Jets deal for Bears RB Jones
New York Jets03/06/2007 7:51 AM The Star-Ledger reports the Jets awoke from their off-season slumber last night with a tentative deal to acquire Chicago Bears RB Thomas Jones, a trade that will cost them financially but one that fills a major hole on a team that suffered from a lackluster rushing game last season. Jones, a back-to-back 1,200-yard rusher for the NFC champions, would be the heir apparent to future Hall of Famer Curtis Martin, who has indicated he'll retire because of a knee injury. Martin missed all of last season, and the Jets struggled to find consistency among his replacements. Read more