The Jets have signed tackle Ben Ijalana to a one-year deal, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL.com (on Twitter). The news is a bit unexpected since the Jets declined his option for 2018 back in February. 
Had the Jets retained Ijalana under the terms of his old deal, they would have had to pay out a $500K bonus in order to trigger a $4.5MM base salary for 2018. He’s back now, under a cheaper deal.
Ijalana appeared in 11 games in 2017 but only played 56 offensive snaps after losing out on a starting job to Brandon Shell. However, in the previous season, he started 13 games and played 83% percent of the team’s snaps.
Ijalan offers experience at both left tackle and right tackle and projects to come off of the bench in support of Kelvin Beachum and Shell. For a complete look at the Jets’ depth chart, check out their page on Roster Resource.
Hooray for the Jersey guy getting to stay in his home state.
Need him for depth, especially now that they traded all those draft picks.