July 28th, 2009 
Matt Loede 
Posted in The Jets are talking to Leon Washington to make sure that they get something done before the start of camp. The NY Daily News reports: It’s crunch time in the Leon Washington negotiations. With veterans due to report Thursday to training camp at SUNY Cortland, the Jets have stepped up discussions with the big-play running [...]
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Washington Looking For a “Fair Market Deal” Contract
As training camp gets closer and closer, the talk continues to be about the future of running back Leon Washington and if he’ll be in camp or not. Pro Football Weekly reports that Washington appears to have no issues holding out if he doesn’t get a deal: Leon Washington appears willing to stage a training-camp [...]
Leon Washington Back on the Pracitce Field for the Jets
Jets running back Leon Washington was back with the team Monday after boycotting practice the last three weeks while in a contract dispute. He was back on the field to start New York’s final week of team activities. Agent Alvin Keels wrote on his Twitter page that Washington returned “while we continue to work on [...]
RB Jones Shows Up to Practice; Will He Stay?
Despite being unhappy about is current contract status, Jets RB Thomas Jones showed up to be with his team on Wednesday. He’s been absent becuase the team has been unwilling to work with him on a new deal. Jones is in the third year of a four-year, $20 million contract and already has made $13 [...]
Agent for Washington Set to Meet with Jets About Deal
PFT.com reports that the agent for Leon Washington, Alvin Keels, is set to talk to the club about a new contract for his client. Here’s the report from their site: Jets running back Leon Washington soon could end up with the new contract he covets. A league source tells us that agent Alvin Keels has [...]
Jones or Washington?
Let me premise this debate by stating that I think both RB’s should play this season under their original contracts. I do think Leon deserves more but that is not what this column is about. If I had to choose which to pay, who would it be? I choose Leon. If anything sways my opinion [...]
Wanna Negotiate a Contract? Just Tweet!
Twitter, the hot social networking tool, has become the hot new weapon for contract negotiations, especially for New York Jets running backs. Agents for both Thomas Jones and Leon Washington are “tweeting” the negotiation’s progress, or lack there of, much to the chagrin of Mike Tannenbaum who firmly believes in keeping contract negotiations under wraps. [...]
Report Says Washington to Skip OTA’s
The Jets will have another running back staying away from OTA’s, as reports from the Newark Star-Ledger say that Leon Washington will not be attending the workouts. The team already may be without Thomas Jones, who may skip the sessions as well. Washington isn’t happy with his contract, as this will be his last season [...]
