The Jets are well-positioned to handle a pandemic-induced salary cap crunch in 2021. If the worst-case scenario occurs -- the cap drops to $175 million from $198 million -- the Jets won't have to sweat it because they have only $127 million committed to the '21 cap, according to Over the Cap. That's the second-lowest total behind the Indianapolis Colts.
They can give themselves additional flexibility by carrying over unused cap space from this year, which is the plan. Right now, they have $30 million, which means they're rolling in it. The recent moves involving C.J. Mosley, Brian Winters and Quincy Enunwa resulted in a net savings of $10.7 million.
Enunwa's charge actually went up, from $7.8 million to $11.9 million, but the increase was offset (and then some) by Mosley's opt-out ($7.5 million savings) and Winters' release ($7.3 million). The timing of Enunwa's release was strategic. They could have waited until after the season -- he already had been ruled out because of a neck injury -- but the plan was to absorb most of the hit in 2020, lowering his 2021 charge to $3.6 million.
On paper, the Jets are situated for a brighter tomorrow. The flip side: The reason they have so much cap room is that they don't have enough talent on the roster.
They can give themselves additional flexibility by carrying over unused cap space from this year, which is the plan. Right now, they have $30 million, which means they're rolling in it. The recent moves involving C.J. Mosley, Brian Winters and Quincy Enunwa resulted in a net savings of $10.7 million.
Enunwa's charge actually went up, from $7.8 million to $11.9 million, but the increase was offset (and then some) by Mosley's opt-out ($7.5 million savings) and Winters' release ($7.3 million). The timing of Enunwa's release was strategic. They could have waited until after the season -- he already had been ruled out because of a neck injury -- but the plan was to absorb most of the hit in 2020, lowering his 2021 charge to $3.6 million.
On paper, the Jets are situated for a brighter tomorrow. The flip side: The reason they have so much cap room is that they don't have enough talent on the roster.