Jets awarded zero players on waivers, but none of their cuts were claimed

The Jets didn’t put in a waiver claim for any player, while none of their cuts were claimed by other teams.

In a surprising move, Joe Douglas and the Jets did not claim any players on waivers.

The Jets didn’t put in a claim for any player on waivers, but none of their cuts were claimed by other teams. In total, only 17 players were claimed by NFL teams on waivers Sunday. With COVID-19 protocols in place, it does take longer than usual to get a player on the practice field, which could ave contributed to the low number of claims.

The Jets were No. 11 in the waiver order.

The Jets have to put players on their respective injured lists as well. They have a few eligible players, which will open up a few roster spots. So the Jets still have to time to add some players.

For now, it seems like the Jets are making sure they keep their own guys by placing them on the practice squad. At the moment, the Jets have filled six of 16 spots on their practice squad.

CB Nate Hairston among Jets’ cuts

The Jets cut cornerback Nate Hairston after one season with the team.

It’s been a year and a week to the day that Nate Hairston was acquired by the Jets in a trade with the Colts. Now the cornerback’s time in New York is up.

Hairston was cut by the Jets on Saturday after just one season with the team. The move saves the Jets just over $2 million in cap space. New York traded a conditional sixth-round pick to the Colts in exchange for Hairston last summer.

Hairston played in 11 games with six starts last season. His playing time increased when Trumaine Johnson started to struggle and eventually got hurt. Hairston recorded 24 tackles, three pass defenses and one interception in 2019.

In training camp, Hairston primarily worked with the starters as the slot cornerback due to Brian Poole’s bout with dehydration, which kept him out for a couple of weeks.

The 26-year-old Hairston was originally a fifth-round pick by the Colts in 2017 out of Temple. He played in 27 games for Indianapolis with 11 starts, 65 tackles, six pass breakups and one interception in two seasons.

Jets release CB Darryl Roberts, clear $6 million in cap space

The Jets have released cornerback Darryl Roberts after four seasons.

The Jets have released yet another one of their 2019 starting cornerbacks.

The team announced on Saturday that it has officially released cornerback Darryl Roberts after four seasons with the Jets. Roberts had a $2 million guarantee on Sunday, so the Jets had to make a decision before then. By cutting him, the team cleared $6 million in cap space.

Roberts joined the Jets in 2016 after spending one season with the Patriots, the team he was originally drafted by in 2015 out of Marshall. He impressed in a limited role in 2016 and 2017 with 56 total tackles, 14 pass breakups and one interception.

Roberts earned more of a solidified role in the Jets secondary in 2018 when he started 10 games. He played well once again with 41 total tackles, seven pass breakups and one interception.

Last March, Roberts was rewarded for his efforts with a three-year, $18 million contract extension with the Jets. However, Roberts struggled as a starter in 2019, recording 58 total tackles, six pass defenses and one interception. The biggest knock on his style of play was his awareness for finding the football. He’d always seemed to be in position to make a play, but couldn’t locate the football.

Now the Jets have to replace two starting cornerbacks with Roberts and Trumaine Johnson off the roster. Bless Austin could be in line for a starting gig, but the Jets will have to explore external options in order to shore up the cornerback room.

New CBA allows Jets to divide Trumaine Johnson’s dead cap hit over 2 years

Under the new collective bargaining agreement, the Jets can divide Trumaine Johnson’s dead cap hit over two seasons.

The Jets were waiting for a new collective bargaining agreement to be passed before cutting ties with Trumaine Johnson. Now that that’s happened, Gang Green stands to benefit from Johnson’s imminent release.

The NFLPA voted on the proposed CBA by the NFL and voted 1019-959 in favor of ratifying the deal. Under the agreement, there will be a 17-game regular season, an expanded playoff field, an increase in players’ revenue share, former player benefits and a 10-year labor peace.

A new collective bargaining agreement also clarifies the Jets’ situation with Johnson. With a new CBA in place, the Jets can designate Johnson as a post-June 1 cut, which allows them to divide his $12 million dead cap hit over two seasons.

In 2020, the cornerback’s dead cap hit will be $4 million, while in 2021 it will be $8 million. Under the previous CBA, the Jets would’ve been responsible for Johnson’s entire $12 million charge in 2020.

Now the Jets will have an extra $8 million in cap space for this upcoming free agency period, which officially begins on Wednesday. The league’s tampering window opens at noon on Monday.

Johnson’s Jets career was an utter disaster. He played 17 games over two seasons and only made the secondary worse. Johnson had 57 total tackles, seven pass defenses, five interceptions and one touchdown in two seasons with Gang Green.

Signing Johnson to a five-year deal worth $72.5 million was one of the worst contracts in Jets history. Now his time in New York will come to an end in a matter of days.

5 potential veteran cuts that would give Jets more cap space

Here are five potential veteran cuts for the Jets during the offseason.

With the offseason nearing, the Jets are going to have to make some important roster decisions with their veteran players.

There’s going to be a lot of turnover with Joe Douglas in his first season as general manager. Most of the players currently on the roster were not brought in by Douglas, but by Mike Maccagnan. So it won’t be hard for him to move on from some of them since they aren’t his guys. The Jets are projected to have about $60 million in cap space to begin, but they could get close to $80 million with some significant cuts.

With that being said, let’s take a look at a few potential veteran cuts for the Jets this offseason. The first one is a no-doubter…

Trumaine Johnson

Trumaine Johnson has made the decision for the Jets to move on from him an easy one with his efforts over the last two seasons.

Johnson was signed to a mega five-year, $72.5 million deal in 2018 by Mike Maccagnan and has been a waste ever since. Johnson’s play on the field has been dismal, as opposing wide receivers burn him constantly. He can’t defend the deep ball, nor can he stick with anyone on a crossing route. In two seasons, Johnson had 57 total tackles, seven pass defenses, five interceptions and a touchdown.

When the Jets do cut him, they’ll take a dead cap hit of $12 million but will also save $3 million. At this point, the dead cap hit is worth not having Johnson around any longer.

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