August 4 in Jets History: Goodbye J Co
Aug 4, 2015 7:02:32 GMT -5
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Post by Lithfan on Aug 4, 2015 7:02:32 GMT -5
August 4, 2011
The Jets would grant Jerricho Cotchery his release. Earlier in the week the Jets had signed Plaxico Burress, and the day before they brought Derrick Mason in for a visit. From the Daily News on 8/4/11:
"Jerricho Cotchery's seven-year career with the Jets ended in bizarre fashion Thursday. The morning after reports surfaced that free agent wide receiver Derrick Mason was visiting the Jets facility, Cotchery revealed that he likely wouldn't return. "It's time to move on," Cotchery told The Daily News after the morning walk-through. "If (Mason) passes the physical, he's on the team and I won't be."
On the surface, it appeared as if the Jets preferred the cheaper Mason. Eventually, Rex Ryan confirmed that the team had released Cotchery, but did so only after the veteran requested it. Ryan didn't give particulars about when and why Cotchery made the request to be traded or released. By all appearances, Cotchery's lack of an opportunity to start played a significant role in the parting of the ways."
Burress would play one season for the Jets and caught 45 passes for 8 TDs. Mason would catch 13 passes in 5 games for the Jets in 2011 before the Jets traded him to Houston for a conditional pick. Cotchery has caught over 125 passes and 13 TDs for the Steelers and Panthers since leaving the Jets.
We should have kept J Co, he was a great Jet. Its a shame he could not finish his career here. I will never forget this play, in OT against the Browns in 2010. He pulled his groin muscle on this play, but after the injury occurred he still laid out for this reception to help set up a game winning FG. It was a thing of beauty. Jerricho is and always will be a Jet in my mind.
The Jets would grant Jerricho Cotchery his release. Earlier in the week the Jets had signed Plaxico Burress, and the day before they brought Derrick Mason in for a visit. From the Daily News on 8/4/11:
"Jerricho Cotchery's seven-year career with the Jets ended in bizarre fashion Thursday. The morning after reports surfaced that free agent wide receiver Derrick Mason was visiting the Jets facility, Cotchery revealed that he likely wouldn't return. "It's time to move on," Cotchery told The Daily News after the morning walk-through. "If (Mason) passes the physical, he's on the team and I won't be."
On the surface, it appeared as if the Jets preferred the cheaper Mason. Eventually, Rex Ryan confirmed that the team had released Cotchery, but did so only after the veteran requested it. Ryan didn't give particulars about when and why Cotchery made the request to be traded or released. By all appearances, Cotchery's lack of an opportunity to start played a significant role in the parting of the ways."
Burress would play one season for the Jets and caught 45 passes for 8 TDs. Mason would catch 13 passes in 5 games for the Jets in 2011 before the Jets traded him to Houston for a conditional pick. Cotchery has caught over 125 passes and 13 TDs for the Steelers and Panthers since leaving the Jets.
We should have kept J Co, he was a great Jet. Its a shame he could not finish his career here. I will never forget this play, in OT against the Browns in 2010. He pulled his groin muscle on this play, but after the injury occurred he still laid out for this reception to help set up a game winning FG. It was a thing of beauty. Jerricho is and always will be a Jet in my mind.
