NEW YORK JETS DAILY CLIPS
March 18, 2015
Table of Contents
ESPN NEW YORK.............................................................................................................................................................................. 1
Free-agency review: Jets (Rich Cimini).................................................................................................................................... 1
Grantland: David Harris contract one of the worst in free agency (Rich Cimini)............................................................. 2
NJ ADVANCED MEDIA .................................................................................................................................................................... 2
Lawrence Guy, former Baltimore Ravens defensive lineman, to visit Jets (Dom Cosentino)........................................ 3
Is David Harris' new Jets contract really one of 2015 free agency's worst?(Dom Cosentino) ...................................... 3
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS ................................................................................................................................................................ 4
Wesley Walker, former Jets great, wishes he had foresight to retire early, like Chris Borland: ‘I don’t wish this on
anybody’ (Gary Myers).............................................................................................................................................................. 4
Jets have received trade inquiries on cornerback Dee Milliner: sources (Manish Mehta)............................................ 7
METRO N EW YORK.......................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Dyer: Dear Woody, you're not cheap. W e're sorry. Sincerely, Jets fans (Kristian Dyer) ................................................ 8
TUESDAY’S SPORTS TRANSACTIONS ........................................................................................................................................... 9
ESPN NEW YORK
Free-agency review: Jets (Rich Cimini)
ESPN.com
March 17, 2015
http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/jets/post/_/id/49917/free-agency-review-jets
Most significant signing: New Jets general manager Mike Maccagnan doled out more than $160 million
to sign five new players, not counting the Brandon Marshall and Ryan Fitzpatricktrades, but the No. 1 prize
is Darrelle Revis. It cost a fortune -- the Jets spent about 40 percent of their available cap space to bring
back Revis -- but he becomes the centerpiece in a rebuilt secondary. The Jets, who allowed an AFC-high
31 touchdown passes last season, have a true No. 1 corner with elite press-man skills. This will allow new
head coach Todd Bowles to play his blitz-heavy defense without having to worry about getting torched on
the back end. It was a rare win against the New England Patriots, and it weakens the Super Bowl champs.
Most significant loss: The most significant casualty of the offseason has been talented wide receiver Percy
Harvin, who was released in the wake of the Marshall acquisition. The Jets recognized his val ue as a
situational receiver and kickoff returner, but they didn't see him as a premier, every -down receiver -- and
he was due to get paid like one ($10.5 million). Even though he's four years older than Harvin, Marshall
upgrades the position and the swap saves New York close to $3 million on this year's cap. The team hasn't
lost any key free agents. The Jets have done a good job of keeping their own, starting with linebacker David
Harris, whom they extended with a three-year contract.
Biggest surprise: The Jets' interest in Fitzpatrick wasn't a secret, but instead of waiting for him to be
released by the Texans, they gave up a conditional seventh-round pick (2016) -- and that surprised some
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people around the league. This spells potential trouble for Geno Smith, who has exhausted his supply of
mulligans. This will be a legitimate quarterback competition, not a repeat of last summer's Smith-Michael
Vick charade. Fitzpatrick's background in new offensive coordinator Chan Gailey's offense (three years
together with the Bills) gives him an early edge over Smith, who has to play catch-up. Fitzpatrick isn't the
long-term answer, but he could be a bridge quarterback until Smith elevates his game or something better
comes along. Did someone say Marcus Mariota?
What's next: The heavy lifting in free agency is over, but the Jets still hope to re -sign defensive
end Muhammad Wilkerson to a contract extension. New York would be nuts to let him play out the final
year of his contract. In terms of positional needs, the Jets are still looking to bolster their depth at running
back, offensive tackle and defensive line. There's an overall lack of team speed on offense, but that will
be an emphasis in the draft. They also need a young edge rusher, but that, too, could be addressed in the
draft.
