FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Marvin Washington watched the game last Sunday and felt a familiar pain. It triggered bad memories from a long-ago season, when the New York Jets were a laughingstock. They were 1-15 in 1996, the worst record in franchise history. Once again, they're in a dark place, 1-7 after an embarrassing loss to the previously winless Miami Dolphins.
"If I could tell these guys something it would be play hard for the rest of the season and be a professional, because in '96 I know a lot of guys quit," said Washington, a Jets defensive end from 1989 to 1996.