For the first time this season, the New England Patriots will get an up-close look at New York Jets running back Matt Forte. But had a few hours in March gone a little differently, it would have been the Jets getting their first look at Forte.On the first day of free agency in 2016, Forte flew into New Jersey to meet with the Jets, who decided to sign him. There were some concerns about the condition of his knee during the physical, however, and the Jets did not rush to get the paperwork done, league sources told ESPN.The delay made Forte antsy, and that evening, the 30-year-old running back headed to the airport to board a flight and sign with the Patriots, sources said.As soon as the Jets heard Forte was New England-bound, their behavior changed, sources said. Any concerns about his knee were overlooked, and the three-year, $12 million contract was written up and signed.Earlier this week, Forte acknowledged that the Patriots had reached out about potentially signing him.My agent told me they called, Forte told NJ Advance Media on Wednesday. I asked if they talked about anything, and he said they just wanted me to come for a visit. I said Im already here about to sign, so I didnt feel like that would be right.Forte has racked up 732 rushing yards with seven touchdowns on 189 carries this season, but the Jets are last in the AFC East at 3-7 while the Patriots are atop the division with an 8-2 record. Adidas Kevin Connauton Jersey . -- Hunter Smith scored the winner with just 12 seconds remaining in the third period as the Oshawa Generals edged the host Sarnia Sting 5-4 on Friday in Ontario Hockey League action. Adidas Mario Kempe Jersey . PAUL, Minn. http://www.cheapcoyotesjerseys.com/?tag=adidas-michael-grabner-jersey . 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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The odds are once again stacked for Joe Gibbs Racing, the team with all four of its drivers in NASCARs playoffs.Throw in Martin Truex Jr., who is aligned with the team, and the numbers point to a Toyota winning the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship for a second consecutive year.Kyle Busch gave Toyota its first Cup title last season, and the first championship for team owner Joe Gibbs in a decade. His bid to repeat begins Sunday at Chicagoland Speedway, where the 10-race Chase begins.His top competition could again come from within his own organization.Including Truex, who drives for Furniture Row Racing in an alliance with JGR, the five Toyota drivers have combined for 13 wins through the first 26 races. Theyve led over 4,000 laps and again routed the field in the regular-season finale at Richmond by leading 385 of 407 laps in a Denny Hamlin win.So can anyone beat their effort?Well, Gibbs isnt preparing any championship speeches just yet.Theres so many, I think, well prepared cars. This is going to be a battle, Gibbs said. Theres no way that you can pick a favorite right now. Everybody thats in there is going to have a shot.I think its the greatest reality show going.So who can beat the Toyota contingent?- KEVIN HARVICK: Although he has only two wins this year, Harvick should have been in victory lane a few more times.The 2014 champion has been plagued by recurring pit crew problems, and Stewart-Haas Racing last week made two changes to his team after a slow final stop at Darlington cost him the win.He doesnt have the finishes to show for how good hes been, but Harvicks 1,211 laps led this year trails only Busch (1,244) and Truex (1,234). He also leads the series in top-five finishes (13) and top-10s (21).Theres nothing at all to suggest Harvick wont be in the final four at the Nov. 20 finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. He made it last year, only to finish second to Busch in his bid to repeat his title.Few are as hell-bent on winning as Harvick, who takes no prisoners and spares no feelings iin his pursuit of a title.dddddddddddd- BRAD KESELOWSKI and JOEY LOGANO: Theres no doubt that Team Penske was deeply disappointed not to win the title the last two years.Keselowski had six wins in 2014 and a strong Chase until a mechanical failure in the first race of the third round put him against the ropes. A pair of top-four finishes wasnt enough to get him into the finale, and he settled for fifth in the final standings.Last year was Loganos year and he seemed unbeatable, particularly when the Chase began. Like Keselowski the year before, he too won six races, including three straight in the Chase.But a feud with Matt Kenseth that wouldnt go away blew up badly at Martinsville Speedway (same place as Keselowskis problem a year earlier) and Kenseth intentionally wrecked Logano in a race Logano seemed poised to win.Logano didnt recover and failed to make the finale as Penske was denied in yet another season it had dominated.- KYLE LARSON: So, Larson may be a stretch, and definitely not a favorite. But its hard to count him out considering the way hes running.Larson has hit a groove this year, especially since winning his Chase-clinching race at Michigan last month. The third-year driver followed it with a third-place finish at Darlington, then hustled from 12th to second on a two-lap overtime sprint Saturday night at Richmond.Its Larsons first appearance in the Chase, but he raced like a participant during his 2014 rookie year. He wasnt eligible that season, but reeled off five consecutive top-six finishes in the first half of the Chase.He hasnt hit career numbers this year in many categories, but his 241 laps led is his best to date.Larsons biggest fight will be advancing through the first three rounds, but should he somehow make it to the final four, he considers Homestead one of his favorite race tracks. Hes not finished lower than 15th there, and was a career-best fifth last season. ' ' '