/football/nfl/08/08/bc.fbn.jets.l
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> HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) -- Ty Law agreed to a multiyear contract with
> the Jets on Monday, giving New York a Pro Bowl cornerback who helped
> the New England Patriots win three Super Bowls.
>
> The deal could be worth as much as $28.5 million for the first three
> years and as much as $50 million over seven years, agent Carl Poston
> said. The contract is laden with incentives -- among them leading the
> Jets to the Super Bowl -- and has options for both sides.
>
> "I think this team is on the verge of doing something very special,
> and that's why I wanted to join them," Law said at a news conference
> Monday.
>
> The 31-year-old Law took a physical and worked out for the team
> Monday. He is intent on showing the Jets he is completely healed from
> a serious foot injury.
>
> "I think I have something to prove all the time anyway, that's just
> my mind-set. It's how I approach the game," Law said. "I can hold my
> head up high and say I've had a pretty good career thus far, and I'm
> going to continue that. I have a lot left to give.
>
> "I'm going to prove to all the doubters, if there are any out there,
> that I'm still the best cornerback in football."
>
> Law gives the Jets a shut-down defensive back who will start at left
> cornerback, which was vacated when Donnie Abraham retired shortly
> before training camp.
>
> "He's an excellent player and helps us get better," said coach Herm
> Edwards, who met with Law on Sunday night.
>
> Law was in the final season of a seven-year, $51 million contact with
> the Patriots, and was due $12.5 million this season, but the team
> would have taken a big hit on its salary cap. Law reportedly wasn't
> willing to restructure his contract, so New England released him in
> February. He was sought by a number of teams, including Detroit,
> Kansas City and Pittsburgh.
>
> "The thing he brings to the table is he has great instincts," Edwards
> said. "He understands angles very, very well and he's a physical guy,
> too. He has great hand-eye coordination and he's a student -- he
> studies the game, studies receivers."
>
> To make room for Law, the Jets released Ray Mickens, who had been
> listed as a starting cornerback during the first week of camp. Law
> will wear Mickens' No. 24 jersey, the number Law wore during his
> Patriots years.
>
> The team also let go of safety Derek Pagel, guard Dave Yovanovits,
> running back Delvin Joyce and cornerback Roosevelt Williams.
>
> Law missed the Patriots' third championship with a broken foot. The
> 10-year veteran needed surgery in January to repair ligament damage
> after a season-ending fracture during an October loss in Pittsburgh
> that ended New England's record 21-game winning streak.
>
> Law has four Pro Bowl appearances and holds Patriots records with 36
> interceptions and six regular-season touchdowns on interceptions. He
> also scored on an interception when New England beat St. Louis in
> 2002 for its first NFL title.
>
> "He's a guy that can make the big plays and help us win the
> championship -- that's what we want to do," center Kevin Mawae
> said. "He knows how to do it. He's won three with the Patriots.
> Hopefully, he can bring that experience, intensity and work ethic and
> help all of the young guys that we have in our backfield."
>
> Law rejoins former Patriots teammate and close friend Curtis Martin
> and former secondary partner Corwin Brown, now the Jets' defensive
> backs coach.
>
> "This was definitely my first choice from the beginning," Law said.
>
> Mickens, who played nine seasons for the Jets and was a fan favorite,
> missed last year with a torn knee ligament but looked good in camp.
> He started 14 games in 2003 when Abraham was injured and had been a
> key part of the Jets' nickel package.
>
> "He's a good player and he'll play in this league with another team,"
> Edwards said.
>
> With Mickens gone, rookie Justin Miller will be the third cornerback.
> Second-year player Derrick Strait will step into Mickens' spot as the
> main nickel back.
>
> Pagel, a fifth-round pick in 2003, played in 19 games in two seasons
> with the Jets, mostly on special teams. Yovanovits, a seventh-round
> pick in 2003, appeared in four games in two seasons.
>
> Joyce was signed by the Jets in April after playing two seasons with
> the Giants. Williams joined New York last Tuesday after being
> released by Washington.
>
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