Tagged: ‘salary cap’
New York Jets Select West Virginia Quarterback Geno Smith in Second Round of 2013 NFL Draft
April 26th, 2013 at 7:40 PM
The New York Jets selected West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft. The Jets picked Alabama cornerback Dee Milliner and Missouri defensive tackle Sheldon Richardson in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft last night. Combined with the restructure of D'Brickashaw Ferguson's...
New York Jets and D’Brickashaw Ferguson Agree to Restructure Contract
April 26th, 2013 at 6:07 PM
The New York Jets and D'Brickashaw Ferguson have agreed to restructure the left tackle's contract, lowering his salary cap hit for 2013 by $5.1 million. D'Brickashaw Ferguson agreed to restructure his contract just last offseason. All but $840,000 of Ferguson's anticipated base salary for this season was converted to a...
Darrelle Revis Agrees with Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Trade Official for New York Jets
April 21st, 2013 at 5:54 PM
The Darrelle Revis trade is now official, with the cornerback signing a 6-year, $96 million deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The framework of the deal was reported to be in place earlier today, pending a physical for Darrelle Revis and him agreeing to a contract with the Buccaneers. Now...
Darrelle Revis Trade: New York Jets Trying to Include Mark Sanchez
April 12th, 2013 at 7:08 PM
The New York Jets are reportedly trying to kill two birds with one stone in their current discussions with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers by including Mark Sanchez as a piece of the trade. It appears highly unlikely that the Buccaneers would agree to taking on the massive contract of Mark...
Darrelle Revis Trade: Tampa Bay Buccaneers Losing Patience with New York Jets?
April 8th, 2013 at 7:00 AM
The Darrelle Revis trade talk has started to amp up once again, with the latest chatter about the Tampa Bay Buccaneers losing patience with the New York Jets. John Idzik and the Jets are in no rush to complete a trade sending Darrelle Revis elsewhere, willing to wait and see...
Former New York Jets Guard Matt Slauson Signs with Chicago Bears
March 29th, 2013 at 3:40 PM
Another New York Jets free agent has found a new home, with left guard Matt Slauson landing with the Chicago bears on a one year deal. It wasn't unexpected, as John Idzik refuses to overpay for anyone and is cleaning house at positions where the Jets can end up being...
New York Jets Eat Roster Bonus, No Rush on Darrelle Revis Trade
March 16th, 2013 at 4:06 PM
It looked as though a Darrelle Revis trade would happen fairly quickly after the open of NFL Free Agency for the New York Jets. The number of suitors was cut down by the contract demands of the star cornerback, teams that probably wouldn't hang on to that kind of salary...
Darrelle Revis, LaRon Landry, Brandon Gibson: Day Two of Free Agency for New York Jets
March 13th, 2013 at 10:00 AM
Outside of creating salary cap space, the New York Jets were quiet on day one of NFL Free Agency. What can we expect on day two? Expect the Jets to turn things up and start making some noise. And yes, that includes Darrelle Revis. It seems increasingly likely that Darrelle...
Antonio Cromartie Restructures Contract, Opens Salary Cap Space for New York Jets
March 13th, 2013 at 6:00 AM
The New York Jets got some help from a few high-profile players yesterday, restructuring the deal of Antonio Cromartie and Santonio Holmes. The Jets were able to lower the 2013 salary cap hit for Antonio Cromartie by $4.2 million, while dropping the hit for Santonio Holmes by $3.5 million. The...
New York Jets to Cut Sione Pouha, Restructure Santonio Holmes
March 12th, 2013 at 3:53 PM
The New York Jets have accomplished a major goal before free agency even starts, freeing up some salary cap space and turning themselves into legitimate players once the new league year kicks off at 4 p.m. today. To do so, the Jets will cut Sione Pouha and restructure Santonio Holmes....
Darrelle Revis Trade: More Conflicting Reports on Interested Teams
March 6th, 2013 at 2:25 PM
As the Darrelle Revis trade saga continues, so do the conflicting reports. The New York Jets are said to be set on trading away their superstar cornerback, but who is in the lead to land his services? It has been said that the San Francisco 49ers are out in front,...
New York Jets Determined to Trade Darrelle Revis
March 6th, 2013 at 10:21 AM
The ongoing New York Jets drama this offseason has been the Darrelle Revis trade rumors, a soap opera that seems more and more likely to end with Darrelle Revis wearing another uniform. It started with a report about owner Woody Johnson thinking about trading the star cornerback, progressed to the...
John Idzik: Darrelle Revis Ahead of Schedule, Tim Tebow Could Stay
March 5th, 2013 at 5:35 PM
On a call with season ticket holders, New York Jets general manager John Idzik continued to dodge questions about the Darrelle Revis trade rumors, instead opting to address the star's progress in rehab from an ACL injury. John Idzik also hinted that Tim Tebow, long thought to be headed elsewhere,...
Dustin Keller Hoping to Stay with New York Jets
March 4th, 2013 at 11:00 AM
New York Jets tight end Dustin Keller is set to hit free agency for the first time in his NFL career after finishing out a five-year contract with the team that drafted him in the first round of the 2008 NFL Draft. Dustin Keller has watched plenty of other first...
Darrelle Revis Trade: Conflicting Reports on Intentions of San Francisco 49ers
March 1st, 2013 at 10:51 AM
Rumors of a Darrelle Revis trade to the San Francisco 49ers really popped off on Wednesday, sending New York Jets fans and plenty of others around the NFL into a frenzy. With the 49ers set to have a boatload of picks in the 2013 NFL Draft, it still seems like...