Word from the Ben Utecht visit on Monday is that things went very well but so far there is no offer (although one could be in the works). Utecht, a tight end who played for the Colts last year, is probably the last "big name" free agent the Jets will woo. He visited with the Bengals early last week and his agent, Chris Murray, said last night that they will now wait and measure their options.
The Jets should sign him just for the inevitable "Benny and the Jets" headline. He'd be the first Ben position player to play for the Jets since DT Ben Rudolph from 1981-86. I know Ben Graham is on the team now, but when do punters ever get headlines?
By the way, my quick skim on the Jets' all-time roster tells me that Graham and Rudolph are the only Bens who have ever played for the Jets. I'd like to see that pop up on KFFL. "Tom Rock reports that if the Jets sign TE Ben Utecht, he would be only the third player named Ben to play for the team."
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Please don't go that route Tom, as if the years we had to suffer through Vinny and the Jets weren't bad enough, now you want to make us live through Benny and the Jets
You forgot the watered down version: Penny and the Jets. That didn't last long.
the jets remind me of the skins 5 years ago, signing and paying anything that moves. and the end result will be the same...around 6-10. go jets! NOT