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Grantland: David Harris contract one of the worst in free agency (Rich Cimini)
ESPN.com
March 17, 2015
http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/jets/post/_/id/49958/grantland-david-harris-contract-one-of-theworst-in-free-agency
Let's face it, sometimes teams do bad deals in free agency. Just ask the Miami Dolphins, who are purging
their roster of horrendous contracts from offseasons past.
The New York Jets are catching some flak for the recent David Harris contract -- three years, $21.5 million.
In fact, it's listed among the 10 worst free-agent deals, according to Grantland's Bill Barnwell.
Barnwell says the Jets are guilty of "massively overpaying to keep Harris in town. Harris’s three -year deal
pays out $15 million in guaranteed money over the next two seasons, a deal that stands out as an outlier
among similar players. Harris comes away with the fourth-largest guarantee for an inside linebacker, and
no veteran with a contract as big as Harris’s has a larger percentage of his money guaranteed. And this
comes for a guy who was declining!"
I don't know if Harris, 31, is declining, but he's obviously not a player on the rise. Evidently, the Jets' new
regime placed a high value on his intangibles, mainly his ability to call the defensive signals and be a
quarterback on the field. That's important, especially with a new coaching staff. Plus, there was no heir
apparent on the roster. It also sent a message to the rest of the locker room, showing the new regime will
be loyal to good soldiers.
At the same time, Harris' agent did a terrific job using the Buffalo Bills' perceived interest as leverage.
Former Jets coach Rex Ryan was planning to pursue Harris as a replacement for Kiko Alonso. The Jets were
so concerned about the Bills that they signed Harris before the legal tampering period, a preemptive
strike. In theory, they were bidding against themselves, based on the assumption there were no covert
conversations between Harris and the Bills before then.
For players, free agency is all about timing, and Harris has benefited greatly in his last two contracts. By
the end of the 2016 season, he will have made $54 million over his previous six years -- not too shabby
for a player who's never made the Pro Bowl.
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NJ ADVANCED MEDIA
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Lawrence Guy, former Baltimore Ravens defensive lineman, to visit Jets (Dom Cosentino)
NJ Advanced Media
March 18, 2015
http://www.nj.com/jets/index.ssf/2015/03/lawrence_guy_former_baltimore_ravens_defensive_lin.htm
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The Jets have lined up another meeting with a free agent defensive lineman who could fit as a backup.
A league source confirmed late Tuesday night that Lawrence Guy, who spent last season with the Chargers
and Ravens, is scheduled to visit Florham Park on Thursday. News of Guy's visit was first reported by
Aaron Wilson of the Baltimore Sun.
The 6-foot-4, 318-pound Guy has been with the Colts, Redskins, Chargers, and Ravens since behind drafted
in the seventh round of the 2011 draft by the Packers. After the Chargers cut him three weeks into the
2014 season, Guy played 215 snaps (per Pro Football Focus) in 11 games as a 3-4 defensive end for the
Ravens, making one start. Wilson of the Sun described Guy as "a solid rotational player," and he'd have to
be a rotational player for the Jets, who already have Muhammad Wilkerson's and Sheldon Richardson's
names written in ink as starters at D-end.
The Jets already let a pair of backup defensive lineman, end Leger Douzable and nose tackle Kenrick Ellis,
hit free agency. Neither has come to terms with any team, though Ellis does have a visit lined up with the
Giants that was to begin Tuesday night and extend into Wednesday. The Jets also tendered starting nose
tackle Damon Harrison, a restricted free agent who has yet to sign. And they hosted 32-year-old former
Giants defensive lineman Chris Canty for a visit two weeks ago, but another league source said the two
sides were unable to come to terms.
For a complete list of the Jets' offseason acquisitions and other moves, click here.
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Is David Harris' new Jets contract really one of 2015 free agency's worst?(Dom Cosentino)
NJ Advanced Media
March 17, 2015
http://www.nj.com/jets/index.ssf/2015/03/is_david_harriss_new_jets_contract_really_one_of_2.html
Free agency is a week old, which means it's time for everyone to judge every move that's getting made,
never mind there won't be any actual football that counts for another six months.
