Jets WR Clowney was benched for tweeting complaints

After a 16-9 victory over the New England Patriots, the New York Jets wide receiver David Clowney should not have complained about his playing time on his Twitter page, if he knew such personal saying would be considered as detriments to the team and a reason for benching him. He did not know, so he was benched by the Jets Coach Rex Ryan for the game against the Tennessee Titans.

What Clowney did was just to tweet a few hours after beating the Patriots last Sunday: “1 play in the 1st Half, 4 plays in the 2nd half … A bit disappointed about my playing time but very happy and satisfied about the win.” He added in a subsequent tweet that, “My team always comes first so I’ma just keep grinding.”

However, after hearing about the gripe, Coach Ryan felt that the receiver was not putting the team first and made the decision to put him down. Afterwards, Clowney was not in the locker room Monday during media availability.

Jets coach Ryan said the team will not trade RB Jones

An internet report recently said that the New York Jets would trade running back Thomas Jones to an NFC West team because he sat out voluntary workouts. Jets coach Rex Ryan denied that speculation by saying that it’s "100 percent not true."

"Shoot, I'm not going to trade that," Ryan said of Jones. "You know what I'm all about, and this guy is huge in our plans. I'm not going to trade the running back who led the AFC in rushing (with 1,312 yards). I would for three first-round picks and something like that, maybe. We ain't dealing him. No way." Hope that during the season no fans would wear brett favre jersey to bring him bad memory.

Jones made his first Pro Bowl last season, but he skipped quite a few voluntary workouts during the offseason, and it was said that he was looking for a restructured contract. That may explain why some people guessed the team would trade him to another team.