The Jets couldn’t strike a deal with Austin Howard before free agency begins today, and the offensive tackle will reach the open market, reports Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News (via Twitter). According to Mehta (via Twitter), a few teams have already reached out to Howard.
While Howard has played right tackle for the Jets for the last two seasons, it’ll be interesting to see if he draws interest from teams who missed out on the top tier of left tackles. Branden Albert, Anthony Collins, Jared Veldheer, and Eugene Monroe are among the linemen who look like they’ll finalize new agreements today.