D'Brickahaw Ferguson Retired (merged)

[Sarge4Tide]

 Updated Roster
TOTAL - 80 (70 under contract and 10 unrestricted FAs)

OFFENSE - 40

 Quarterback - 3
  7 - Geno Smith 6'2" 221 WVU
  9 - Bryce Petty 6'3" 230 Baylor
 14 - Ryan Fitzpatrick 6'2" 223 Harvard (Unrestricted FA)

 Running Back - 6
  29 - Bilal Powell 5'11" 207 Louisville  (FA Re-Signed with Jets)  
  xx - Matt Forte 6'2" 218 Tulane (Signed as FA from Bears)
  xx - Khiry Robinson 6'0" 220 West Texas A & M (Signed as FA from Saints)
  38 - Zac Stacey 5'8" 224 Vanderbilt  (INJURED RESERVE 2015)  
  xx - Dri Archer 5'8" 173 Kent State (KR) (Signed as a Free Agent)  
  xx - Dominique Williams 5'9" 205 Wagner (Free Agent / Future Contract)

 Fullback / H Back - 1
  40 - Tommy Bohanon 6'0" 245 Wake Forest

 Tight End - 6
  47 - Kellen Davis 6'7" 265 Michigan State  (FA Re-signed with Jets)
  88 - Jace Amaro 6'5" 265 Texas Tech (INJURED RESERVE 2015)
  44 - Zach Sudfield 6'7" 260 Nevada (INJURED RESERVE 2015)   (FA Re-signed with Jets)
  82 - Brandon Bostick 6'3" 250 Penn State (2015 PRACTICE SQUAD)
  86 - Wes Saxton 6'4" 235 South Alabama (2015 PRACTICE SQUAD)  
  xx - Adrien Robinson 6'4" 264 Cincinnati (Free Agent / Future Contract)

 Wide Receiver - 10
  15 - Brandon Marshall 6'4" 230 Central Florida
  87 - Eric Decker 6'3" 214 Minnesota
  81 - Quincy Enunwa 6'2" 225 Nebraska
  10 - Kenbrell Thompkins 6'0" 195 Cincinnati (Re-signed on Restricted Tender with Jets)
  84 - Devin Smith 6'0" 196 Ohio State (INJURED RESERVE 2015)
  18 - Joe Anderson 6'1"196 Texas Southern  (2015 PRACTICE SQUAD)
  xx - Titus Davis 6'1" 196 Central Michigan (Free Agent / Future Contract)
  xx - Chandler Worthy 5'9" 175 Troy (KR?) (Free Agent / Future Contract)  
  xx - Jeremy Ross 6'0" 215 Cal (Signed as a FA from Raiders)
  14 - Chris Owusu 6'0" 200 Stanford (INJURED RESERVE 2015)  (Unrestricted FA)

 Offensive Line - 14
  74 - Nick Mangold 6'4" 305 Ohio State (C)
  68 - Breno Giacomini 6'7" 318 Louisville (T)
  77 - James Carpenter 6'5 321 Alabama (G)
  67 - Brian Winters 6'4" 320 (G)
  76 - Wesley Johnson 6'5" 297 (C/G)
  79 - Brent Qvale 6'7 315 Nebraska (T)
  70 - Dakota Dozier 6'4" 313 Furman (G/T)
  64 - Jarvis Harrison 6'4" 330 Texas A+M (G) (2015 PRACTICE SQUAD)  
  xx - Lawrence Okoye 6'6" 304 No College (G/T) (2015 PRACTICE SQUAD)  
  xx - Jesse Davis 6'6" 309 Idaho (T) (Free Agent / Future Contract)  
  xx - Craig Watts 6'3" 344 West Texas A+M (G) (Free Agent / Future Contract)  
  xx - Sean Hickey 6'6" 306 Syracuse(Free Agent / Future Contract)
  71 - Ben Ijalana 6'4" 322 Villanova (T/G)  (Unrestricted FA)
  66 - Willie Colon 6'3" 315 Hofstra (G) (INJURED RESERVE 2015)  (Unrestricted FA)

