The Jets didn’t make any splashes in the second wave of free agency, but they did make a couple of additional signings to add depth to the roster.
Role players such as Brian Poole, Trevor Siemian and Tom Compton have since been added, while the Jets also brought back Brandon Copeland, Neal Sterling, Davis Webb, Deontay Burnett and Jeremy Clark, among others.
Where does that leave New York salary cap wise?
After closing out the first wave of free agency with $47,268,165 million left to spend, that number is now down to $26,523,955 according to overthecap.com.
Having more than $26 million left to spend gives the Jets some financial flexibility. At this point in free agency, not many players left on the open market are commanding big-time money. New York can still add impactful pieces at a low price that will not put the team’s salary cap situation in peril.
It remains to be seen how much spending the Jets have left to do. With the NFL draft approaching, rookie contracts will soon go onto the books. General manager Mike Maccagnan is still scouring the free agent market in search of a bargain signing, but it wouldn’t be much of a surprise to see him hold off on any other free agent signings until after the draft is complete.
