AFC Rumors: Bills, Dolphins, Jets, Patriots

Bills

Dolphins

• CBS Sports’ Jonathan Jones writes the Dolphins should be players in free agency for Saints LT Terron Armstead. Miami currently is projected to have the most cap space of any team this offseason. 
• NFL Media’s Cameron Wolfe reports that while they are still hoping to land a big-name wide receiver in free agency, the Dolphins are leaning towards using the franchise tag on TE Mike Gesicki.
• Wolfe adds that while the team is not going to use the tag on DE Emmanuel Ogbah, they would still like to have him back next season.

Jets

• The Athletic’s Connor Hughes doesn’t expect GM Joe Douglas to break out the credit card in free agency this offseason. Instead, he thinks Douglas will continue to focus on finding values and target positions he thinks it’s easier to find those, including interior offensive line, defensive line, safety and tight end. 
• Based on Hughes’ conversations at the Combine, he thinks the Jets will pass on Notre Dame S Kyle Hamilton in the first round and instead go after someone like Saints S Marcus Williams. He keeps hearing Williams connected to the Jets if the Saints don’t extend him. 
• Another name that came up as a good fit is Panthers CB Stephon Gilmore, as he has the ball skills the Jets are looking for. However, Hughes notes it’s not clear if Gilmore would want to sign with the Jets, assuming he gets out of Carolina. 
• Patriots CB J.C. Jackson also has been prolific in terms of interceptions and pass deflections, but Hughes didn’t get the sense the Jets were readying to make a run at him. 
• Another possibility is Giants CB James Bradberry, who could be available via trade. Hughes points out Douglas was interested in Bradberry when he was a free agent two seasons ago and expressed a willingness to trade for proven players in his end-of-season presser. 
• Hughes mentions the Jets want to add an X receiver this offseason, which would mean WR Braxton Berrios would be fourth on the depth chart if he re-signed. Hughes thinks the odds are good another team offers him more money and a bigger role. 
• Cowboys WR Amari Cooper, who is expected to be released, could be a good fit for that role, per Hughes. 
• DJ Bien-Aime of the New York Daily News reports that the Jets will let WR Jamison Crowder test free agency this offseason.
• The Jets are hiring former Giants assistant OL coach Ben Wilkerson as their assistant OL coach. (Rich Cimini)

Patriots

Karen Guregian of the Boston Herald reports Patriots CB J.C. Jackson is likely headed to free agency, as the team has been “reticent to commit significant long-term money to their top cornerback.”

“(It) comes down to this: The team doesn’t feel Jackson is worth the price of the one-year franchise tag ($17.3 million guaranteed next season) or what it would take to secure him on a multi-year deal,” Guregian wrote. “… It’s possible that if Jackson doesn’t get the money he’s looking for on the market, the two sides could revisit talks. But that doesn’t seem likely at this stage.”’