Glenn Naughton

With free agency about to get under way, it looks as if Mike Maccagnan and the Jets are playing hardball with one of their own pending free agents in tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins. The team reportedly offered Seferian-Jenkins $8 million over two years at the conclusion of the 2017 season but the tight end turned… Read more

The NFL’s “legal tampering period” in which teams and free agents can finally negotiate new deals (legally) is now just hours away.  With more cash to spend than any other NFL team with over $90 million, the Jets figure to be active right out of the gate.  Who should they prioritize when the signing frenzies… Read more

The bad news for the New York Jets and GM Mike Maccagnan is that a pair of division rivals, the Miami Dolphins and Buffalo Bills, appear to be stockpiling draft picks to make a run at or near the top of the draft, possibly leapfrogging the Jets to snag a franchise quarterback.  The good news… Read more

If Mike Maccagnan was hoping to start free agency with a financial leg up on all other bidders, yesterday was a good day for the GM. Following a flurry of deals by the Cleveland Browns ,the Jets now top all other clubs in salary cap room according to overthecap.com at $89 million.  Previously, the Cleveland… Read more

Enjoy a few random links, thoughts, notes and quotes to pass along from the world of Gang Green: Free agency and the draft will be analyzed ad nauseam in the coming weeks, but for Mike Maccagnan, it’s pretty simple.  Get Kirk Cousins or one of the top QB’s in the draft and you’ve done your… Read more

Take this one for what it’s worth, but Ralphy Vacchiano of SNY is reporting that the Jets have spoken to the representatives for Kirk Cousins and fear he’s heading to the land of a thousand lakes in Minnesota, instead of taking a bit out of the Big Apple.  Per league rules, any such discussions would… Read more

As is often the case at the NFL combine, with free agency fast-approaching, rumors willl start to swirl in terms of which players particular teams may be targeting and the Jets are no different.  After just a few days in Indy, several players have been named as potential Jets targets.  Some make sense, but there… Read more

Darryl Slater of NJ.com is reporting that the Jets and tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins’ reps will be sitting down in the near future to discuss a new contract with Seferian-Jenkins looking to earn $7 million annually. The Jets reportedly made an offer of 2 years for $8 million several weeks ago that Seferian-Jenkins turned down. … Read more

NFL free agency is just a couple of weeks away, and with over $90 million to spend (per overthecap.com), the Jets will be active, and there are plenty of familiar faces they could look to lure away from several division rivals to help themselves while hurting their opponents.  Among those players they’ve grown accustomed to… Read more

The NFL combine is under way and of course that means rumors of trades, draft targets and free agent interest will be an ongoing occurrence for the Jets and every other team in the NFL. One rumor making the rounds at the moment appears to be Gang Green’s interest in former Giants running back Orleans… Read more

Reports have begun to surface regarding a possible divorce between the Arizona Cardinals and Swiss Army knife defensive back Tyrann Mathieu, and Jets safety Jamal Adams has taken notice. https://twitter.com/TheAdams_era/status/968908250543460352 Both LSU products, Adams would clearly like the idea of adding yet another former LSU alum to the Jets’ young secondary.  The return of former… Read more