Jets Predicted to Sign Veteran WR to $98 Million Contract: Insider
The New York Jets appear to have its eyes set on its free agent target this offseason.
Connor Hughes of SNY appeared on “The Brandon Tierney and Sal Licata Show” and predicted that Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Calvin Ridley will sign with the Jets this offseason.
“I think it’s going to be, I’m going to go a little bit wild, I think it’s going to be Calvin Ridley. The Jets are pretty high on him,” Hughes explained on WFAN. “Calvin Ridley was a guy when he was being traded from the Falcons, the Jets
were all over it. They loved him, they made calls, they were in on him, [and] they wanted to make a deal.”
Ridley is projected to sign a four-year deal for $68.2 million in free agency, according to Spotrac’s calculated market value. That $17 million annual salary would make him the No. 14 highest-paid wide receiver in football, per Over The Cap.
Gambling Suspension Put the Brakes on a Potential Jets-Falcons Trade for Ridley
Hughes explained that the Jets’ interest in Ridley was during the 2022 offseason before he was “suspended indefinitely for betting on NFL games.”
“I remember talking to people over at the Jets and they were like ‘I don’t think he’s [Ridley] available like we want him, we think he’s available,’” Hughes said. “They did all of their background and checked every box [on his prior issues].
The problem with him is when they called the Falcons to try and get something done, the Falcons said hey he’s not available. It’s because they didn’t want to deal in bad faith. Basically, trade this guy for a second-round pick and oh surprise he is suspended for a year. They [the Falcons] didn’t want to do tha
