1992 New York Jets season

1992 season of NFL team New York Jets November 2013 March 2026 New York Jets 1992 4–12 4th AFC East Bruce Coslet Pete Carroll Leon Hess The Meadowlands Did not qualify None Jets seasons The 1992 New York Jets season was the 33rd season for the team and the 23rd in the National Football League. The Jets were looking to improve on their 8–8 record under head coach Bruce Coslet in 1991 and make a second consecutive trip to the postseason. Background The Jets' problems began in the offseason when veteran quarterback Ken O'Brien announced he was holding out of training camp to get a new contract. O'Brien’s holdout continued into the season and Coslet named second-year backup Browning Nagle as the team's starter. Nagle did not have an effective year, only winning three of his thirteen starts. He was eventually replaced by O'Brien late in the year, but was pressed back into action after the veteran suffered a season-ending injury. The Jets didn't win a game until Week 5 against the New England Patriots and only won three more times the rest of the year to finish with a 4–12 record. Two of those wins came against division rivals, the eventual AFC Champion Buffalo Bills and the AFC East winner and conference runner up Miami Dolphins. In addition to O'Brien’s injury, the Jets saw three of their starters lost to catastrophic injuries. In Week 2 defensive end Jeff Lageman, who had been a defensive star for the Jets during their 1991 playoff push, went down with a season-ending injury. Then, in a Week 10 loss to the Denver Broncos, star receiver Al Toon suffered a concussion. It was his ninth in eight seasons as a professional, and on the morning following the game Toon announced his immediate retirement due to the accumulation of concussions during his career. Dennis Byrd Finally, in a Week 13 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs at home, another major injury befell the Jets. During a Chiefs offensive series, Byrd advanced on quarterback Dave Krieg and was attempting to sack him. As he was doing this, his teammate Scott Mersereau was approaching from the other side of the formation. Byrd reached Krieg first and was able to strip the ball from him, forcing a fumble. A second later, Byrd collided with Mersereau, whom he did not see approaching, hitting him in the chest with the crown of his helmet. The collision broke the C5 vertebrae in Byrd’s neck, leaving him paralyzed. The Jets wore a decal on their helmets for the rest of the season with Byrd's #90 surrounding an ichthys. With Byrd's injury still fresh in their minds the Jets went to Buffalo for their Week 14 matchup with the Bills and defeated them for their fourth and last win of the season. Byrd began undergoing an aggressive physical therapy regimen and would eventually regain the ability to walk. He returned to Giants Stadium as an honorary captain for the team’s home opener the following season. His jersey number was never issued again by the Jets, but was not officially retired until 2012. After the season, Jets star running back Freeman McNeil announced his retirement. At the time of his retirement he was the all-time leading rusher in Jets history, but he has since been surpassed by Curtis Martin. Offseason NFL draft 1992 NFL draft Round Pick Player Position School/Club team 1 15 Johnny Mitchell Tight end Nebraska 2 42 Kurt Barber Linebacker USC 3 68 Siupeli Malamala Offensive tackle Washington 4 96 Keo Coleman Linebacker Mississippi State 5 127 Cal Dixon Center Florida 6 154 Glenn Cadrez Linebacker Houston 6 166 Jeff Blake Quarterback East Carolina 8 219 Vincent Brownlee Wide receiver Ole Miss 10 266 Mario Johnson Defensive tackle Missouri 