Damien Woody

In a somewhat surprising move, considering the reported interest the New York Jets were expressing earlier in the day about bringing veteran right tackle Damien Woody back, the team has instead resigned veteran RT Wayne Hunter to a four year, 13 million dollar deal and Woody has retired. The Jets will now move forward with Hunter competing with second year lineman Vladimir Ducasse competing for the starting right tackle job. It is clear the Jets weren’t willing to meet whatever contract...Read Full Story

As NFL free agency has kicked off, the NY Daily News is reporting that veteran free agent offensive lineman Damien Woody is going to retire. Woody was only to play for the Jets. He must not have liked what he heard from the team earlier in the day. Coming off a torn Achilles at age 33, he was a poor bet to land a guaranteed deal. Woody began his career as a two-time Super Bowl champ and Pro Bowl center with the Patriots and ended it as a dominant run-blocking right tackle. The former...Read Full Story

As NFL free agency has kicked off, the NY Daily News is reporting that veteran free agent offensive lineman Damien Woody is going to retire. Woody was only to play for the Jets. He must not have liked what he heard from the team earlier in the day. Coming off a torn Achilles at age 33, he was a poor bet to land a guaranteed deal. Woody began his career as a two-time Super Bowl champ and Pro Bowl center with the Patriots and ended it as a dominant run-blocking right tackle. The former...Read Full Story

In an interview today with Pro Football Talk, Daily News beat writer Manish Mehta said it is likely that offensive lineman Damien Woody will be back  with the New York Jets in 2011 at a “reduced rate.” This corroborates an earlier report by ESPN’s Rich Cimini and makes sense considering how the long the lockout is anticipated to drag on. The original thinking behind releasing Woody was that second year player Vladimir Ducasse would step into the role but considering his inability to work...Read Full Story

The New York Jets news of the day is that last year’s second round pick, Vladimir Ducasse, will be moved from left guard to right tackle. Ducasse was given the chance to compete with Matt Slauson last season for the starting left guard job but was beaten soundly and never contributed in 2010. The decision to move Ducasse is a sensible one, considering Slauson showed he is a capable starter and that Ducasse played tackle (although it was on the left side) in college. Ducasse’s move to tackle...Read Full Story