Free agent cornerback Bene Benwikere met with the Jets today, according to Field Yates of ESPN.com (Twitter link), who adds that Benwikere is presumably a candidate for a reserve/futures contract with New York.
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Projected to act as Carolina’s No. 1 corner during the 2016 campaign, Benwikere was torched by the Falcons’ Julio Jones in Week 4 and was subsequently waived. Both the Titans and Redskins put in claims, but the 25-year-old Benwikere landed with the Dolphins, who had the higher waiver priority. After ending the season on Miami’s practice squad, Benwikere signed with the Packers’ taxi squad during Green Bay’s playoff run.
The Jets’ cornerback depth chart is currently comprised of Darrelle Revis, Buster Skrine, Marcus Williams, Juston Burris, Darryl Roberts, Nick Marshall, and others. Revis, of course, could be cut or moved to safety this offseason, while Skrine is also a potential cap casualty. Benwikere, then, could serve as depth on a New York roster that possesses next to none.
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Nice insight
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