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The New York Jet, a professional American football team is based in the New York City metropolitan area. They currently are the members of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League (NFL). Their home games are played at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The club currently is headquartered and trains in Hempstead, New York on Long Island. intially called the New York Titans, the team began playing in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League. after Sonny Werblin bought the team in 1963 it was renamed the "Jets".

The Jets improved steadily on the field after Namath's arrival. In 1967, Namath led the Jets to an 8-5-1 record, their best record yet. Namath reached a milestone by passing for 4,007 yards in 1967, a 14-game season, making him the first-ever professional quarterback to pass for 4,000 yards in a season.The Jets reached the pinnacle of their existence in 1968 and provided the moment that would indicate the AFL's coming of age. The Jets rose to the top of the AFL and in 1969 represented that league in Super Bowl III. Jets created one of the greatest upsets in football history by defeating the Colts 16-7.1981 season was the Jets' first winning season since joining the NFL. The Jets finished 10-5-1 and made the playoffs for the first time since 1969 on Richard Todd's 3,231 yards passing and 25 touchdowns, most of them to Wesley Walker and Jerome Barkum.

Despite the move to Giants Stadium, the Jets organization made the decision to not change the team name to reflect the new location of its home stadium. This mirrored the decision made by the Giants in 1976 when they moved, and originated from the fact that, although the stadium was in New Jersey, the team continued to represent all of Metropolitan New York and the Tri-State area. Furthermore, despite being in a different state, the Jets' new home was closer to Times Square and midtown Manhattan than Shea Stadium was, as the crow flies-although considerably farther than Shea from the team's Long Island Hofstra University offices and training facilities.

The Jets won against the Oakland Raiders 26-10 on December 11, 2005. Patrick Ramsey was traded to the Jets on March 17th 2006 for this year's 6th round draft pick.The Jets chose Virginia offensive left tackle D'Brickashaw Ferguson with the 4th pick in the 2006 NFL Draft. They then used their second pick on Ohio State Center Nick Mangold. The rest of their picks included Oregon Quarterback Kellen Clemens, Ohio St. Linebacker Anthony Schlegel, Michigan State Safety Eric Smith, Missouri Quarterback turned Wide Receiver Brad Smith, Florida State Running Back Leon Washington, Wisconsin Tight End Jason Pociask, Texas Christian Cornerback Drew Coleman, and Nebraska Defensive Tackle Titus Adams.