Bill Barnwell of Grantland needed a mere two days to weigh in with a verdict on the worst free agent
contracts out there (so far), with inside linebacker David Harris' new deal to remain with the Jets making
Barnwell's list.
You can read all of Barnwell's analysis over yonder, but I'm pulling out these two paragraphs just because:
At 31, you would expect him to be on the downside of his career, but it still seemed logical for the postKiko Alonso Bills to target Harris as a [Rex] Ryan acolyte in free agency.
The Jets ensured that wouldn't happen by massively overpaying to keep Harris in town. Harris' three -year
deal pays out $15 million in guaranteed money over the next two seasons, a deal that stands out as an
outlier among similar players. Harris comes away with the fourth-largest guarantee for an inside
linebacker, and no veteran with a contract as big as Harris' has a larger percentage of his money
guaranteed. And this comes for a guy who was declining!
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On the surface, this isn't an unreasonable opinion. Harris is on the decline. But Barnwell also overlooks a
few factors:
1. The Jets wanted Harris back. Badly. General manager Mike Maccagnan and head coach Todd
Bowles came right out and said as much at the combine last month. Barnwell himself noted that Rex
Ryan's Bills would be in play, especially after the Bills shipped Alonso to the Eagles. The Jets did what they
could to hang on to Harris before the Bills would even get a chance to make an offer.
2. This deal sends a message. Harris is one of the most respected veterans in the locker room. In eight
prior seasons, he rarely came off the field. He knows the system, knows the surroundings. Remember,
Harris and the Jets reached an agreement just before the start of free agency. After all the negativity
generated by previous GM John Idzik's tight-fistedness, this was a way to let the roster's young players
know productivity and leadership would be rewarded. This was true even though Harris had just played
the duration of a lucrative contract.
3. This deal doesn't break the Jets. The Jets had to spend in 2015 and '16:The league's cash spending
rules required it. And the salary cap went up 7.7 percent from where it was 2014. Salaries, in turn, are
going to rise, too—which is why it's a bit disingenuous to say simply that Harris has the fourth-highest
guarantee for an inside linebacker. In another year or two, that likely won't be true. And while Harris did
become something of a liability in coverage last year, the Jets now have plenty of other players in the
secondary who can compensate for that. (And who imagined that sentence could be typed in all
seriousness at this time last week?)
4. The fine print isn't that bad. On its face, $21.5 million for three years with $15 million guaranteed looks
like a lot. But forget those first two figures; as with most any NFL contract, especially for a player over 30,
the guaranteed money is all that matters. And Harris' $15 million in guarantees is entirely front-loaded
into the first two years of that deal. If he continues to show his age and the Jets have to release him (or
"part ways" in the current kinder, gentler NFL parlance), they can do that after next season and owe Harris
nothing.
5. This deal fits a pattern. The details on Antonio Cromartie's and Marcus Gilchrist's contracts haven't yet
been made available, but the guarantees in the Jets' other major free agent deals—Darrelle Revis, Buster
Skrine, James Carpenter—are pretty well tied to 2015 and '16, when, as noted above, the Jets had to
spend: Skrine's and Carpenter's guarantees run out after 2016, and the last $6 million of Revis's
guarantee stretches only as far as 2017, when Revis will be 32. Why is this important? Because the Jets
still have to get an extension done for Muhammad Wilkerson and (eventually) Sheldon Richardson. But
by front-loading all of the deals they've cut this spring, the Jets still have plenty of flexibility to hand out
those extensions with large signing bonuses that can be pro-rated to spread out the cap hit. Harris' deal,
in particular, does nothing to affect that.
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Wesley Walker, former Jets great, wishes he had foresight to retire early, like Chris Borland: ‘I don’t
wish this on anybody’ (Gary Myers)
New York Daily News
March 17, 2015
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/myers-ex-jets-great-wesley-walker-pain-day-article1.2152369
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Wesley Walker has trouble lifting himself out of a chair, he doesn’t sleep except for a couple of naps during
the day, and there are times driving to his home in Dix Hills he has lived in since 1978 when he winds up
on the wrong highway or takes the wrong exit.
