The Jets were recently able to create an impressive $12.7MM of cap space by reworking defensive end Carl Lawson‘s contract. The team may not be done there, according to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN, as there are a few more veterans with lofty salaries in 2023.
After reducing Lawson’s cap hit for the year, five Jets have cap hits over $10MM for the upcoming season: linebacker C.J. Mosley ($21.48MM), left tackle Duane Brown ($11.28MM), wide receiver Corey Davis ($11.17MM), left guard Laken Tomlinson ($10.88MM), and safety Jordan Whitehead ($10.23MM).
Mosley, Brown, and Davis make the most sense for potential further restructures, not just because they have the highest cap hits, but also because they all have salaries over $9MM next season. Mosley has the highest base salary for 2023 at $17MM, while Davis is at $10.5MM and Brown is at $9MM. The bigger base salary gives them a larger amount that they are able to convert into a signing bonus in order to reduce salary cap numbers.
Here are a few more rumors concerning Gang Green:
- Another player with a high salary and cap hit, as his fifth-year option gives him an amount for both of $9.59MM, Quinnen Williams has been the source of much stress for New York. While head coach Robert Saleh is fairly unconcerned about the situation, expecting a deal to get done, according to Rich Cimini of ESPN, the drama was only exacerbated with Williams made an adjustment to his Twitter bio earlier this week, writing, “Defensive tackle for ……………….” Many around the league are worried the situation could devolve into one resembling that of Jamal Adams, who general manager Joe Douglas had planned to make a “Jet for life” before trading him to Seattle weeks later.
- The Jets used a first-round pick on Iowa State outside linebacker Will McDonald back in April. It puzzled some as it looked like the continuation of a number of early draft investments New York has made at pass rusher. Some wondered if they maybe planned to use McDonald as more of a complete linebacker, but according to Cimini, the Jets plan to use McDonald at defensive end. Considered to be arguably the draft’s best pass rushing prospect, McDonald will compete with recent high draft pick Jermaine Johnson and John Franklin-Myers for snaps across from Carl Lawson.
- It was a bit of a shock last month when New York released running back Ty Johnson with a non-football injury designation just over a month after re-signing him. Johnson took to Instagram today to provide some emotional insight on the situation. According to Johnson, after tearing a pectoral muscle in a workout away from the team, Johnson was told by the Jets’ team doctor to undergo surgery. When he returned to the facility after the procedure, he was told he no longer had a spot on the roster. The Jets return a hopefully fully healthy Breece Hall, Michael Carter, and Zonovan Knight and added Pitt running back Israel Abanikanda in the fourth round of the draft.
- New York signed former Packer Billy Turner earlier this month to help solidify their depth at offensive tackle. Thanks to Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2, we’ve got a few more details on the deal. The one-year contract has a base salary of only $1.35MM with $1MM of it guaranteed. Turner can more than double that amount if he ends up active and playing next year. He’ll receive a per game active roster bonus of $17,647 for a potential season total of $300K. The deal also includes a playing time incentive that will pay him $1.5MM if he plays 75 percent or more of the team’s offensive snaps.
- Cimini was able to provide us with details on defensive tackle Al Woods‘s recent signing, as well. The one-year deal worth $2.25MM has a base salary of $1.24MM ($500K of it guaranteed) with a $500K signing bonus. Woods will also receive a per game active roster bonus, his worth $30K for a potential season total of $510K.
JD is excellent with the cap. He will find a way to sign Q, one veteran and make Rogers deal very palatable
LMAO, great with the cap? Lol. This from the man who didn’t realize that Rogers cap hit for the 2024 season is $107million?when he recently saw it he said he was ‘surprised’. And don’t come back with the argument that Rogers will work on restructuring his deal, because he won’t. He’s only playing one year to stick it to the Packers, and could give 2 craps about the Jets and their cap situation. Hell, he didn’t care about the Packers cap situation.
How did this ‘cap maven’ miss that? Now he’s pushing all these cap hits this year to next year. Good luck with that!
You are clueless!
Lol, don’t believe the cap number in 2024? Just look it up on over the cap.com. Packers restrictured his contract and pushed most of his salary into a signing bonus, so it comes due in 2024. LMAO
Anyone know what the cap may look like next year?
Crappy. Rogers has a hit of $107mm alone, now with the restructuring the cap hit goes up even more.
“Hey why are the Jets investing in pass rushers with Mahomes, Burrow, Jackson, Herbert, Lawrence in their conference……and Josh Allen in their division?
Yeah that’s a tough to figure out why a team might be stacking up pass rushing depth.
Jets are my team, but I smell a lawsuit from Ty Johnson. The team doctor advised him to get surgery. He follows the advice then was told he’s been cut. I’m not sure of the exact timeline but it’s possible this went down after they drafted Abanikanda.
I stand corrected. He was released prior to the draft, so it was clear they intended to draft an RB.
If I’m a coach, I definitely don’t want a player on the roster who is stupid enough to think he can out maneuver the front office with Twitter.