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Testaverde named to College Football HOF

Quarterback Vinny Testaverde watches a game against the

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Former Jets quarterback Vinny Testaverde has been selected for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Testaverde -- who played four seasons for the Miami Hurricanes and won the Heisman Trophy as a senior in 1986 -- is one of 12 former players to be selected by the National Football Foundation as part of the latest Hall of Fame class.

He went on to become the No. 1 overall...

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Callahan called out for Super Bowl 'sabotage'

Jets assistant coach Bill Callahan is leaving to

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Former Heisman Trophy winner Tim Brown suggested on SiriusXM NFL Radio Saturday that his former coach Bill Callahan purposely cost the Oakland Raiders the Lombardi Trophy.

Brown hinted his former Callahan "sabotaged" their team by changing their offensive game plan just days before they faced off against Tampa Bay in Super Bowl XXXVII.

The Buccaneers won 48-21.

"We...

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Idzik to interview Wed; conflicting reports on Angelo

Jets owner Woody Johnson attends mini camp at

Photo credit: Joe Epstein

John Idzik, the Seahawks vice president of football administration is set to interview for a second time with the Jets, according to ESPN.

According to the Seahawks' web site, Idzik and his father, John, "became one of the NFL’s few father-son Super Bowl champions in 2003 when the younger Idzik’s Buccaneers won Super Bowl XXXVII, as his father was the offensive backfield coach of the...

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