He was just a blur running go routes as the most electrifying receiver in Jets history. If he played today —
his blazing speed combined with rules that have opened up the passing game — Walker would be
impossible to cover. In 13 seasons — four of which were cut short by injuries — Walker’s numbers were
outstanding: 438 catches for 8,306 yards with 71 touchdowns. He averaged an incredible 19 yards per
catch.
But his one stat since retiring is more stunning: six, as in football -related surgeries.
“I am in pain every day,” Walker, who will be 60 years old on May 26, said Tuesday.
He said he ran a 4.2 in the 40 in high school. These days, “I can’t even run.”
Walker is talking the day after Chris Borland announced he was retiring from the 49ers at 24 for fear of
what his life will become if he continues to play football.
When Walker is asked if all the fame and money that came with his NFL career were worth it, he doesn’t
hesitate.
“Not at all,” he said. “I would have taken another path. Maybe become a commentator. Just from a
physical standpoint, there is no way I would put my body through what I do now. I don’t wish this on
anybody.”
Walker does not have Alzheimer’s or dementia and he is not crippled or in a wheelchair — although he
has been wheeled to his gate in airports — but the sad state of Walker’s body and that of too many other
former players is whyBorland announced his retirement after his rookie year. He is the fourth player 30
or under to announce his retirement in the last week, joining 49ers linebacker Patrick Willis, Steelers
linebacker Jason Worilds and Titans quarterback Jake Locker.
Following Willis’ announcement — he had suffered a debilitating toe injury and sore feet — the 49ers
planned to move Borland into his starting inside linebacker spot. Now they have to replace both of them.
Locker, a disappointing 2011 first-round pick, said he lost his love for the game. Worilds, a sought-after
free agent ready to cash in, retired to devote more time to his religion.
“I just honestly want to do what’s best for my health,” Borland said. “From what I’ve researched and what
I’ve experienced, I don’t think it’s worth the risk.”
Knowing what he knows now, Walker wishes he made the same decision when he was Borland’s age. “You
have to self-evaluate and know what your priorities are and what the situation is,” he said. “I admire a
guy who is going to look long-term and figure he’s going to do something else and create another path. I
would like to think people are getting smarter with that.”
Walker has had surgery on both shoulders. One shoulder required reconstruction, the other rotator-cuff
fixing. He had major back surgery last April with 10 screws and a plate inserted. He had surgery for a torn
Achilles in December. He’s had surgery on his right knee and spinal fusion surgery in his neck with 14
screws, a plate and cage used to stabilize him.
“I am in pain head to toe,” he said.
Last September, before the start of the 2014 season, I met Walker for lunch at Glen Head Country Club
on Long Island. He has stayed involved with the Jets and makes many public appearances on their behalf.
He was in good spirits that day, had no issue talking about his physical ailments. He was the Jets’ secondround pick in 1977 and was once the sleekest and fastest receiver in the NFL, running under deep passes
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from Ken O’Brien, teaming with Al Toon to give the Jets the most dangerous set of receivers they’ve ever
had.
He put on a show in the Jets’ wild 51-45 victory over the Dolphins in 1986, catching four touchdown passes
as O’Brien outdueled Dan Marino. Now he has numbness in his feet, a tingling feeling, and he says it’s
been like that since ’86.
Air conditioning triggers pain in his arms and legs. It hurts when he makes a fist. If there is nobody home
to help him when he needs to button a shirt or put on a tie , he goes across the street to a neighbor’s
house for help.
“It’s very frustrating,” he said. “You want to cry sometimes.”
He believes those particular issues are related to needing spinal fusion on his neck in 2007. Problems with
his neck led to the Jets placing him on injured reserve in 1989, and despite interest from the Cleveland
Browns after the season, he decided to retire.
“I have so many symptoms of a lot of different issues, I’m just trying to figure out what’s wrong with me
and how to treat it,” he said. “That’s been very difficult. I just don’t have one thing going on.”