11 293 Eric Boles Wide receiver Central Washington Undrafted free agents + 1992 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeRichard HoltSafetyArizonaClaude JonesGuardMiami (FL)Scott McAlisterPunterNorth CarolinaClarence MillerWide receiverIllinois StatePatrick NelsonWide receiverLibertyBrad SullivanGuardNew MexicoWayne WickaDefensive tackleWinona StateMatt WilligOffensive tackleUSC Personnel 1992 New York Jets Chairman of the board – Leon Hess President – Steve Gutman Vice president/general manager – Dick Steinberg Director of player personnel – Dick Haley Director of pro personnel – Jim Royer Assistant director of pro personnel – Pat Kirwan Head coach – Bruce Coslet Quarterbacks – Walt Harris Running backs – Kippy Brown Receivers – Chip Myers Offensive line – Larry Beightol Offensive assistant/tight ends – Paul Alexander Defensive coordinator – Pete Carroll Defensive line – Greg Robinson Linebackers – Foge Fazio Defensive assistant/defensive backs – Ed Donatell Special teams coordinator – Al Roberts Strength and conditioning – Greg Mackrides Roster 1992 New York Jets 47 12 2  9 Jeff Blake y  8 Browning Nagle  1 Mike Norseth 30 Brad Baxter FB 29 A. B. Brown 21 Sheldon Canley 35 Scottie Graham y 34 Johnny Hector 87 Chris Burkett 82 Rob Carpenter wide receiver 89 Dale Dawkins 81 Terance Mathis 85 Rob Moore American football 80 Mark Boyer 83 Johnny Mitchell y 86 Ken Whisenhunt 66 Dave Cadigan T 52 Cal Dixon y C 62 Roger Duffy American football G 70 Siupeli Malamala y T 72 Brett Miller American football T 53 Jim Sweeney American football, born 1962 C 67 Dwayne White G 77 Matt Willig y T 91 Paul Frase DT 96 Mark Gunn DE 78 Mario Johnson y DT 94 Scott Mersereau DT 71 Bill Pickel DT 97 Marvin Washington DE 98 Kurt Barber y OLB 50 Glenn Cadrez y OLB 59 Kyle Clifton MLB 99 Keo Coleman y OLB 55 Bobby Houston American football OLB 51 Donald Jones y linebacker MLB 57 Mo Lewis OLB 43 Mike Brim CB 40 James Hasty CB 25 R. J. Kors FS 22 Erik McMillan FS 27 Kevin Porter American football SS 20 Dennis Price American football CB 23 Marcus Turner American football CB 48 Brian Washington SS  4 Louie Aguiar P 10 Cary Blanchard K 18 Eric Boles y no WR IR 90 Dennis Byrd DE IR 28 Pat Chaffey RB IR 69 Jeff Criswell T IR 75 Irv Eatman T IR 58 Joe Kelly American football LB IR 56 Jeff Lageman DE IR 24 Freeman McNeil RB IR  7 Ken O'Brien QB IR 32 Blair Thomas RB IR ♦88 Al Toon WR IR 31 Lonnie Young S IR ♦retired 76 James Brown offensive tackle y T 37 Anthony Prior y CB 47 12 Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Game site Attendance1 1992 09 06 at Atlanta Falcons L 20–17 Georgia Dome 65,5852 1992 09 13 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 27–10 Three Rivers Stadium 56,0503 1992 09 20 San Francisco 49ers L 31–14 The Meadowlands 71,02041992 09 27 at Los Angeles Rams L 18–10 Anaheim Stadium 42,00551992 10 04 New England Patriots W 30–21 The Meadowlands 60,18061992 10 11 at Indianapolis Colts L 6–3 Hoosier Dome 48,3937 Bye81992 10 26 Buffalo Bills L 24–20 The Meadowlands 68,18191992 11 01 Miami Dolphins W 26–14 The Meadowlands 69,31310 1992 11 08 at Denver Broncos L 27–16 Mile High Stadium 74,678111992 11 15 Cincinnati Bengals W 17–14 The Meadowlands 60,196121992 11 22 at New England Patriots L 24–3 Foxboro Stadium 27,642131992 11 29 Kansas City Chiefs L 23–7 The Meadowlands 57,375141992 12 06 at Buffalo Bills W 24–17 Rich Stadium 75,876151992 12 13 Indianapolis Colts L 10–6 The Meadowlands 33,684161992 12 20 at Miami Dolphins L 19–17 Joe Robbie Stadium 68,275171992 12 26 New Orleans Saints L 20–0 The Meadowlands 45,614Note: Intra-divisional opponents are in bold text. 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