The Jets have themselves a little more breathing room with the salary cap by reworking the contract of safety Jordan Whitehead, per Jason Fitzgerald of Over the Cap.
The move saves the Jets about $5 million in salary cap space. The Jets added void years to help spread out the cap hit this year and also guaranteed his salary this season.
Per source, the #Jets and Jordan Whitehead agreed on a revised contract. Jets will save about $5M on the cap this year (void years added to help with that) and Whitehead's salary is now guaranteed.
— Jason_OTC (@Jason_OTC) May 31, 2023
Whitehead started all 17 games in his first season with the Jets in 2022 after four seasons with the Buccaneers. He recorded 89 tackles and two interceptions. He’s expected to start alongside Chuck Clark this season.