Walker says if he could change one thing in his football career it would be making better decisions about
taking care of himself when he was banged up. Like all players, he felt the pressure to play from
teammates, whom he didn’t want to let down, and coaches, who were counting on him to perform. He
said trainers told him that 50% of him was better than 100% of his backup, which he thought was a joke.
He worries now about former teammates who he’s heard are not doing well.
Walker was never diagnosed with a concussion but is certain he had a few. Seeing stars was the tipoff.
The NFL didn’t have the game-day concussion protocol that is in place today. It was more a case of being
able to say whether it was two or three fingers being held up.
“You’re fine,” Walker said he was told. “Go back in.”
He has gotten out of his car and gone in the house and left the engine running. A couple of years ago he
thought he was taking a 30-minute drive to Bellmore and nearly wound up in Manhattan. “I call it sleep
driving,” he said.
Walker received a master’s degree after his NFL career ended and retired last October after working 25
years as a physical education teacher, the last 16 in the Kings Park district on Long Island. He couldn’t even
outrun the other teachers.
Dr. Eric Freeman, the chief of orthopedics at Mercy Medical Center and the director of sports medicine at
Molloy College in Rockville Centre, did Walker’s most recent shoulder surgery. He sat at Glen Head
listening to Walker list the things wrong with his body. He and Walker have become friends and Freeman
is trying to help improve Walker’s quality of life.
I contacted Freeman on Tuesday about Borland’s decision and how it relates to what Walker is going
through.
“Given what we are learning now, and we are just scratching the surface on brain issues, I am asked many
times a week by young athletes and their parents to lay out the risks of playing after a head injury,”
Freeman said. “It becomes very difficult to prognosticate the future.
However, the sports medicine physician must advise the patient that repetitive trauma can lead to
permanent and severe long-term issues and is a definite risk. Additionally, the repetitive trauma to the
entire body eventually catches up with most of these professional athletes, as Wesley is a prime example,
and will force them to live with pain every day of their lives.”
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Walker said he is often asked if he misses the game. The answer is easy.
“I don’t miss the negative part,” he said. “We didn’t win enough. I didn’t have the success I wanted. If I
had success and we went to Super Bowls and I was healthy every year, yeah, I would say I missed it. I don’t
miss being hurt, I don’t miss being in pain and not having the success.”
The problem is he is still in pain. Every single day.
Jets have received trade inquiries on cornerback Dee Milliner: sources (Manish Mehta)
New York Daily News
March 18, 2015
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/jets/mehta-hobbled-dee-milliner-forgotten-corner-jetsarticle-1.2153245
Now that Mike Maccagnan has completed his free agent spending spree, the future of the forgotten man
in the Jets’ revamped secondary is murkier than ever.
The new general manager’s decision to dole out nearly $60 million of fully guaranteed money for
cornerbacks Darrelle Revis, Antonio Cromartie and Buster Skrine last week was an indictment of the failed
John Idzik regime that placed its hopes on a talented, but fragile college star the past two years.
So, what will happen to Dee Milliner now?
The Daily News has learned that teams have made trade inquiries about the Jets’ 2013 first-round pick in
the wake of the cornerback upgrades.
On the surface, Milliner, who is rehabbing a season-ending torn Achilles tendon he suffered five months
ago, appears expendable. His extensive injury history coupled with the new additions in the secondary
prompted some teams to think that they could acquire him on the cheap.
However, the Jets have told interested teams that Milliner isn’t available at a drastically discounted price
. . . yet, according to sources.
Although the Jets aren’t actively shopping Milliner, it’s fair to wonder whether Maccagnan would part
ways with a player betrayed by his body at such a young age if the
price is right. For now, the Jets are content waiting for the third-year player to get healthy to properly
evaluate him as he competes for the No. 4 cornerback spot. A trade down the road, however, has not
been ruled out, according to sources.
Milliner, the ninth pick and consensus top cornerback of the 2013 draft, has missed 16 games in his first
two seasons due to four different injuries after undergoing five surgeries at Alabama.
