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The Jets are in the market for a new starting tight end. Tyler Conklin has agreed to a one year contract with the Los Angeles Chargers per his agent.
Conklin signed a three year contract with the Jets in 2022 coming from the Minnesota Vikings. He was one of two free agent tight ends to get a lucrative deal from the Jets that offseason along with CJ Uzomah. Uzomah provided the Jets with little value during his time with the team, while Conklin earned the starting tight end role.
While Conklin wasn’t much of a blocker or a big play threat, he was at least a reliable checkdown target. He was an upgrade over the likes of previous Jets tight ends such as Ryan Griffin.
Conklin’s departure was expected. I wouldn’t say it’s devastating. Conklin was a role player in a subpar passing attack. Still, his departure leaves a hole. Jeremy Ruckert hasn’t shown himself up to being a number one tight end so the solution will likely need to come from outside the organization.