Jets Shopping Calvin Pryor

It’s not just Sheldon Richardson who is on the block. The Jets are also shopping safety Calvin Pryor, according to Tom Pelissero of USA Today (on Twitter). Calvin Pryor (vertical)

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Nicknamed the “Louisville Slugger,” the hard-hitting Pryor has not panned out for the Jets. Gang Green will almost certainly decline to exercise his fifth-year option for 2018 and the pick of Jamal Adams at No. 6 last night pretty much sealed his fate in New York. In a different era, Pryor could have been a top strong safety for the Jets. However, the game dictates that safeties have to be more than enforcers in the middle of the field and Pryor’s substandard coverage just doesn’t cut it.

Last year, Pryor earned a weak 68.7 score from Pro Football Focus, a step down from his two previous ~77.0 showings. He ranked 74th out of 90 qualified safeties in 2016.

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