Austin Seferian-Jenkins figures to be one of the hotter tight ends on the free agent market, but he might not be available by the time things open up in March, Tony Pauline of DraftAnalyst.com hears. ASJ has been vocal about his desire to stay with Gang Green and the team has already reached out to open up contract talks, Pauline hears.
Seferian-Jenkins overcame substance abuse issues to post the best season of his career in 2017 by posting 50 receptions for 357 yards and three scores. However, he did tail off towards the end of the year (he had only 11 receptions for 69 yards over New York’s final five games) and it has been said that the Jets will not overextend themselves to lock him up.
Here’s more on the Jets:
- Should the Jets trade for Eagles quarterback Nick Foles? Rich Cimini of ESPN.com says yes, but he would not part with anything higher than a third-round pick since he has only one year remaining on his contract ($7MM). But, considering that Foles is the reigning Super Bowl MVP and that there are still questions about Carson Wentz‘s surgically-repaired knee, it’s hard to see Philly taking that deal. One thing to keep in mind is that the Jets are armed with two second-round draft picks thanks to last year’s Sheldon Richardson trade. The later pick, acquired from the Seahawks, is at No. 49 overall. That might be a reasonable price to pay for Foles if the Jets do not see themselves landing a top QB at No. 6 overall or signing prized free agent Kirk Cousins.
- To Ralph Vacchiano of SNY.com, Foles feels like another Neil O’Donnell – a quarterback the Jets overspent on back in 1997, who was good, but never great. While Foles was excellent in 2013 and 2017, there was a lot of mediocre football in between. Of course, value will be a big determining factor in the Jets’ future plans. Cousins is highly preferable, but he’ll likely cost ~$30MM per year while Foles’ 2018 salary comes in at less than one-quarter of the price.
If the Jets sign Cousins they deserve the miserable lives they live. They are not Super Bowl contenders next year. They should move up with Cleveland to number 4 & take a QB & resign McCown to a 2 year deal with a clause saying after that he stays with the team in a coaching position. Let him mentor the new QB like Kurt Warner did for Eli. If they are in love with Darnald/Rosen even move up to number 1
Cleveland definitely takes the 6 and a 2nd rounder this year and a 1st and 2nd next year to drop 5 spots. Everything I hear they are in love with Allen and at 4 or 6 he would still be a reach may as well grab some more assets to make that reach.
Why the hell would the Jets give up that much for 5 spots? None of the available QB’s in the draft stand out or pull away from the other. Jets need players and can get them with the picks they have.
In order to rebuild, they’ll need all those picks.