The 11-year Jets veteran said he didn’t expect to be cut, and he has no idea how free agency is going to pan out. Nick Mangold is opening up about his surprising cut from the Jets, the only team he has been with in his 11-year-career.
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Even With big cuts, Talk of Jets “Tank” is Premature
While the slew of recent roster moves made by New York Jets General Mike Maccagnan has fans and many in league circles talking about the team preparing to “tank” in 2017, the fact remains that the Jets now have a surplus of salary cap room , and it wouldn’t take all that much to elevate the team from doormat, to being at least competitive next season. Parting ways with cornerstones Nick Mangold, Darrelle Revis and Brandon Marshall have grabbed headlines as the team has created just over $33 million in salary cap space, and there are still plenty of moves that could possibly be made, some more likely than others, that could easily put the team in the $50+ million range.
Nick Mangold ‘caught off guard’ by Jets not offering him chance to stay, report says
Now-former Jets center Nick Mangold was not given a chance to remain with the organization in 2017 on a pay cut, he told the New York Post’s Steve Serby . “I was hoping there was going to be a negotiation of some sort to get something worked out,” Mangold said.
Mangold release could spell end of Brandon Marshall with Jets
The release of Nick Mangold by the Jets over the weekend signaled that the great rebuild of 2017 is on. If the Jets wanted to patch things together for another season of chasing 8-10 wins, they probably would have tried to bring Mangold back at a reduced rate.
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Mike Maccagnan wouldn’t say it. As the Jets general manager talked during his end-of-year presser, he wouldn’t confirm, nor deny, the team’s need for a quarterback.