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This Could Be the Jets’ Year, Fireman Ed Says

Good morning. It’s Monday. We’ll find out why someone whom Jets fans know as Fireman Ed will be on duty, so to speak, at MetLife Stadium tonight. We’ll also catch up with the swimmer who has almost finished his monthlong trip down the Hudson River.

A Jets fan wearing a firefighteru2019s hat with Jets stickers at a game.
A Jets fan wearing a firefighter’s hat with Jets stickers at a game.

The Jets will open their season tonight against the Buffalo Bills. Will Aaron Rodgers live up to the hype? This much is certain: A retired firefighter and steamfitter known around MetLife Stadium as Fireman Ed will do what he does, shouting, strutting and exhorting the fans.