To begin the offseason, the New York Jets lost a young player with promise.
Gang Green was interested in signing defensive back Trey Dean “to a futures deal,” according to uStadium, who earlier stated this on X on Twitter. Nevertheless, he was “offered” a contract by other playoff teams to play in various uniforms for the remainder of 2023.
He finally made the decision to sign with the Kansas City Chiefs. Dean is “eligible and is expected to play in the postseason,” according to uStadium.
Reposting a tweet about his new residence with the Chiefs, Dean appeared to corroborate the story.
Jets at the Safety Position Raise Serious Doubts
One more dies in the air.
The Jets now have more questions than answers at safety post in the wake of Dean’s departure. This summer, three additional safeties on the team are expected to become unrestricted free agents.
Chuck Clark, Jordan Whitehead, and Ashtyn Davis are about to enter the open market. That means that Tony Adams and Jarrick Bernard-Converse are the only safeties on the Jets’ roster.
In 2024, the green and white will need to either completely overhaul the position or bring back a few of their own players.
Adams Is The Jets’ Incredible Success Story
This offseason, the Jets have a lot of work to do at safety. However, they may relax knowing that they have a firm hold on at least one of the initial jobs.
Adams’ name was not called at the 2022 NFL draft, hence he was signed as an undrafted free agent. The Jets brass raised a lot of heads when the team elected to keep onto the underappreciated former Illinois product before to the final roster cuts.
In August, Adams “unseated a bunch of guys we all thought were going to make the team,” according to head coach Robert Saleh.
Adams was given the veteran treatment because the coaching staff was so impressed with what he demonstrated during the previous summer.
There was no doubt in his mind that he would make the final 53-man roster. Rather, because he was viewed as a locked-in starter, the Jets rested him in preseason games.
Regarding how much they like Adams and how important he is to the club, Saleh said, “I guess the cat’s coming out of the bag.”
It was his first season as a full-time starter in the NFL, and he performed admirably.In 15 of the 17 games that he started, Adams recorded over 82 tackles, three interceptions, and five pass deflections.
He was by no means a flawless player. He had a number of tackling irregularities during the season, which put the squad in difficult situations.
For cap reasons, Adams does, however, have the Jets in an excellent position going ahead. In 2024, Adams, 24, will cost less than $1 million to be under team control. He will be a restricted free agent in 2025. It won’t be until 2026 when the gifted defensive back becomes available on the free market.
Over a number of years, NFL teams that discover undrafted free-agent talents are rewarded with inexpensive labor. From that angle, the Jets were fortunate, and Adams will only become better the more playing time he receives.
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