JETS ADD GUARD The Jets signed guard Dennis Conley, who played at Hampton and was waived by the Chicago Bears on July 31 after being signed as an undrafted free agent.
If he does play in 2012, it will likely be at guard, as the Jets signed the stiff-legged swing tackle Stephon Heyer.
Clarke's spotty play at left guard in the Jets' previous preseason game against the Minnesota Vikings paved the way for Bender to earn the start.
Smith is playing guard because the Jets (5-8) losthehe free-agent Randy Thomas to Washington, and then the player they signed to replace Thomas, Tom Nutten, retired during training camp.
PAGE B1 OBITUARIES SAM DELUCA, 75 A scrappy guard for the Jets in the 1960s, Mr. DeLuca became a broadcaster after sustaining a career-ending injury, and worked as a commentator for both the Mets and the Jets.
Sam DeLuca, a scrappy guard for the Jets in the 1960s who became a broadcaster after sustaining a career-ending injury, died on Tuesday at his home in Pelham, N.Y.
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Brandon Moore is a 305-pound right guard for the Jets who is not merely considered the best player at his position in the N.F.L., but also tougher than a boot — or so his coach, Rex Ryan, gushed on consecutive days last week.
This just shows you how PR-conscious Pete was: because he was caught off guard to the Jets had won.
The Steelers, who lost the Pro Bowl guard Alan Faneca to the Jets, have a brutal schedule this year, the toughest in the N.F.L.
Perhaps the lone unexpected cut Monday was Stephen Peterman, a free agent whose failure to earn the starting left guard position signals the Jets' comfort with elevating Vlad Ducasse, their second-round pick in 2010, to that role.