 DEFENSE - 36

 Defensive Line - 9
  96 - Muhammad Wilkerson 6'4" 315 Temple  (DT/DE)
  91 - Sheldon Richardson 6'3" 294 Missouri (DT/DE)
  92 - Leonard Williams 6'5 300 USC (DE/DT)
  xx - Jarvis Jenkins 6'4" 300 Clemson  (DE/DT)  (Signed as FA from Redskins)
  xx - Steve McLendon 6'3" 310 Troy(DT)  (Signed as FA from Steelers)
  72 - Stephen Bowen 6'5" 300 Hofstra (DE)
  95 - Deon Simon 6'4" 330 Northwest St LA  (DT)
  53 - Matt Catapano 6'4" 270 Princeton (DE) (INJURED RESERVE 2015)
  78 - Leger Douzable 6'4" 305 Central Florida  (DT/DE)  (Unrestricted FA)

 Linebacker - 13
  52 - David Harris 6'2" 245 Michigan
  55 - Lorenzo Mauldin 6'4" 259 Louisville
  58 - Erin Henderson 6'3" 244 Maryland  (FA Re-signed with Jets)
  57 - Trevor Reilly 6'5" 245 Utah
  95 - Josh Martin 6'3" 245 Columbia
  49 - Taiwan Jones 6'3" 252 Michigan State
  50 - Deion Barnes 6'4" 255 Penn State (2015 PRACTICE SQUAD)
  59 - Julian Howsare 6'3" 255 Clarion (FB/LB) (2015 PRACTICE SQUAD)
  51 - Julian Stanford 6'1" 230 Wagner (2015 PRACTICE SQUAD)
  xx - Freddie Bishop 6'4" 260 Western Michigan (CFL)
  xx - Bruce Carter 6'2" 240 North Carolina (Signed as FA from Buccaneers)  
  97 - Calvin Pace 6'4" 265 Wake Forest  (Unrestricted FA)
  54 - Jamari Lattimore 6'2" 229 MTSU  (Unrestricted FA)

 Cornerback - 8
  24 - Darrelle Revis 5'11" 198 Pitt
  41 - Buster Skrine 5'9" 185 Tennessee-Chattanooga
  22 - Marcus Williams 5'11" 195 North Dakota State
  27 - Dee Milliner 6-0 201 Alabama
  43 - Dexter McDougle 5'10" 196 Maryland
  xx - Darryl Morris 5'10" 188 Texas State (FA Signed from Texans)
  XX - Kendall James 6'0" 180 Maine (2015 PRACTICE SQUAD)
  32 - Kevin Short 6'2" 185 Ft Scott CC (2015 PRACTICE SQUAD)

 Safety - 6
  25 - Calvin Pryor 5'11" 207 Louisville
  21 - Marcus Gilchrist 5'10 198 Clemson
  45 - Rontez Miles 6'1" 210 California (PA)
  34 - Dion Bailey 6'0" 211 USC
  42 - Ronald Martin 6'2" 220 LSU
  37 - Jaiquawn Jarrett 6'0" 196 Temple (INJURED RESERVE 2015)  (Unrestricted FA)

 SPECIAL TEAMS - 4

 Punter - 1
 1 - Ryan Quigley 6'3" 188 Boston College   (Unrestricted FA)

 Kicker - 2
  2 - Nick Folk 6'2" 222 Arizona (INJURED RESERVE 2015)
  8 - Randy Bullock 5'9" 206 TAMU  (Unrestricted FA)

 Long Snapper -1
  46 - Tanner Purdum 6'3" 275

 NO LONGER ON TEAM
  33 - Chris Ivory 6'0" 222 Tiffin (RB) (Signed as FA with Jaguars)
  22 - Stevan Ridley 5'11" 220 LSU (RB) (Signed as FA with Lions)
  85 - Jeff Cumberland 6'4" 249 Illinois (TE) (Signed as FA with Chargers)
  11 - Jeremy Kerley 5'10 190 TCU (WR) (Signed as FA with Lions)
  60 - D'Brickashaw Ferguson 6'6" 310 Virginia (T) (Retired)
  94 - Damon Harrison 6'4" 350 William Penn  (DT) (Signed as FA with Giants)
  56 - Demario Davis 6'2" 235 Arkansas State  (LB) (Signed as FA with Browns)
  30 - Darrin Walls 6'0" 190 Notre Dame (CB) (Signed as FA with Lions)
  31 - Antonio Cromartie 6'2" 210 Florida State (CB) (Released)
  39 - Antonio Allen 6'0" 210 South Carolina (S)  (Signed as FA with Texans)  
  xx - Kyle Brindza 6'0" 239 Notre Dame (Free Agent) (Injured) (PK) (Released)

[Jetsfan80]

Just now, Scoop24 said:

If you could get that done it would be upgrade in terms of play .. 

Only 29 also. 

[Paradis]

Waiting for the Ryan Clady to the Jets news to break...

