Braylon Edwards' arrival was picture-perfect for the New York Jets.

Edwards, a talented but troubled wide receiver, was acquired from the Cleveland Browns yesterday and showed up at the team's facility shortly after practice ended -- just in time to try on his new green and white threads and be included in the team picture.

"It was interesting getting off a plane and rushing right to a team photo," Edwards said, smiling. "The guys in the locker room were good."

Edwards said he felt welcomed right away because he was a target of some good-natured jokes as soon as he walked into the locker room.

"A couple of guys cracked on the pants I had on," said Edwards, who already knows several of the Jets players. "I took that as a good sign."

The Jets dealt wide receiver Chansi Stuckey, linebacker Jason Trusnik and two undisclosed draft choices in return for Edwards, who has 10 receptions for 139 yards but was shut out for the first time in his career in the winless Browns' 23-20 overtime loss to Cincinnati Sunday.

Wide receiver Michael Crabtree signed a six-year contract after a drawn-out negotiation process that had some wondering whether this star wide receiver would ever show up this season.

While specific terms of the deal, which was completed around 2 a.m. yesterday, were not disclosed, Crabtree will receive nearly $17 million in guaranteed money, according to a person familiar with the contract.

Rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez said that he was fined $5,000 by the NFL for his low block on New Orleans linebacker Jonathan Vilma Sunday.

While his painful heel injury is improving, Eli Manning is not guaranteeing he will quarterback New York this weekend against the Oakland Raiders. Veteran David Carr, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2002 draft, would replace Manning if he could not play. He has 79 career starts, but none since 2006 with Carolina.

Quarterback Donovan McNabb was back at practice yesterday and says he will be in the starting lineup when Philadelphia plays Tampa Bay Sunday. McNabb has been out since a rib was broken in the season opener.

Nine-time Pro Bowl tackle Walter Jones will not return until at least November, if at all this season. He is trying to return from two knee surgeries.

Tony Fein, an Iraq war veteran and NFL rookie linebacker who played with Baltimore in the preseason, died of unexplained causes after collapsing at a friend's house near Seattle in what his agent said appears to be "an accidental situation." He was 27.

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