Report: Jets showing interest in Byron Jones

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Cornerback was a trouble spot for the Jets last season, so it doesn’t come as much of a shock to hear that the team has a couple of this year’s top free agents at the position on their radar.

We heard last week that they are among the teams with interest in Panthers corner James Bradberry and Rich Cimini of ESPN.com reports that the team is also showing interest in Byron Jones.

The Cowboys corner has also reportedly caught the eye of the Raiders and Cimini reports that the Eagles are also expected to be in the running for Jones’ services later this month. He also notes that neither Bradberry nor Jones looks like an ideal fit for defensive coordinator Gregg Williams’ defense, which may limit the lengths the team is willing to go to land either of the free agents.

The Jets spent big for cornerback Trumaine Johnson in 2018, but he has not played as well as the team hoped over the last two seasons. Cutting him would leave $12 million in dead cap space on the books for the 2020 season. Darryl Roberts, Nate Hairston and Bless Austin are also under contract while Arthur Maulet is set for restricted free agency.

Report: Jets showing interest in Byron Jones

Cornerback was a trouble spot for the Jets last season, so it doesn't come as much of a shock to hear that the team has a couple of this year's top free agents at the position on their radar.

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[TebowCan'tThrow]

Byron Jones is actually worth a look.

 

[SackExchange]

He will likely be the most expensive CB on the market. Then again, getting Trumaine Johnson's contract off the books will offset a lot of that.

 

[Old#15]

He will likely be the most expensive CB on the market. Then again, getting Trumaine Johnson's contract off the books will offset a lot of that.

Thought we have $12M in dead money on Johnson's contract.

 

[SackExchange]

Thought we have $12M in dead money on Johnson's contract.

We do have a chunk of dead money. Depending on whether the CBA is approved, we may be able to phase that out over two years with a post-June 1 cut. But there also is a savings, I believe, on the cap compared to keeping him.

 

[Gramoah]

My trouble with Jones, yes he's an upgrade but, according to his stats he gets beat over 50%of the time, hasn'thad an interception in over 2 years. I'm not saying that is necessarily bad but is he worth the huge contract that he will demand ?

 

[Old#15]

We do have a chunk of dead money. Depending on whether the CBA is approved, we may be able to phase that out over two years with a post-June 1 cut. But there also is a savings, I believe, on the cap compared to keeping him.

$3 million if CBA not approved. I think the phase-out is $8 in '20 and $4 in '21 if CBA approved. So to your point, if CBA approved then an add'l $4M in '20 or $7M total. $7M would be great in '20 and allow us to spend on someone useful. Hopefully...