Dark horse could be Joeckel.. He's a better fit for our O than jax's imo

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[Paradis]

Waiting for the Ryan Clady to the Jets news to break...

Dark horse could be Joeckel.. He's a better fit for our O than jax's imo

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[Scott Dierking]

Just now, drdetroit said:

This team's window is 1-2 years.  Once Marshall is done its rebuilding time except now we need a Left Tackle and a legit argument can be made for Right Tackle

Every team's window is 1-2 years. This is the NFL. You can't plan beyond a couple of years and expect that plan to hold.

[UnitedWhofans]

Just now, drdetroit said:

This team's window is 1-2 years.  Once Marshall is done its rebuilding time except now we need a Left Tackle and a legit argument can be made for Right Tackle

There is no window. This team doesn't have a window. This is a rebuilding process under the guise of competing in the short term to keep the fans and the media happy.

[drdetroit]

7 minutes ago, Jetsfan80 said:

Ideally we could sign a scrapheap LT, draft Taylor Decker or a guy like him, let him compete at RT with Breno, then eventually swing over to LT. 

Or, by some miracle, maybe we already have an OT on the roster ready to step into one of the 2 roles.

I think we draft Decker and immediately start him at LT

[Jetsfan80]

Just now, UnitedWhofans said:

There is no window. This team doesn't have a window. This is a rebuilding process under the guise of competing in the short term to keep the fans and the media happy.

It's working.  After a 4-12 campaign, the moves we made to get to 10-6 made football fun again.  And regardless of how difficult our schedule looks on paper in 2016, I have high hopes for next season.  Our future, as always, all comes down to the draft. 

[Freemanm]

5 minutes ago, Scott Dierking said:

Marvin Powell was a much better Tackle. And that is only at the tackle position. Jets have had a bevy of great o-linemen. Had to protect Namath, you know. DBrick is up there, but not all time great

I'd love to debate with you but regardless, I do wish him the best of luck in retirement and am grateful for his service to the team. I personally do believe he is at least among the top 3 all time great offensive linemen the Jets have ever had. 

[drdetroit]

5 minutes ago, Jetsfan80 said:

How about Ryan Clady?  Seems inevitable the Broncos will cut him eventually. 

If he's cut then absolutely sign him.  Otherwise keep the picks and draft Decker

[Powpow]

30 minutes ago, drdetroit said:

At least this stops us from drafting future bust Qb Paxton Lynch.  Now we are locked on Taylor Decker.

Lol ok Mac

[UnitedWhofans]

Just now, Jetsfan80 said:

It's working.  After a 4-12 campaign, the moves we made to get to 10-6 made football fun again.  And regardless of how difficult our schedule looks on paper in 2016, I have high hopes for next season.  Our future, as always, all comes down to the draft. 

Now, Macc still has to execute. This is what Idzik did wrong. He thought that by not signing anybody and rebuilding, it would work. Fans are too fickle for that.

Macc is doing it the right way for this market. Now he needs to execute.

[ChuckkieB]

I hate to see Brick go, but lets face it, he was pretty awful last year and wont be that hard to replace, whether it's with a scrap heap type OT or someone from the draft, so lets all please stop pushing the panic button. 

[rillo]

6 minutes ago, drdetroit said:

This team's window is 1-2 years.  Once Marshall is done its rebuilding time except now we need a Left Tackle and a legit argument can be made for Right Tackle

There's really no window here. I do agree the tackle situation is a mess.

[Powpow]

29 minutes ago, HighPitch said:

Great for him. Hes a good guy I wish him the best.

Now we need to draft a qb round 1 ol round 2 and a lb round 3

Duh someone gets it sheesh

[Scott Dierking]

1 minute ago, Freemanm said:

I'd love to debate with you but regardless, I do wish him the best of luck in retirement and am grateful for his service to the team. I personally do believe he is at least among the top 3 all time great offensive linemen the Jets have ever had. 

Not meant to demean DBrick, but the Jets have had some all time O-linemen. 

I believe Mangold to be better than him just on this line., Not to mention the Joe Schmitts, Kevin Mawaes and Joe Fields of the world, while not forgetting Marvin Powell.

Not meant to cause a deviate, but trust a fact the jets have been blessed at times ay o-line

[Paradis]

I think we draft Decker and immediately start him at LT

Lol

Ya was this after or before his proday??

[New York Mick]

1 hour ago, chirorob said:

Brick

Total class guy.  Never said a bad word, never missed a day of work, you know being in the NFL he played and practiced through a lot of injuries that he never talked about.  I will miss him as a player, and I hope him all the best going forward.

