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Want a big target painted on your back? Just make yourself a first- or second-round draft pick.

Jets fans have received their fair share of lumps, but one thing I can give the Jets organization credit for is always giving the fans something to be optimistic about.

Jets head coach Rex Ryan, along with new GM John Idzik, threw a lot of information at the newest Jets players during the recent minicamp in Florham Park.

Travis Frederick was eager to put on a helmet during Dallas Cowboys rookie minicamp last weekend.

The selection of three offensive linemen, two of whom have tackle and guard flexibility, is beginning to make a little more sense as the new scheme takes shape.

Apr 26, 2013; New York, NY, USA; NFL former player Wayne Chrebet announces the thirty-ninth overall pick to the New York Jets during the 2013 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall.

With the offseason well underway, the Jets have continued to sign some guys that Jets fans might not know too much about.

July 22, 2012; Greensboro, NC, USA; Clemson Tigers center Dalton Freeman talks to the media during ACC media day at the Grandover Resort in Greensboro NC.

Heading into the first training camp of the John Idzik era, Rex Ryan and the New York Jets will be taking a new approach in 2013.

Video: New York Jets Mark Sanchez speaks to the media, he spoke about the quarterback competition, the team as it stands today and getting ready for a new season.

When Cowboys offensive line coach Bill Callahan and Wisconsin center Travis Frederick got together for a pre-draft interview, one particular name came up.

General manager John Idzik made his presence felt in the New York Jets war room at the 2013 NFL Draft , his first draft as an NFL GM.

Source: www.nytimes.com --- Friday, April 26, 2013For Notre Dame's Manti Te'o and West Virginia's Geno Smith, the second round of the N.F.L. draft was a bit of waiting game, but not a torturous one, with Te'o selected 38th over all followed by Smith.

With most teams having just one pick to evaluate -- not every team drafted nearly 10 percent of the first round like the Vikings did -- grading the first round of one team is a bit short-sighted. Top to bottom, what was supposed to be a dull draft turned out to be quite exciting.

It will likely be years before we can come to a definitive conclusion on the success or failure of the members of the 2013 draft class.

In the days leading up to the draft, there was a lot of talk about the Jets' interest in wide receiver Tavon Austin .

The NFL draft is the same as a high stakes poker game. The draft picks are the chips, the players, and their performance in future years is the pay off.

After months of speculation and posturing by the front office, the Jets traded their best player, three-time All-Pro cornerback Darrelle Revis, to Tampa Bay Sunday.