Wayne Hunter may want to skip the film review of last night’s 27-24 win over the Cowboys.
The Jets right tackle had a terrible time dealing with Cowboys outside linebacker DeMarcus Ware. Hunter is the new piece of the starting offensive line this year after spending the last two years as a reserve.
“I think it was a good challenge,” Hunter said. “It’s all upside from here.”
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Ware abused the eight-year veteran. On the Jets’ first play of the game, Ware beat Hunter for a sack of quarterback Mark Sanchez that resulted in a 5-yard loss. On the next two plays, Ware did not get to Sanchez, but he came close, bull-rushing Hunter into the backfield.
Cowboys defensive coordinator Rob Ryan thoroughly confused the Jets line.
“That’s definitely Rex’s brother,” Hunter said. “It felt like it was the first day of training camp.”
The Jets signed Hunter to a four-year contract this summer worth a little less than $13 million. He replaced Damien Woody, who retired after three years as a starter.
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Receiver Plaxico Burress played his first regular season game since Nov. 23, 2008, with the Giants against the Cardinals. Burress did not have a catch until late in the third quarter, when Sanchez found him for an 18-yard gain.
Burress scored his first touchdown as a Jet with 11:56 left in the game on a 26-yard fade route over Cowboys corner Bryan McCann.
He gave the ball to his son, Elijah.
“I told my wife before I left the house that when I score a touchdown, I was going to give the ball to my son,” Burress said.
He finished with four catches for 72 yards.
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RB LaDainian Tomlinson had an eventful weekend. His wife gave birth to their daughter, Dayah, on Saturday. . . . The Jets had no penalties, the first time they have done that since Nov. 11, 2001 against Kansas City. . . . Two of the Jets’ draft picks — third-rounder Kenrick Ellis, a nose tackle, and fourth-rounder Bilal Powell, a running back — were inactive last night.