This. He was a total team player. 

[Freemanm]

4 minutes ago, UnitedWhofans said:

There is no window. This team doesn't have a window. This is a rebuilding process under the guise of competing in the short term to keep the fans and the media happy.

That's the situation every season for us, it seems. But I agree, the Jets are not as good as they were last season, given the offseason moves. Let's think about this, by letting Harrison walk and replacing him with someone older and slower, did the Jets get better or worse? Don't have time to go through every move, but you get the idea

[drdetroit]

1 minute ago, Paradis said:

Lol

Ya was this after or before his proday??

Sorry we're gonna have to take a pass on your boy White Mariota

[UnitedWhofans]

Just now, Freemanm said:

That's the situation every season for us, it seems. But I agree, the Jets are not as good as they were last season, given the offseason moves. Let's think about this, by letting Harrison walk and replacing him with someone older and slower, did the Jets get better or worse? Don't have time to go through every move, but you get the idea

Given the tougher schedule, fans are already preparing for a 7-9 win season. So if they hit that, they will be fine.

[Paradis]

I think we draft Decker and immediately start him at LT

What's wrong with you this year? Did you fall, and hit your head REALLY hard??

Decker? Ok, who's playing LT?? decker is the most RT of tackles. We're hot reaching on some jobber at RT to fill a void at LT. we're trading or signing Clady, or Joeckel... It's been in the works for weeks.

Wake up Detroit... Get out of this moronic funk you're in

[Rangers9]

It's the current trend in the NFL players retiring early and hoping if they are physically ok there are no long term problems. It just might not be worth it to a player to take any of those risks for less money. I'm sure the priority in the draft is now the o-line. 

[drdetroit]

6 minutes ago, ChuckkieB said:

I hate to see Brick go, but lets face it, he was pretty awful last year and wont be that hard to replace, whether it's with a scrap heap type OT or someone from the draft, so lets all please stop pushing the panic button. 

Is Wayne Hunter available? 

[Savage69]

26 minutes ago, Scott Dierking said:

Marvin Powell was a much better Tackle. And that is only at the tackle position. Jets have had a bevy of great o-linemen. Had to protect Namath, you know. DBrick is up there, but not all time great

Something 8 time Pro Bowler Winston Hill did very well for Joe.. They even did their final year with the Rams together.. 

[kelly]

For 10 years, D'Brickashaw Ferguson showed up for work every day -- not just every Sunday, but Monday to Saturday too. He never got hurt, never called in sick, never got in trouble, never made headlines outside the sports section. He was the ultimate blue-collar player. Because he never revealed any fire, he appeared almost robotic at times. He did his job -- and did it well -- but you always wondered if he truly loved football.

Turns out he loved it more than he let on.

Quietly competitive and ever the perfectionist, Ferguson saw what we all saw last season -- slippage in his game. It happens to the greatest of athletes. Most of them continue to play, trying to squeeze as much money as possible out of their sport before it casts them aside. Ferguson could've done that. He could've accepted a pay cut from the New York Jets and stuck around for the year, adding another few million to his $67 million in career earnings.But Ferguson didn't want to be That Guy, the guy who hangs on. If he couldn't play up to his usual standard, he didn't want to play at all. He loved the game too much to cheat it, so the prideful left tackle from suburban Long Island -- drafted by his hometown team in 2006 -- has decided to retire.

Stand up and cheer.

Ferguson deserves your applause because he did it the right way. He was the Jets' version of Lou Gehrig and Cal Ripken Jr., never missing a game or a practice. He started 160 regular-season games and another seven in the playoffs, never sustaining an injury that warranted a mention on the injury report. They say the NFL has a 100 percent injury rate. Not true. Because of Ferguson, it's 99.99999 percent.

He gave everything to the organization, which undoubtedly will honor him one day with a place in the Jets' Ring of Honor.

It's good to see Ferguson leave with his health intact, as there have been too many premature retirements in Jets history. Al Toon and Wayne Chrebet walked away at 29 and 32, respectively, because of post-concussion syndrome. Curtis Martin was forced out at 32 because of a chronic knee condition, one year after winning the NFL rushing title.

