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Jets head coach Eric Mangini said earlier Monday that the team would wait until next week to make a decision about activating running back Curtis Martin for practice or ending his season. But according to a newspaper report late Monday night, it seems the decision has already been made.

Martin, the leading rusher in Jets history, will not play this season because of the same bone-on-bone condition in his right knee that has kept him on the PUP list for the first eight weeks of the season, the Newark Star-Ledger reported, citing several players and a team official. The report also said that Martin's career is likely over.

"He told me he's done," one player, speaking on the condition of anonymity because of Mangini's policy of keeping mum about injuries, told the newspaper. "He said he has bone-on-bone and he can't cut. Besides, he's not in any type of shape to play. The only way he would play is by some type of miracle. … I think he's going to concentrate on his business opportunities. He feels he can make more money off the field than on it."

According the report, Martin has slowed his rehab process considerably, has been spending increasingly less time at the team complex, and rarely attends evening team meetings.

Martin, who has rushed for 14,101 yards, was injured last season in Week 2, but played in 12 games before ending his year. He underwent surgery in December, but was slow to recover. He was placed on the PUP list before training camp so he could continue to rehabilitate the knee, which reportedly has a bone-on-bone condition.

"That's a hard injury to come back from," a team official, who also requested anonymity, told the newspaper. "The only thing he has to play for is pride. He doesn't have anything to prove. I don't see him playing again."

According to NFL rules, a player on the PUP list can't be cleared to practice until after Week 6. Then, a team has three weeks to decide whether to allow that player to start practicing. The deadline for the Jets is next Tuesday.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2644240
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It's ashame he couldn't get a ring on his way to Canton on the 1st ballot.

Most underrated running back of all time, finishes 4th on the all-time rushing list. A class act, and great person.
 
I liked him, a good guy and top notch back. Too many great players that deserve a ring never get one unfortunately.
 
I hope he stays with the team though, one way or another. His presence has helped Leon and Kevan.
 
I hate the jets.

I hate Vinny, I hate Crebet, I hate Gastaneu, I hate Mawae, I hate Pennington.

I never hated Curtis Martin. Great back and a class act. I can't echo the sentiments that its a shame he never got a ring (we're talking about the jets), but its too bad his career is over.

jets suck!
 
Perhaps the best RB during his timespan(which says a lot) but he never showboate or got the hype he deserved. Class act, and hope he enjoys retirement.
 
An underrated RB, he was truly one of the best.
 
i actually feel bad...he was a great back and a class act!
 
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