Three front-office executives of cornerback-needy teams told The News that Milliner’s unclear health
status following his latest setback coupled with a $971,000 preseason roster bonus will make it virtually
impossible for Maccagnan to trade him unless he’s willing to take a mid- to late- round pick in return.
It would be risky for the new Jets decision makers to trade away a Top 10 pick for a mid - to late-rounder
before fully knowing what they have in him. Cutting the cord on a skilled 23-year-old corner after a rough
two-year start to his career could backfire.
Milliner, who has a $585,000 base salary in the third year of his four-year rookie contract, will count $3.45
million against the 2015 salary cap. The Jets will have $3.8 million in dead money if he’s traded, according
to overthecap.com.
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Maccagnan admitted last month at the Scouting Combine that there’s no definitive timetable for Milliner’s
return. Nobody would be surprised if Milliner isn’t ready f or the start of training camp.
Milliner’s self-confidence went into overdrive last summer when he told the Daily News that he was the
best cornerback in the NFL despite his uneven rookie season. “I’m not going to say somebody that plays
the same position is better than me,” Milliner said in training camp. “I’m the best.”
Although Milliner has been erratic and unreliable, he can have real value even as a No. 4 cornerback in
Todd Bowles’ defense.
It would be a mistake to trade Milliner for anything less than a first- or second-round pick in the upcoming
draft. It’s highly unlikely that any team would pay a premium price for an injury-prone player with only
one solid month on his NFL resume, so the Jets should hold on to Milliner.
Bowles’ reliance on defensive backs turned the Cardinals defense into the most aggressive unit in the
league the past two seasons. Bowles used six defensive backs about half the time (555 snaps) last season,
according to ESPN Stats & Information. The Cardinals had six or more defensive backs on the field for an
eye-opening 619 snaps. Bowles had six or more defensive backs on the field more than twice as often as
four or fewer.
Translation: Milliner will have a chance to make a meaningful contribution in this scheme if he can stay
healthy.
“I will say this with cornerbacks: you can never have enough good ones,” Maccagnan said at the combine.
“I’d be very happy if we had a surplus at that position.”
Milliner, Darrin Walls, Marcus Williams and Dex McDougle will likely have chances to grab the No. 4
cornerback job. Although Milliner won’t get preferential treatment from a new front office or coaching
staff, he clearly has the most potential among the group.
Milliner might be drawing interest from teams looking to buy low, but the Jets wisely haven’t moved him
to the clearance rack. Maybe he’ll surprise everyone if he sticks around.
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Dyer: Dear Woody, you're not cheap. We're sorry. Sincerely, Jets fans (Kristian Dyer)
Metro New York
March 17, 2015
http://www.metro.us/sports/dyer-dear-woody-you-re-not-cheap-we-re-sorry-sincerely-jetsfans/zsJocq---tdGViTWMXTPbA/
Guess Woody Johnson can't be called a cheapskate any longer.
In the span of one week, Johnson's ownership of the New York Jets went from laughingstock to straight
up baller level, with the much maligned owner suddenly a hero of his fanbase. There was the rumor last
year that Johnson was going thrifty on the team, signing players by using coupons and failing to land a big
name player last offseason, outside of wide receiver Eric Decker.
Then there is Johnson this year, opening up the checkbook for Darrelle Revis and Antonio Cromartie, as
well as giving the thumbs up on trading for Brandon Marshall, another high price-tag acquisition. He's
Ebenezer Johnson no more, the penny-pinching miser and inept businessman that fans protested against.
Suddenly, he's a lauded and praised for letting the moths fly out of his wallet and flashing a little cash.
The fact is, Johnson has been anything but cheap throughout the history of his ownership of this Jets
franchise. And he's owed an apology for things hurled against him last year.
