Two Rhodes Diverged: Kerry Rhodes, Jets Safety, Still Missing the Message?

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Published: November 30, 2009

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... Kerry Rhodes sent a message on Sunday that didn't take 140 characters or fewer against the Carolina Panthers. 

The avid tweeter delivered a two-interception performance to stamp a final exclamation point on a tumultuous week that started with a demotion. Jets coach Rex Ryan had removed the fifth-year safety from his base 3-4 packages.

Yet, Rhodes still didn't say enough. Making a turnover-plagued quarterback look like a turnover-plagued quarterback doesn't signal the long-awaited return of the Jets' playmaking superstar. 

But if you ask Kerry, he'll imply that the demotion was all he needed to reignite his fires.

"The message was sent," said Rhodes, briefly. "Now I am moving on...You saw Kerry today and that is what you will see."

A peculiar notion, to say the least.

The Jets' 2008 defensive captain shouldn't need a message to become the blitzing ball hawk who was snubbed in Pro Bowl voting, following strong 2006 and 20...

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