The 2016 New York Jets season was the franchise's 47th season in the National Football League, the 57th overall and the second under head coach Todd Bowles.
 The team failed to improve on their 10–6 record from 2015, and missed the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season, instead finishing 5–11 and dead last in their division.
The history of the New York Jets American football team began in 1959 with the founding of the Titans of New York, an original member of the American Football League (AFL); they began actual play the following year.
 The team had little success in its early years.
 After playing three seasons at the Polo Grounds, the team changed its name to the New York Jets, and moved into newly built Shea Stadium in 1964.
 In January 1965, the Jets signed University of Alabama quarterback Joe Namath to a then-record contract.
 The team showed gradual improvement in the late 1960s, posting its first winning record in 1967 and winning its only American Football League championship in 1968.
 By winning the title, New York earned the right to play in Super Bowl III against the champions of the National Football League (NFL), the Baltimore Colts.
 The Jets defeated the Colts in the game; in the aftermath of the upset, the AFL was deemed a worthy partner to the NFL as the two leagues merged.
Todd Robert Bowles (born November 18, 1963) is an American football head coach for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL).
 He played eight seasons in the NFL as a safety, mainly for the Washington Redskins, and started in Super Bowl XXII.
 Bowles was the interim defensive coordinator for the Philadelphia Eagles in 2012, and then for the Arizona Cardinals in 2013 and 2014.
 He was the interim head coach for the Miami Dolphins for the final three games of the 2011 season with a 2-1 record after the firing of Tony Sparano.
The 1977 New York Jets season was the 18th season for the team and the 8th in the National Football League.
 It began with the team trying to improve upon its 3–11 record from 1976 under new head coach Walt Michaels and beginning the post-Joe Namath era.
 However, the Jets struggled with their third consecutive 3-11 season.
 They won a major off the field court decision.
 As per the memorandum of understanding signed in late 1961 by team original owner (as the New York Titans) Harry Wismer, Shea Stadium's co-tenants, the New York Mets, would have exclusive use of the stadium until they had completed their season.
 The Jets were, in most years, required to open the season with several road games, a problem made worse in 1969 and 1973 when the Mets had long playoff runs.
 Feeling that this arrangement was a disadvantage, the team announced in 1977 that they would play two home games a year during the month of September at the Giants' new home in New Jersey, Giants Stadium.
 Litigation began between New York City and the Jets over the issue, and in the lawsuit's settlement, the city agreed to allow the Jets to play two September home games a season at Shea beginning in 1978 for the remaining six years in the Jets' lease.
 In 1977, the Jets were to play one September game at Giants Stadium and an October 2 game at Shea.
 From 1967 through this season—a span of 11 seasons—the Jets did not play a home game at Shea Stadium in the month of September.
 As of 2017, the Jets are the first (and so far, only) team in NFL history to finish 3 straight seasons with only 3 wins.
 Since the NFL schedule expanded to 16 games in 1978, no team has finished 3-13 3 years in a row.
Samuel Thaw Walton (January 3, 1943 – May 9, 2002) was an American football tackle who played three seasons with the New York Jets and Houston Oilers.
 He was drafted by the Jets in the third round of the 1968 NFL Draft.
 Walton played college football at East Texas State University and attended Melrose High School in Memphis, Tennessee.
 He was a member of the New York Jets team that won Super Bowl III.
The 2010 New York Jets season was the franchise's 41st season in the National Football League, the 51st season overall and the team's first season at New Meadowlands Stadium.
 The team improved on their 9–7 record from 2009 and reached the playoffs again.
 The Jets played their first pre-season game home against the New York Giants to open up Meadowlands Stadium.
 Many considered them AFC East favorites; head coach Rex Ryan went so far as to guarantee a Super Bowl victory.
 Jets broke a team record with a franchise best 6 consecutive wins on the road with a win against the Lions, followed by a win against the Browns in week 10.
 In the same victory against the Browns, the Jets became the first team in NFL history to win back-to-back road games in overtime.
 The Jets were the last NFL team to be undefeated on the road, before suffering a 45–3 loss at the New England Patriots in Week 13.
 The Jets met the Patriots again five weeks later in the AFC Divisional Round back in Foxboro where New York defeated New England 28–21.
 The following week, the Jets lost 24–19 against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Championship.
 To date, this was the last time the New York Jets qualified for the postseason, as of 2016.
Jeffrey Richardson (born September 1, 1944) is a former American football offensive lineman who played three seasons in the American Football League with the New York Jets and Miami Dolphins.
 He was drafted by the New York Jets in the sixth round of the 1967 NFL Draft.
 Richardson played college football at Michigan State University and attended Johnstown High School in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
 He was a member of the New York Jets team that won Super Bowl III.
Kenny Frank Rose (born June 9, 1962) is a former professional American football linebacker in the National Football League for the New York Jets, Cleveland Browns, and the Philadelphia Eagles.
 Rose graduated from Christian Brothers High School (Sacramento, California).
 He attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and played alongside Randall Cunningham, among others.
 Undrafted by the National Football League, Ken caught on with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League.
 Following two seasons there, he played a season with the Tampa Bay Bandits of the United States Football League.
 However, Rose dreamed of playing in the NFL and attended several training camps in the mid-1980s, only to be rejected each time.
 He received an opportunity with the New York Jets in 1987 during the strike by the players union, and became one of the few "scabs" to stay on the roster when the regular players returned to work.
 Rose remained with the Jets through 1989.
 In 1990, he split playing time with the Cleveland Browns and the Philadelphia Eagles, released by the Browns (along with head coach Bud Carson) after the seventh game and signing with the Eagles for their final 8 regular-season games.
 Rose remained with the Eagles through the 1994 season.
Vincent Cole Brisby (born January 25, 1971 in Houston, Texas), is a former professional American football player who played for the New England Patriots and the New York Jets in the National Football League (NFL).
 He was selected by the New England Patriots in the second round of the 1993 NFL Draft.
 A 6'3", 193 lb.
 wide receiver from Northeast Louisiana University (now called University of Louisiana at Monroe), Brisby played eight NFL seasons from 1993 to 2000 for the Patriots and New York Jets.
 He was given the name Vincent "Ultimate" Brisby by ESPN analyst Chris Berman.
 Brisby's best game was arguably Week 5 in his second season.
 He compiled 6 catches for 117 yards and two touchdowns in the Patriots 17-16 comeback win over the Green Bay Packers.
The New York Jets are a professional American football team located in the New York metropolitan area.
 The Jets compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division.
 The team is headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey.
 In a unique arrangement for the league, the Jets share MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey with the New York Giants.
 The franchise is legally and corporately registered as New York Jets, LLC.

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