No Mo’ Wilkerson; Jets Release Indifferent Defensive End

By Glenn Naughton Posted On February 28, 2018

The New York Jets have officially done what we’ve known they’d be doing for several months now and parted ways with defensive lineman Muhammad Wilkerson after a season in which the overpaid lineman failed to show up in time for meetings more often than he showed up in the opponents backfield.

#Jets make the inevitable official and release underachieving, chronically tardy defensive end Mo Wilkerson: https://t.co/aPBNZ74c7r

— Darryl Slater (@DarrylSlater) February 28, 2018

Wilkerson’s dumping will save the Jets $11 million but will also come with a $9 million charge in dead money according to Darryl Slater of NJ Advanced Media.

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Glenn was Born in the Bronx, New York and has followed the Jets religiously despite being stationed in several different countries and time zones around the world. He now resides in England and has been a JetNation member since 2005. Glenn will bleed green with the rest of us through the highs and lows.

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