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USAT: Jets Wire

Feb 4, 2022

Legendary Bears linebacker Dick Butkus has been firing from the hip on Twitter this winter. He’s poked fun at Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski and the Buffalo Bills. - His latest target: the Jets. - Butkus joked about Groundhog Day signaling another year of the Jets missing the playoffs. Butkus then took aim at former Jets QB Mark Sanchez after New York fans angrily tweeted at the Hall of Famer. - - its groundhogs day which means the @nyjets have already been eliminated from playoff contention - — Dick Butkus (@thedickbutkus) February 2, 2022 - - - - too bad mark sanchez cant see all you @nyjets fans defending himthe guy could never read defenses - — Dick Butkus (@thedickbutkus) February 3, 2022 - - - From a comedic standpoint, the Groundhog Day joke is low-hanging fruit. The Jets haven’t made the playoffs since 2010. - The Sanchez joke, meanwhile, is a clever burn. Sanchez finished his Jets career with more interceptions than touchdowns and a 55.1 percent completion percentage. He played four more years in the NFL and started 11 more games, though, and is now a color commentator for Fox. Butkus can never take away Sanchez’s 4-2 playoff record, though. - - List - - What have Jets' impending free agents said about potential returns? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Email - - - - - Sign up - - - - - - - - Like this article? - Sign up for the Jets Wire email newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning - - - - An error has occured - - - Please re-enter your email address. - - - - - - Thanks for signing up! - - - You'll now receive the top Jets Wire stories each day directly in your inbox.

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