{"id":38672,"date":"2018-03-14T06:32:39","date_gmt":"2018-03-14T10:32:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jetnation.com\/?p=38672"},"modified":"2018-03-14T06:32:39","modified_gmt":"2018-03-14T10:32:39","slug":"new-york-jets-free-agency-roundup-jets-to-add-four-new-faces-retain-mccown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/2018\/03\/14\/new-york-jets-free-agency-roundup-jets-to-add-four-new-faces-retain-mccown\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Agency Roundup; Jets to add Four new Faces, Retain McCown"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jets General Manager Mike Maccagnan told his fan base that Gang Green would be active when free agency opened on Wednesday and through the first day and a half of the league’s legal tampering period, it was starting to look like Maccangan was going to eat his words.<\/p>\n

After being spurned by quarterback Kirk Cousins, who went to the Minnesota Vikings as expected, there wasn’t a lot of news out of Florham Park for several hours.\u00a0 However, once the signings started, it was going to be a long while before they stopped.<\/p>\n

It kicked off with a rumor that the Jets were hammering out a deal with veteran quarterback Teddy Bridgewater<\/strong><\/a>, who is now two years removed from a knee injury that threatened not only his career, but forced doctors to consider amputation at the time of his injury.\u00a0 Following a short delay, the two sides came to terms on a one-year deal.<\/p>\n

During that short delay in the Bridgewater deal, reports surfaced of another one-year deal<\/strong><\/a> for the Jets’ own free agent quarterback in Josh McCown.\u00a0 The deal is for 1-year at $10 million and creates more questions than answers.\u00a0 Having just seen the disastrous effects of putting two veteran quarterbacks in front of a rookie with Christian Hackenberg two seasons ago, the Jets seem to be set up to repeat that same mistake if they do in fact take a quarterback with their first-round pick in the upcoming draft.<\/p>\n

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Josh McCown is returning to the Jets on a one-year $10 million deal..<\/p><\/div>\n

After addressing the quarterback position, the Jets stuck with offense and handed a three-year deal<\/strong><\/a> to former Cleveland Browns running back Isaiah Crowell.\u00a0 The signing created a bit of a stir on social media due to some poor decisions<\/strong><\/a> in Crowell’s past, but from a pure football standpoint, the move makes sense.\u00a0 It gives the Jets a physical back and decreases the likelihood of the Jets using a draft pick on the position in April, allowing them to focus more on premium positions.<\/p>\n

Once the Crowell deal became public knowledge, Maccagnan and the Jets caught their biggest fish of the day, adding former Rams cornerback Trumaine Johnson<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 It was a natural fit given his history with Jets current defensive backs coach Dennard Wilson as the two worked together with the Rams for several years.\u00a0 Johnson gives the Jets a true number one cornerback who thrives in press coverage.<\/p>\n

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Last season, Trumaine Johnson allowed a 34.8 passer rating on passes his way when in press coverage, while surrendering just 1 TD across 604 total coverage snaps #Jets<\/a><\/p>\n

— John Gatta (@johngattajr) March 14, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n