It is shades of 1999, with the role reversed. Vinny Testaverde is returning to the Jets and will attempt to lead them out of one of the darkest periods in their history.
In a 2 p.m. news conference, Testaverde, 41, will be re-introduced to the team and city that witnessed his triumphant 1998 season immediately followed by the 1999 opener in which his season-ending Achilles injury crushed the Jets' Super Bowl hopes.
How fitting, then, that Testaverde will attempt to pick up the pieces for the Jets, who have lost Chad Pennington and Jay Fielder for the season with shoulder injuries.
Given that Testaverde hasn't thrown a pass in a game since Jan. 2, a 28-24 loss to the Giants, it seems almost certain that coach Herman Edwards will stick with Brooks Bollinger as the starter this Sunday at Baltimore. But Testaverde, who has stayed in shape while waiting for a starting job to open up, would be ready to go soon after that.
2 down, 1 game. Gotta LOVE the NFL.
In a 2 p.m. news conference, Testaverde, 41, will be re-introduced to the team and city that witnessed his triumphant 1998 season immediately followed by the 1999 opener in which his season-ending Achilles injury crushed the Jets' Super Bowl hopes.
How fitting, then, that Testaverde will attempt to pick up the pieces for the Jets, who have lost Chad Pennington and Jay Fielder for the season with shoulder injuries.
Given that Testaverde hasn't thrown a pass in a game since Jan. 2, a 28-24 loss to the Giants, it seems almost certain that coach Herman Edwards will stick with Brooks Bollinger as the starter this Sunday at Baltimore. But Testaverde, who has stayed in shape while waiting for a starting job to open up, would be ready to go soon after that.
2 down, 1 game. Gotta LOVE the NFL.
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