Mark Sanchez Makes New York Jets Immediate Contenders

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Published: August 31, 2009

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... impressively in Gang Green’s 27-25 preseason victory over the New York Giants Saturday night at the Meadowlands.

 

Sanchez, 22, completed 13 of 20 passes for 149 yards in his first start since Head Coach Rex Ryan named him the No. 1 quarterback last Tuesday after a game versus the Ravens in Baltimore.

 

“He (Sanchez) played great," Ryan said of the former USC signal-caller who the Jets selected in April with the fifth overall pick in the NFL Draft.  “He is what we thought he was.”

 

Sanchez, a symbol of Mexican-American identity who signed a five-year contract worth $50 million with the Jets in June, displayed great poise...

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