An NFL team's journey can vary. One may be short and sweet. Another may be a direct line to its preferred destination. Others may be forced to take a Lord of.
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) Rob Calabrese grew up rooting for the New York Jets, a fandom born somewhat out of necessity because it was everywhere he turned. The Jets' current quarterbacks coach was a wide-eyed youngster in East Islip, New York, when Boomer Esiason was tossing TD passes for New York in the mid-1990s. Everyone in the neighborhood wanted to be like Esiason, including Calabrese.