Så har Tannenbaum, Mangini og Co. været en tur i Californien for at se nærmere på USCs QB Matt Leinart, men det blev RB Reggie Bush der stjæler opmærksomheden i dagens skriblerier i New Yorks aviser.I modsætning til besøget hos Cutler, var Jets ejer Woody Johnson ikke med på turen til Californien. Dette bliver flere steder tolket som manglende interesse i Leinart, men nok snarere skyldes at Johnson var forhindret grundet hans engagement i den komité, der skal finde Poul Tagliabues afløser som NFL Commissioner.
Her er dagens Leinart- (og Bush) relaterede artikler:
The Journal News:
If the Jets want Leinart, they will be dealing with Tom Condon, the lead agent he has selected after firing Leigh Steinberg last week.
New York Post:
Oddly, Jet owner Woody Johnson, who accompanied his football people to the Cutler workout on Monday, was not present at the Leinart workout yesterday
Newsday:
...when asked to participate in some drills and catch a few passes from Leinart, Bush agreed to suit up
New York Daily News:
It fueled immediate speculation that the Jets, picking fourth in the April29 draft, might try to trade up for Bush, the presumptive No.1 pick. That's highly unlikely, although Bush wouldn't be upset about coming to New York.
Idag gælder det så Oregons Kellen Clemens.
Etiketter: Draft, Matt Leinart