National Football League

Jets fly toy chopper with 'Go Jets' banner

Published Nov. 6, 2014 2:39 p.m. ET

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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Another day, another flyover at New York Jets practice.

This time, though, it was the team piloting an aircraft with a message.

A day after an unidentified "frustrated fan" hired a plane with a "Fire John Idzik" banner that circled the team's practice facility for 20 minutes, the Jets sent up a toy helicopter at the beginning of practice Thursday with a small banner that read: "Go Jets."

The team was practicing indoors because of rain, but a Jets video staffer flew the foot-long helicopter by radio control for a few minutes -- in front of media and smiling players -- before carrying it off the field.

Fed up with the team's 1-8 start, a female fan hired the plane Wednesday to urge the Jets to fire their general manager.