Which Free Agents Will Return to Jets This Offseason?
The Jets are poised to be aggressive this offseason, utilizing financial flexibility and a boatload of draft picks to significantly improve a four-win roster and accelerate this organization’s rebuild.
With the right moves over the next few months, capitalizing on plenty of cap space and four picks in the top 38 next month, New York could sneak into postseason contention in 2022. It’s far from a guarantee, but certainly within the realm of possibility.
Before the Jets begin to make deals on the open market, however, it’s important to consider which players will depart in free agency this offseason.
New York has a slew of key contributors set to enter free agency this month, many that won’t return.
That in mind, let’s walk through each of the Jets players set to be free agents, how old they are, what they made (while with the Jets) in 2021 and predict the likelihood that they’ll don green and white next season:
Will These New York Jets Return in Free Agency?
S Marcus Maye
WR Jamison Crowder
WR/KR Braxton Berrios
OT Morgan Moses
OG Laurent Duvernay-Tardif
DT Folorunso Fatukasi
RB Tevin Coleman
LB Jarrad Davis
TE Tyler Kroft
WR Keelan Cole
QB Joe Flacco
K Eddy Pineiro
OG Dan Feeney
DT Nathan Shepherd
FB Nick Bawden
OG Alex Lewis
- 2021 salary: $3.2 million
- Age: 29
Lewis retired last August after missing time the previous season on the non-football list. There was some drama with former head coach Adam Gase as well. Likelihood to return: Slim
OL Greg Senat
- 2021 salary: $47K
- Age: 27
The Jets claimed Senat in January, but he didn’t play a snap for Gang Green. Unless they fell in love with him behind the scenes, don’t expect him back. Likelihood to return: Slim
Finally, a few Jets have already re-signed. This week, offensive lineman Conor McDermott, safety Lamarcus Joyner and safety Will Parks agreed to terms on new contracts with New York.
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