Showing posts with label Fireman Ed. Show all posts
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Monday, November 26, 2012

Jets still stealing headlines: Fireman Ed call it quits

BY NICK ST. DENIS

New York Jets fans are at a crossroads, just like their team.

On a night that saw the neighbor New York Giants slaughter the Green Bay Packers on national television, Gang Green has made a splash, albeit one that's not necessarily endorsed by the team itself.

Longtime "unofficial" mascot Ed Anzalone, who has conducted the "J-E-T-S" chant at Jets home games under the moniker "Fireman Ed" for two and a half decades, decided to call it quits Sunday after making a halftime exit during the Jets' 49-19 beatdown at the hands of the hated rival New England Patriots. (photo: GMO666, Flickr)

Anzalone made his departure from his role official via a guest column in Metro New York: