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Jets Continue to Bolster Defensive Line, Sign Veteran Edge Rusher Vinny Curry

The New York Jets have signed veteran defensive end Vinny Curry to a one year deal in NFL free agency, bolstering the defensive line under head coach Robert Saleh

Max Goodman

The Jets' defensive line continues to improve this offseason.

New York added another defensive lineman via free agency, signing veteran edge rusher Vinny Curry to a one-year deal, the team announced on Wednesday afternoon.

The deal is worth $1.3 million, with $1.075M fully guaranteed, according to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network. Curry will have a chance to make an additional $700k with sack and playoff incentives. 

Curry, who turns 33 in June, will enter his 10th season in the NFL this year. He's spent eight seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles along with one year in Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

The defensive end has accumulated 32.5 sacks, 194 tackles, 46 tackles for loss and 92 quarterback hits over 123 career games. While it's been seven years since Curry set a single-season career-high with nine sacks in 2014, the pass-rusher has proven in the last few years that he can still get to the quarterback. 

In 11 games last year with Philadelphia, Curry had three sacks and 11 tackles. As more of a situational pass-rusher, he'll provide depth, coming in to wreak havoc in the backfield for Gang Green periodically throughout each game.

New York also signed defensive end Carl Lawson and defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins in free agency. Mix those two with third-year tackle Quinnen Williams, linemen Folorunso Fatukasi and John Franklin-Myers—all in head coach Robert Saleh's defense—and New York has built one of the best defensive linemen rooms in all of football.

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Curry can also help mentor some younger defenders, injecting experience (and experience winning in the postseason) to the culture Saleh and this Jets' coaching staff is looking to foster going forward.

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Max Goodman covers the New York Jets for Sports Illustrated and FanNation. He also covers the New York Yankees, publisher  of Sports Illustrated and FanNation's Yankees site, Inside The Pinstripes. Before starting out with SI, Goodman attended Northwestern University and the Medill School of Journalism. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Broadcast Journalism and Master’s Degree in Sports Media, graduating in 2019. While at school, Goodman gathered valuable experience as an anchor and reporter on NNN SportsNight and played on the club baseball team. Goodman previously interned at MLB.com as an associate reporter covering the Miami Marlins. He also interned with ESPN, working as an associate reporter on Mike Greenberg's Get Up. Goodman is from New York City. He grew up in Hell's Kitchen. Follow Goodman on Twitter @MaxTGoodman and connect with him via email by reaching out at maxgoodmansports@gmail.com.

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