Best players Jets must re-sign in 2024 NFL free agency
The Jets should bring these players back in 2024Time is running out for the New York Jets hierarchy of general manager Joe Douglas and coach Robert Saleh. So, every decision they make ahead of next season is crucial. To that end, we’ll examine the best players the Jets must re-sign in 2024 NFL free agency.
Douglas is a woeful 27-56 since becoming Jets GM in 2019. Saleh is 18-33 in three seasons as head coach, including consecutive 7-10 seasons when the Jets were in playoff contention, only to fall apart and come up short down the stretch.
The Jets have missed the playoffs in 13 consecutive seasons. That was supposed to end in 2023, but even a stout defense couldn’t prop the Jets up enough after quarterback Aaron Rodgers sustained a ruptured Achilles four plays into the first game. Instead, it was an ugly season for the Jets, behind the scenes and on the field, as has been recently reported.
To avoid another disaster, the Jets need to make very smart decisions this offseason. That begins with whom to re-sign and which players to let go from last season’s roster.
Best players Jets must re-sign in 2024 NFL free agency
Bryce Huff
The biggest and most difficult decision the Jets face with their own free agents is how much they’re willing to invest to bring Bryce Huff back. And make no mistake, they should do everything they can to keep Huff.
The 25-year-old edge rusher led the Jets with an NFL career-high 10 sacks in 2023 and had an outrageous 67 pressures on 334 pass rush snaps, per Pro Football Focus. But he played only 42 percent of their defensive snaps because the Jets do not trust him against the run. That’s the rub, trying to decide on how to value a specialty player, although one who’s proven to be elite at what he does.
