move to get a big man to bolster their offensive line.Two people with direct knowledge of the
trade told The Associated Press that the Jets agreed Sunday to acquire two-time
Pro Bowl left guard Kelechi Osemele from the Oakland Raiders.The deal includes
the Jets sending their fifth-round draft pick to the Raiders for Oakland’s
sixth-rounder
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year starts Wednesday.ESPN first reported the trade for Osemele, with Bay Area
News Group first reporting the terms.The deal is the second by the Raiders in
less than 24 hours. They agreed Saturday to acquire receiver Antonio Brown in a
trade with Pittsburgh.The 6-foot-5, 330-pound Osemele fills a major need on the
Jets’ offensive line in front of quarterback Sam Darnold. Starting left guard
James Carpenter is scheduled to become a free agent after an injury-shortened
season. Carpenter spent the past four seasons with New York after playing in
Seattle for four and helping the Seahawks win the Super Bowl in 2014.But the
Jets appeared ready to move on from Carpenter, who turns 30 later this month and
is coming off a shoulder injury that limited him to 10 games last season.New
York, which entered the offseason with question marks on its offensive line at
center and left guard, is re-signing Jonotthan Harrison, who started the final
seven games at center when Spencer Long struggled with injuries and consistency.
But it’s uncertain whether Harrison is in new coach Adam Gase’s plans as the
starter moving forward. Long was released last month after just one season with
the Jets and has since signed with Buffalo.Meanwhile
C.J. Mosley Jerseys 2019 , the Raiders save $10.2 million on their salary cap by dealing Osemele, who turns 30 in June. He is also due $11.7 million next season,
but none of the remaining salary includes guaranteed money.Osemele was a
second-round pick of Baltimore in 2012 and he started every game at right tackle
as a rookie before moving to left guard to replace the injured Jah Reid in the
postseason. He was limited to seven games the following year because of a back
injury, but started 28 games over the next two seasons for the Ravens.He signed
a five-year, $58.5 million deal with Oakland in 2016 and made the Pro Bowl in
each of his first two years with the Raiders. Osemele’s performance dropped last
season as he dealt with toe and knee injuries that limited him to 11
games.Raiders coach Jon Gruden and first-year general manager Mike Mayock made
an even bigger splash Saturday night when they swung the deal to acquire the
prolific but disgruntled Brown.Oakland will sign Brown to a new three-year deal
with the Raiders that will pay him $50.125 million instead of the $38.925
million he was owed by the Steelers. The deal also includes $30 million
guaranteed, compared to none remaining in his old deal. It also gives Derek Carr
the best offensive weapon he has had in Oakland since entering the league in
2014. The Jets invited plenty of criticism for firing G.M. Mike Maccagnan after
the draft. The Jets deserve praise now for hiring Joe Douglas to become the new
General Manager.While there possibly would be a better candidate out there
somewhere (the Jets interviewed only four), Jets CEO Christopher Johnson
apparently realized the importance of hiring someone with whom coach Adam Gase
will be comfortable.If Johnson had targeted the “best person for the job”
without regard to whether that person would happily work with Gase
White Le’Veon Bell Jersey , Johnson would have been setting the stage for more dysfunction, because the “best person for the job” would have arrived with a
short wish list of coaches — and Gase likely wouldn’t have been on it.That’s
always the problem with firing the G.M. and keeping the coach. The new G.M. will
want to hire his own coach, at the first legitimate opportunity. And the G.M.
will be inclined to stay close to the owner, especially on game days, pointing
out in subtle or not-so-subtle fashion the flaws in the coach’s decision-making
and overall job performance.It��s far better to have everyone on the same page,
and Douglas and Gase will be on the same page. They’ll succeed together, or
they’ll fail together. And
Le’Veon Bell Jersey 2019 , ideally, when owner Woody Johnson returns from his government job in the UK and takes control of the team again, he’ll be inclined
to stay the course because the Jets by then will be winning on a consistent
basis.With a young franchise quarterback in Sam Darnold, that’s not so far
fetched.
