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New York Jets: Last Second Free Agency Considerations

Found March 13, 2012 on Turn On The Jets: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Jamaal Westerman,  Matthew Mulligan,  Marquice Cole,  Rex Ryan,  Bryan Thomas,  Calvin Pace,  Josh Morgan,  Randy Moss,  Laurent Robinson,  Erin Henderson,  Bart Scott,  Josh Mauga,  Eric Winston,  Vernon Carey
TEAMS: New York Jets,  San Francisco 49ers,  Tennessee Titans,  Minnesota Vikings,  Houston Texans,  Miami Dolphins
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The NFL free agency floodgates open at 4 PM today. Here are a few last minute thoughts related to the New York Jets before anything can become official later this afternoon - 1. Jamaal Westerman, Matthew Mulligan, and Marquice Cole weren’t tendered, leaving them unrestricted free agents. Mulligan is a goner, which is a good thing unless you are in favor of penalty yardage. Rex Ryan is a big Cole fan and he is a very good special teams player, so I would expect the Jets to make a strong push to resign him. Westerman could probably go either way, I am sure Greg Schiano will want to bring his former college player in for a visit to Tampa Bay. How hard the Jets work to bring him back, will likely depend on their luck bringing in other linebackers in free agency. 2. Bryan Thomas gave an interview yesterday to Jenny Vrentas of The Star Ledger about his desire to return to the team. It makes sense for the Jets to monitor his progress rehabbing from his injury last year and then consider b...
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