Jets Newsday > Sports > Football > Jets Email Print A a Tweet Players defend Mark Sanchez; Tony Sparano in for Brian Schottenheimer Originally published: January 11, 2012 9:59 PM Updated: January 11, 2012 10:14 PM By RODERICK BOONE   roderick.boone@newsday.com Photo credit: AP | New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez reacts during the third quarter of an NFL football game against the New York Giants . (Dec. 24, 2011)