Connor Hughes of the Athletic reports that the Jets have “serious interest” in free agent pass rushers Trey Flowers, Dante Fowler and Anthony Barr and they’re not alone.
Yesterday, Hughes reports that Barr is a player on the Jets’ radar this offseason and is someone New York is “very — very — high on.”
Hughes says it would not be surprising if the Jets offered Barr the most money at the start of free agency next week and they should be in the mix to sign him until the very end.
According to Hughes, the Jets believe Barr has the most potential as a pass rusher.
Flowers, 25, is a former fourth-round pick of the Patriots back in 2015. He played out the final year of his four-year, $2,838,932 contract with the Patriots and is now in line to be an unrestricted free agent this offseason.
In 2018, Flowers appeared 15 games for the Patriots and recorded 32 tackles, 7.5 sacks, three forced fumbles, and two pass defenses. Pro Football Focus has him rated as the No. 6 edge rusher out of 103 qualifying players.
Fowler, 24, is a former first-round pick of the Jaguars back in 2015. He was traded to the Rams last year for a 2019 third-round pick and a 2020 fifth-round pick.
Fowler played out the final year of his four-year, $23.5 million rookie contract and because the Jaguars declined his fifth-year option, he’s now in position to test the open market.
In 2018, Fowler appeared in 15 games for the Jaguars and Rams and recorded 30 tackles, four sacks, two forced fumbles, two recoveries and a pass defense.
Barr, 26, was taken with the No. 9 overall pick by the Vikings back in 2014. He played out the final year of his four-year $12,743,500 rookie contract and made a base salary of $2,157,750 for the 2017 season.
The Vikings elected to pick up his Barr’s fifth-year option, which paid him around $12.306 million for the 2018 season. He’s now in position to be an unrestricted free agent this offseason.
In 2018, Barr appeared in 13 games for the Vikings and recorded 55 tackles, three sacks, a forced fumble and two pass defenses. Pro Football Focus has him rated as the No. 26 linebacker out of 93 qualifying players.
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