Jets Have Been In Contact With Free Agent G Evan Mathis, Price May Be Too High

Jets GM Mike Maccagnan told reporters on Saturday that they’ve spoken to free agent G Evan Mathis‘ agent, Drew Rosenhaus in recent weeks, per Albert Breer.

However, Maccagnan seemed to indicated that Mathis’ asking price is currently too high for their liking.

Manish Mehta mentions that if Mathis were to come down in terms of his desired salary, the Jets “will be in the mix.”

There has been a lot of talk that Mathis would likely end up signing with the Dolphins, but they appear to be willing to see what they have right now at guard before reconsidering the idea of bringing in Mathis.

Mathis said previously that he expects negotiations to “ramp up” with possible suitors after gauging what his options are. With this in mind, it sounds like there’s at least a chance he would be willing to come down in terms of his asking price for the right opportunity.

Mathis, 33, is by far the best available free agent offensive lineman and should have a decent market for his services.

Last year, Mathis appeared in nine games for the Eagles after he dealt with an MCL injury. Pro Football Focus has him rated as the No. 2 guard out of 78 qualifying players.

We have Mathis listed as the No. 1 player in our Top 25 Best Available Free Agents list.