The Jets continue to bolster their offensive line. New York has agreed to terms with guard Greg Van Roten, a source told Adam Schefter of ESPN.com (Twitter link).
It’s a three-year deal for Van Roten according to a tweet from Connor Hughes of The Athletic, who notes that New York has had their eye on him since before free agency opened. We heard a handful of days ago that the Jets had turned their attention to Van Roten and other second-tier interior linemen after whiffing on their attempt to sign Graham Glasgow, and now they’ve got their guy.
Van Roten was one of the top linemen left on the market, and the available pool just got that much thinner for teams still looking for O-line help. Van Roten has had an unusual path to prominence, as he entered the league as an UDFA back in 2012 but didn’t start a game until 2018. He then became a full-time starter for the Panthers the past two seasons, earning reasonably strong marks from Pro Football Focus.
The Jets have been remaking their unit, and they signed Connor McGovern to a big deal to be their center earlier this week. Jets beat writers seem to expect Van Roten to start at right guard with Alex Lewis at left. This could mean the end of the line for guard Brian Winters in New York, Brian Costello of the New York Post tweets. The Jets could save a little over $7MM by cutting him. They also signed new left tackle George Fant in free agency, so this offensive line is going to look completely different in 2020.
As with everything else now, it’s a complete wait-and-see to determine if starting over from scratch on O-line is the answer for Sam Darnold. I’m not sure if there will be any holdovers on the starting line.
Technically, Lewis is a holdover on the starting line, but I was thinking from the beginning of the 2019 season. I think Lewis was slotted in there after the Osemele debacle.
The last time the Bills and Jets battled, their potent offenses combined for 19 points. Things could get even worse.
what is this garbage take im reading?
that was when the Bills sat all their starters though and their first matchup that season was pretty good
Makes sense to cut him and save the 7mil and use that money on Robby Anderson.
Give Anderson 4 years/50mil 3years guaranteed
2 mil signing bonus. Salary of 10 mil each year with 8 mil in bonuses
Yes and what do the Jets do when one of their three interior linemen is injured for three, six or nine games? Easier to pick up a talented inexpensive WR than competent OL.