Jets Reached Out To Jaguars About Potential Trade For DE Dante Fowler Jr

Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News reports that the Jets reached out to the Jaguars to gauge their interest in trading DE Dante Fowler Jr.

The Jets could clearly use help at edge rusher and things haven’t gone as expected for Fowler and the Jaguars, so couldn’t hurt to see if they’re interested in moving him.

Fowler is in the final year of his contract and is suspended for the first game of the regular season. However, the Jets could try to sign him to a long-term deal or consider franchising him if he has a breakout year.

Either way, Mehta doesn’t say if the Jaguars are interested or not.

Fowler, 23, is a former first-round pick of the Jaguars back in 2015. He is entering the final year of his four-year, $23.5 million fully guaranteed contract and is set to earn a base salary of $3,638,214 for the 2018 season.

The Jaguars declined Fowler’s fifth-year option a few months ago.

In 2017, Fowler appeared in all 16 games for the Jaguars and recorded 21 total tackles, eight sacks, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, and scored one defensive touchdown. Pro Football Focus rated him as the No. 93 overall edge defender out of 106 qualifying players.