It is today that Nike and the NFL will unveil the new uniforms for the 2012 football season.

In deed, Nike won the bid versus Reebok, which means that all of you who bought NFL jerseys recently, will look outdated already! If you wanted to buy a new Tim Tebow jersey with the Jets, might as well wait and get a Nike…probably for twice the price.

Regarding Tim Tebow, Nike is suing Reebok because Reebok manufactured official New York Jets apparel with the Tebow name after March 1st, which represented the end of their licence with the NFL. Nike is asking to redeem all the profits from those sales, and expect an immediate retractation of all such merchandises.

It is believe that Nike’s new uniform will be much bolder, but it is hard to believe it as the NFL is a very old fashioned league. We will see this afternoon.

• By Manny Frag
• April 3, 2012
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The New York Jets acquired Tim Tebow, who was without a doubt the story of the year in the NFL, last season. But now, was it a good decision? I believe so, and here are the reasons why.

1- Pressure on Sanchez

I am not saying that Mark Sanchez is a slacker, but having Mark Brunell as a backup isn’t exactly nerve racking. I believe the presence of Tim Tebow on the sidelines will force Sanchez to always improve and be at his best.

2- The Wildcat offence

Two seasons ago, the Jets made it to the AFC conference final, in big part because of their defence, yes, but also because of a very balanced offence that included some “wildcat” plays with Brad Smith at the quarterback position. Now that Smith has left for the Bills, the Jets barely used the wildcat in 2011, which I believe hurt them, because Mark sanchez is a one dimensional QB. Tim Tebow is a wildcat specialist and will jump on the field for 15-20 downs per game to run that special offence.

3- Tim Tebow is a winner

I know that Tim Tebow is not a very good quarterback technically, but you have got to give hit to him, he knows how to win. He had many 4th quarter winning drive last year, and even if his defence was a major factor in all of his wins, he found a way to score points when it mattered most. He has a great attitude and he is ready for anything to win.

As a Jets fan, I was delighted to see Tebow join the team, because of the success the Jets had in 2010, running the wildcat. Mark Sanchez cannot run a successful offence on his own, and I believe Tim Tebow could very well be the solution.

Thanks to TMZ.com for the picture

• By Manny Frag
• March 22, 2012
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Jim Irsay, the Indianapolis Colts owner, held a press conference today to confirm that he was releasing his quarterback Peyton Manning, escaping in the same time, the 28 millions $ option he had on him.

Peyton will be free as a bird at 4 p.m. today and we can obviously expect his agent`s phone to go off the hook.

The front runners seems to be the Miami Dolphins and the New York Jets. As a Jets’ fan, I really hope the management team does everything possible to sign the 14 year veteran. They have a very strong defence, and Mark Sanchez proved that he couldn’t lead his team to the Super Bowl. Both Mannings in New York would be spectacular.

However, I believe Peyton will land in Miami with the Dolphins. They have a young team and with a receiver like Brandon Marshall, it is very probable that number 18 will pick the team from Florida.

It shouldn’t take too long before Peyton Manning makes his decision, but I expect him to think about the offers for about a week.

• By Manny Frag
• March 7, 2012
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