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There's the pricey free agents and draft picks he's signed before, bringing in players such as Brett Favre,
Calvin Pace, Alan Faneca, Santonio Holmes, Plaxico Burress and Braylon Edwards among others, via free
agency or trade. And there were long term deals for draft picks that have made them long-term Jets,
ensuring that the likes of D'Brickashaw Ferguson and Nick Mangold, as well as David Harris - to name a
few - are going to be Jets for life … or pretty close to it.
And as foolish as that big money deal for Mark Sanchez was a few years back, it was nonetheless a
commitment from an owner, in terms of big money. That it wasn't smart doesn't negate the zeros at the
end of that contract.
So to say that Johnson is cheap is foolish and flies in the face of consistent actions on his part t o spend
money on this team. Go ahead and question some of those moves, that's your right as a fan. Some of
them are still head-scratchers and never made sense, but one thing most of them weren't was cheap.
There were a lot of dollars in those contracts, whether right or wrong.
And there is a facility in Florham Park that is among the best in the league. Johnson spent plenty of his
own green to get those fields that plush, and build an immaculate facility. But he's a cheapo, right?
The truth of the matter is that Johnson was handcuffed last year by a general manager who seemed
hesitant to spend and land the marquee player. That the Jets struck out on several key free agents last
year wasn't Johnson's fault as the checkbook was primed and ready for his signature. Instead, it was a
general manager who swung and missed, leaving critics to label Johnson as a miser, and frugal.
But if Jets fans and those in the media were quick to erroneously tag Johnson as thrifty in 2014, now they
need to be ready to do the same this offseason. Give him credit for the moves he's made, the checks he
has signed, the money he has committed to turning this thing around.
Jets fans likely will have more to cheer about this year. One of those things should be Johnson, especially
after an offseason where he again showed his commitment to building a winner.
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TUESDAY’S SPORTS TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
MLB — Named Tony Reagins senior vice president for youth programs.
American League
CLEVELAND INDIANS — Optioned RHP Shawn Armstrong, RHP Charles Brewer and INF Giovanny Urshela to
Columbus (IL) and RHP Cody Anderson, LHP Ryan Merritt and C Tony Wolters to Akron (EL). Reassigned C Jake
Lowery, OF Tyler Naquin, RHP Will Roberts and OF Jordan Smith their minor league camp.
LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Optioned RHP Jeremy McBryde to Salt Lake (PCL) and RHP Danny Reynolds to Arkansas
(Texas). Reassigned RHP Frank Herrmann to their minor league camp. Traded C Jackson Williams to the San
Francisco Giants for cash considerations.
NEW YORK YANKEES — Optioned C Gary Sanchez to Trenton (EL) and reassigned him to minor league camp.
Optioned RHP Domingo German to Tampa (FSL) and RHP Branden Pinder to Scranton/Wilkes -Barre (IL) and
reassigned both to mi nor league camp. Re-assigned INF Greg Bird and INF Kyle Roller to minor league camp.
SEATTLE MARINERS — Optioned RHP Mayckol Guaipe to Tacoma (PCL).
TEXAS RANGERS — Optioned OF Michael Choice and RHPs Jerad Eickhoff and Luke Jackson to Round Rock (PCL).
Assigned RHP Alec Asher, LHP Martire Garcia and C Pat Cantwell to their minor league camp. Released LHP Michael
Kirkman.
National League
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LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Optioned C Austin Barnes to their minor league camp. Reas signed INFs O’Koyea Dickson
and Erisbel Arruebarrena to their minor league camp.
MIAMI MARLINS — Optioned LHP Adam Conley, LHP Justin Nicolino and RHP Matt Ramsey New Orleans (PCL).
MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Optioned INF Yadiel Rivera and LHP Mike Strong to Biloxi (SL).
