ESPN -- This is the first year under the current collective bargaining agreement that no player on the Jets has qualified for a "proven performance escalator," a salary increase awarded to fourth-year players drafted in Rounds 3-7. They became official this week.
Under the PPE, a player gets a raise in the final year of his rookie contract if he plays at least 35 percent of the offensive or defensive snaps in two of their first three seasons or has a cumulative average of 35 percent for the first three years.
In previous years, Bilal Powell (2014), Demario Davis (2015) and Brian Winters (2016) received hikes of about $1 million apiece. Now it's time for the 2014 draft picks to cash in, except no one is. That 12-player class, which includes 10 players in Rounds 3-7, has been a bust. You can thank former GM John Idzik for that.
Wide receiver Quincy Enunwa came oh-so-close to qualifying, but he missed out on a $1.2 million raise due to a technicality. Even though the former sixth-round pick saw enough action over the past two seasons to qualify, he didn't get a salary bump because he's no longer on his rookie contract. Let's explain.
He was waived in 2014, spent 15 games on the practice squad and was re-signed to the 53-man roster for the final game. Technically, he's on his second contract.
That stinks for Enunwa because he played in 83 percent of the snaps in 2016 and 47 percent in 2015, according to ESPN Stats & Information. Even though he missed nearly the entire 2014 season, his cumulative average over three years still was 43 percent -- enough for the extra loot. But instead of a $1.84 million salary, he will make $615,000 in 2017.
It also means he has only two accrued seasons, not three, so he won't be an unrestricted free agent until 2019. Good for the Jets, bad for Enunwa, one of their better young players.
Under the PPE, a player gets a raise in the final year of his rookie contract if he plays at least 35 percent of the offensive or defensive snaps in two of their first three seasons or has a cumulative average of 35 percent for the first three years.
In previous years, Bilal Powell (2014), Demario Davis (2015) and Brian Winters (2016) received hikes of about $1 million apiece. Now it's time for the 2014 draft picks to cash in, except no one is. That 12-player class, which includes 10 players in Rounds 3-7, has been a bust. You can thank former GM John Idzik for that.
Wide receiver Quincy Enunwa came oh-so-close to qualifying, but he missed out on a $1.2 million raise due to a technicality. Even though the former sixth-round pick saw enough action over the past two seasons to qualify, he didn't get a salary bump because he's no longer on his rookie contract. Let's explain.
He was waived in 2014, spent 15 games on the practice squad and was re-signed to the 53-man roster for the final game. Technically, he's on his second contract.
That stinks for Enunwa because he played in 83 percent of the snaps in 2016 and 47 percent in 2015, according to ESPN Stats & Information. Even though he missed nearly the entire 2014 season, his cumulative average over three years still was 43 percent -- enough for the extra loot. But instead of a $1.84 million salary, he will make $615,000 in 2017.
It also means he has only two accrued seasons, not three, so he won't be an unrestricted free agent until 2019. Good for the Jets, bad for Enunwa, one of their better young players.