Ferguson's longevity is somewhat ironic because, when he came out of Virginia in 2006, there were rumblings about his lack of passion for football. He can be too passive at times, some scouts said. I remember one of his first days in training camp. An old offensive line coach named Tony Wise lit into Ferguson during a pass-blocking drill, questioning his intensity. Whatever Wise said, he pushed the right button. Ferguson mauled the next few pass-rushers, unleashing a never-before-seen fury.Afterward, Ferguson downplayed his stunning display on the field. He downplayed just about everything. Always cautious of the media, he measured every word, seemingly trying to avoid controversy. As an interviewer, it was maddening at times, but he seemed to relish the idea of speaking without saying anything. He'd be the ideal politician, and it wouldn't surprise anyone if he decides to enter that arena.

There was always something different about Ferguson. Yes, he loved football, but he didn't live for football. He gave that impression from the moment he walked through the door in 2006. He's always had a Curtis Martin-like quality about him -- fiercely committed to the sport, but someone whose aspirations transcended the game.He's is an intelligent, well-educated man who recognizes there's life after football. Stepping out of character, he spoke out last December after the release of the movie "Concussion," expressing concerns about the long-term impact of head trauma. He was asked if the fear of chronic traumatic encephalopathy 

(CTE) would cause him to consider retirement. He hedged.

"That's a hard question to answer," he said. "I think there are a lot of factors go into answering a question like that. I think because I've played so much, it does make you wonder, 'Wow, is [CTE] potentially something that could happen to me? Have I put myself in harm's way and don't necessarily know the implications of what I've been doing?' That's a thought I'd have to consider, because there's no real answer to that."

This one time, his non-answer was telling.

 

People who know Ferguson believe he was influenced by what happened to former teammate Alan Faneca in 2010. An aging Faneca, an all-time great offensive lineman, was unceremoniously cut during the draft. The Jets strung him along through the offseason, then dumped him as soon as they picked his replacement, Vladimir Ducasse, in the second round -- a future bust, as it turned out. Several players felt Faneca was mistreated by the organization, and it apparently didn't sit well with Ferguson. That was two administrations ago.

He doesn't have to worry about that happening to him; he's going out on his terms.

For the first time in a decade, someone else will line up at left tackle for the Jets -- and the sight of it will be surreal.

>      http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york-jets/post/_/id/59504/dbrickashaw-ferguson-jets-quiet-ironman-walks-away-on-his-terms

[carlito1171]

Jesus Christ some of you are freaking dense

 

Thanks for everything Brick! Off to the ring of honor you go in a few years! I would get on the phone with Elway and see what it would take to get Clady 

[drdetroit]

1 minute ago, Rangers9 said:

It's the current trend in the NFL players retiring early and hoping if they are physically ok there are no long term problems. It just might not be worth it to a player to take any of those risks for less money. I'm sure the priority in the draft is now the o-line. 

There are guys retiring because of concussion but some, like Brick, are using that as a cover.

 

I love the people who believed the bs about half the 49ers roster retiring after Harbaugh left due to concussions.  Lol it had nothing to do with a great coach being replaced with Ron Jeremy and Mangini.

 

[drdetroit]

4 minutes ago, Paradis said:

What's wrong with you this year? Did you fall, and hit your head REALLY hard??

Decker? Ok, who's playing LT?? decker is the most RT of tackles. We're hot reaching on some jobber at RT to fill a void at LT. we're trading or signing Clady, or Joeckel... It's been in the works for weeks.

Wake up Detroit... Get out of this moronic funk you're in

When your boy White Mariota flops in the NFL oh man is it going to be beautiful talking to u

[RutgersJetFan]

This season is so ****ed. I think this is about to be a don't know what you got till it's gone situation.

[Paradis]

When your boy White Mariota flops in the NFL oh man is it going to be beautiful talking to u

What the hell does that have to do with you being an idiot and thinking that you can instantly start Decker at LT?

[UnitedWhofans]

Just now, RutgersJetFan said:

This season is so ****ed. I think this is about to be a don't know what you got till it's gone situation.

Based on...

[ChuckkieB]

5 minutes ago, drdetroit said:

Is Wayne Hunter available? 

Brick wasn't quite "Wayne Hunter bad," but he was pretty bad in 2015.

[CanadaSteve]

1 hour ago, nyjunc said:

Congrats Brick, an all time great Jet.  

I had a funny feeling after reading the article below:

 

http://www.si.com/nfl/2015/12/29/dbrickashaw-ferguson-concussion-movie-cte

 

He's a good writer, and well educated.

[Savage69]

2 minutes ago, CanadaSteve said:

He's a good writer, and well educated.

And has a net worth of around 21 million with 5 million of his last bonus money due this season.. I bet he goes into politics..