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The New York Jets proceed to search out themselves after re-signing certainly one of their prime free brokers. The Jets have signed linebacker Quincy Williams to a three-year, $18 million deal that would attain as much as $21 million with incentives, in response to NFL Media.
Williams has been a extremely productive member of the Jets’ protection after signing with New York simply earlier than the beginning of the 2021 season. The youthful brother of Jets Pro Bowl defensive lineman Quinnen Williams, Quincy set profession highs with 110 tackles, three pressured fumbles and two sacks throughout his first season with the Jets. The former Jaguar had 106 tackles and three sacks final season whereas serving to the Jets boast the NFL’s fourth greatest scoring protection.
“He’s having a very nice yr and he is solely getting higher,” Jets coach Robert Saleh stated of Williams through the 2022 season, by way of the workforce’s web site. “He’s obtained a protracted option to go by way of not solely simply the bodily half, which all of us see, it is the psychological half, not solely from a playbook standpoint, however he’s stacking up nice days and remaining constant day in and day trip. He’s trending in the proper course and we’re excited.”
The Jets have been one of many NFL’s busiest groups over the previous week. They not too long ago waived receiver/returner Braxton Berrios and freed up extra cap area by restructuring the contracts of guard Laken Tomlinson, cornerback D.J. Reed and tight finish C.J. Uzomah.
New York is within the operating to land four-time league MVP quarterback Aaron Rodgers after Jets brass met with him final week. It will in the end come down as to if or not Rodgers desires to proceed enjoying and needs to take action away from Green Bay.