Connor Hughes of The Athletic reports that Jets GM Joe Douglas is expected to place one of his first calls when teams are allowed to contact free agents on Monday to Patriots G Joe Thuney.
Hughes mentions that the Jets love Thuney’s versatility, reliability and the fact he’s spent his entire career in winning culture.
Meanwhile, Rich Cimini confirms that the Jets are expected to have interest in Thuney along with Packers C Corey Linsley.
Recent reports have said that the Packers are likely to move on from Linsley this offseason and he should have no shortage of suitors.
Thuney, 28, was drafted by the Patriots in the third round out of N.C. State in 2016. He signed a four-year, $3.538 million rookie deal and played out the final year of the agreement.
The Patriots opted to franchise Thuney last year, which paid him a fully guaranteed salary of $14.781 million for the 2020 season.
In 2020, Thuney appeared in all 16 games for the Patriots, making 16 starts for them at guard.
Linsley, 29, is a former fifth-round pick of the Packers back in 2014. He was finishing out the final year of his four-year, $2,405,000 contract that included a $1,797,000 base salary when he signed a three-year, $25.5 million extension with the Packers in 2017.
He is currently set to become a free agent in 2021.
In 2020, Linsley appeared in 13 games for the Packers, starting all of them at center. Pro Football Focus had him rated as the No. 1 center out of 36 qualifying players.
We have them included in our Top 100 – 2021 Free Agents list.
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