NEW YORK METS — Optioned RHP Gabriel Ynoa, INF Wilfredo Tovar, INF Dilson Herrera and RHP Hansel Robles to
their minor league camp. Reassigned RHP Tyler Pill, RHP Cody Satterwhite and RHP Matt Bowman to their minor
league camp.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Optioned LHP Tylor Lyons and INF Greg Garcia to Memphis (PCL). Reassigned C Carson
Kelly to Palm Beach (FSL) and INF Breyvic Valera to the Memphis.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Optioned OF Daniel Carbonnel to Richmond (SL) and RHPs Derek Law and Joan
Gregorio to San Jose (Cal). Reassigned INFs Christan Arroyo, Kelby Tomlinson and Carlos Triunfel; Cs Aramis Garcia
and Tyler Ross; OF Mac Williamson; LHPs Tyson Blach and Adalberto Mejia; and RHPs Kyle Crick, Cory Gearrin and
Chris Stratton to their minor league camp.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Released INF/OF Jeff Kobernus.
American Association
FARGO-MOORHEAD REDHAWKS — Signed RHP Taylor Stanton, RHP Ty Kelley and LHP Tyler Fletcher.
SIOUX FALLS CANARIES — Signed INF RJ Perucki.
Can-Am League
ROCKLAND BOULDERS — Signed LHP JD Reichenbach. Released LHP Greg Terhune.
OTTAWA CHAMPIONS — Signed RHP Chris Cox.
QUEBEC CAPITALES — Signed LHP Derrick Penilla.
TROIS-RIVIERES AIGLES — Signed OF Steve Brown.
Atlantic League
LONG ISLAND DUCKS — Signed LHP Eric Niesen, RHP Mickey Jannis and OF Erik Komatsu.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS — Signed G Nate Robinson to a second 10-day contract.
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES — Re-assigned F-C Jarnell Stokes to Iowa (NBADL).
UTAH JAZZ — Recalled G Ian Clark from Idaho (NBADL).
FOOTBALL
National Football League
MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Re-signed OT Mike Harris.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Signed RB Travaris Cadet.
OAKLAND RAIDERS — Signed RB Trent Richardson.
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS — Agreed to terms with WR Stevie Johnson on a three-year contract.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Signed G-T Erik Pears to a two-year contract.
Canadian Football League
CFL — Named Jeffrey Orridge commissioner.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Reassigned RW Chris Conner and G Philipp Grubauer to Hershey (AHL).
American Hockey League
AHL — Suspended Rochester RW Dan Catenacci three games for a boarding incident in a March 13 game against
Hamilton. Suspended Albany LW Joe Whitney for an additional game after receiving a match penalty for cross -
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checking assessed in a March 14 game against Syracuse on March 14. Suspended Toronto LW Troy Bodie two
games for an elbowing incident in a March 15 game at Hamilton.
GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS — Named Amber Getty corporate sales fulfillment coordinator and Michael King digital
media producer.
MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS — Signed D Scott Ford to a profes sional tryout contract.
ECHL
GWINNETT GLADIATORS — Signed D Zach Sarig.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
MLS — Suspended Sporting Kansas City assistant coach Mateus Manoel one game and fined him an undisclosed
amount for entering the field in the 64th minute of the March 14 game against FC Dallas. Fined FC Dallas MF Kyle
Bekker for violating the League’s policy of hands to the face/head/neck of an opponent after coming into contact
with Sporting Kansas City D Kevin Ellis.
North American Soccer League
ATLANTA SILVERBACKS — Signed D Christopher Christian.
COLLEGE
COLORADO STATE — Named Joe Parker athletic director.
FAYETTEVILLE STATE — Announced the retirement of director of athletics Dr. Edward McLean.
HOLY CROSS — Named Chandler Henley running backs coach.
MICHIGAN — Suspended OL Graham Glasgow indefinitely after violating his probation by using alcohol.
MICHIGAN STATE — Suspended junior RB Del ton Williams indefinitely from all team-related activities after he was
arraigned on a charge of brandishing a firearm in public.
NORTHERN KENTUCKY — Fired men’s basketball coach Dave Bezold.
RICE — Announced the retirement women’s basketball coach Greg Wi lliams.
TEMPLE — Suspended OL Dion Dawkins and DL Haason Reddick after they were charged y with aggravated assault
in an off-campus assault.
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