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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