{"id":43837,"date":"2019-03-05T07:40:07","date_gmt":"2019-03-05T11:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jetnation.com\/?p=43837"},"modified":"2019-03-05T07:40:07","modified_gmt":"2019-03-05T11:40:07","slug":"with-free-agency-days-away-time-for-jets-to-lock-up-some-of-their-own","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/2019\/03\/05\/with-free-agency-days-away-time-for-jets-to-lock-up-some-of-their-own\/","title":{"rendered":"With Free Agency Days Away, Time for Jets to Lock up Some of Their own"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The free agent frenzy of 2019 is just a few short days away and while the Jets will be heavily involved in much of the bidding, Gang Green should look to lock up a few pending free agents of their own before the cash starts flying league-wide.&nbsp; Here are a few players the Jets would be wise to get locked up sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DL Henry Anderson:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Acquired from the Indianapolis Colts for a seventh-round draft choice last season, Anderson was fantastic in his only season as a Jet as he registered a career high seven sacks which tied him with Jordan Jenkins for the team lead.&nbsp; With the team announcing their intention to stay in a 3-4 base defense, bringing Anderson back makes that&nbsp; much more sense.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Henry Anderson ranked 12th at his position in terms of most QB pressures last season, and he may just be getting started.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xVTNG2FyHd\">https:\/\/t.co\/xVTNG2FyHd<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7XvCzvvSYV\">pic.twitter.com\/7XvCzvvSYV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; PFF (@PFF) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PFF\/status\/1102875409912348673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 5, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p><strong>CB Morris Claiborne:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>By no means should this deal be for big years or big money, but cornerbacks, even those who are merely &#8220;solid&#8221; such as Claiborne have value in today&#8217;s NFL.&nbsp; Claiborne has been a quality corner for a couple of seasons now with the Jets, but the litany of injuries he suffered early in his career will always make him a big enough risk that no long-term deal should be on the table.<\/p>\n<p><strong>OL Brent Qvale\/Dakota Dozier:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Neither is a big name, but we&#8217;ve seen how bad offensive line depth is around the league.&nbsp; The Jets need as few holes to plug as possible as the free agency and the draft approach, and both Qvale and Dozier have shown themselves to be decent back-ups\/spot starters.&nbsp; Unless the Jets are that high on Ben Braden and Dieugot Joseph, expect them to try to retain Qvale and Dozier.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TE Clive Walford:&nbsp;<\/strong>Full disclosure, this could be strictly based on how impressed I was with Walford in training camp last season, but he&#8217;s a guy who has proven he can play a little bit in the NFL and is a better blocker than many of the tight ends we&#8217;ve seen in recent years.&nbsp; He has starting experience and could be a nice compliment to Chris Herndon if the Jets don&#8217;t take a tight end in the draft.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On the Bubble: WR Jermaine Kearse<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After a career year in 2017, Kearse drew the ire of many Jets fans as he seemed to be &#8220;checked out&#8221; late in the year under Todd Bowles in 2018.&nbsp; However, both Kearse and wide receiver Quincy Enunwa voiced their displeasure with offensive coordinator Jeremy Bates after the season, and it would appear Kearse was an afterthought in Bates&#8217; attack, something that clearly got to Kearse as the season went on and the losses mounted.&nbsp; Given his reportedly strong relationship with quarterback Sam Darnold, the Jets have to decide which Kearse is the one they&#8217;d be getting on a new deal.&nbsp; If they think it would be the 2017 version, they should talk to him about a 2-year contract for small money.&nbsp; If they view him as the guy who fell on his face in 2018, then they should look to move on.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The free agent frenzy of 2019 is just a few short days away and while the Jets will be heavily involved in much of the bidding, Gang Green should look to lock up a few pending free agents of their own before the cash starts flying league-wide.&nbsp; 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