Over 2,400 miles separate New York and Seattle. And as rookie defensive end Carl Hansen discovered after the Jets claimed him off of the Seahawks' practice squad in 1998, the difference between the two teams may have been even further.

"It was a very different environment. The Seahawks were a little bit more congenial or lax. The Jets practices were a little bit more intense," said Hansen, who was drafted that year in the sixth round out of Stanford. "I remember my first practice, I showed up and they had put me on the scout kickoff team.

"That was more of a jog-through-give-a-look-thing at Seattle, and I was kind of pre-warned. 'Hey, this is full-go, so don't go out there and just jog through it.' So I ran down as hard as I could and I remember Kyle Brady, the tight end, kind of lit me

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