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The New York Jets and New England Patriots typically compete for positioning in the AFC East division as rivals. This offseason, they could find themselves competing to land the same player as both teams look to reshape their defenses around a new coaching staff.
Of course, the Patriots boast the NFL’s most cap space, whereas the Jets are looking for a new identity and need a new quarterback. Both teams do share another thing in common: They each have a first-year head coach with a defensive background. Yet, as noted, now they could be chasing after the same target in NFL free agency.
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New York Jets + New England Patriots expected to have interest in Carlton Davis
New York Jets, New England Patriots, Carlton Davis
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The NFL’s official tampering window to negotiate with free agents kicks off on Monday. Teams will then be able to freely discuss contract numbers with any free agent they want.
However, some NFL insiders are already a step ahead, hearing tidbits about which players some teams already reportedly have their eye on.
The latest NFL rumor comes from The Athletic’s Michael Silver, who says both the New York Jets and New England Patriots are expected to make a “strong push” to sign Detroit Lions free agent cornerback Carlton Davis.
“The New York Jets — whose newly hired head coach, Aaron Glenn, was the Lions’ defensive coordinator last season — and New England Patriots are believed to be among the teams who’ll make a strong push for Davis before the start of the league year, which officially begins Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET. Charvarius Ward (San Francisco 49ers) and Byron Murphy Jr. (Minnesota Vikings) are the other top cornerbacks on the market.”
The Athletic’s Michael Silver on New York Jets and New England Patriots
He’s coming off a three-year, $45 million contract, but now he’s reportedly looking for “much more” and is wanting to be paid like a “top 10 or top 15” cornerback. Tennessee’s L’Jarius Sneed was last year’s 10th-highest-paid cornerback and he has an annual average salary of $19.1 million. Davis likely wants more.
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