Jets re-sign Chuck Clark, add Isaiah Oliver earlier than NFL free company

The Jets wished a second probability to see what Chuck Clark has left within the tank.

Clark, a veteran of 96 profession video games, re-signed to a one-year contract on the eve of NFL free company, The Submit confirmed. He missed all of final season after struggling a torn ACL in spring OTAs, so it’s unlikely that there would have been an enormous marketplace for his companies even as soon as different groups may have bid.

It turned out to be the primary of two strikes made Sunday to bolster the secondary, because the Jets later signed cornerback Isiah Oliver to a one-year contract.

Re-signing the 28-year-old Clark offers a measure of safety towards the potential for shedding Jordan Whitehead in free company. Whitehead began all 34 video games over the 2 seasons on his $14.5 million contract and had three of his six interceptions throughout final season’s memorable Week 1 victory towards the Payments, which included Aaron Rodgers’ season-ending torn Achilles and Xavier Gipson’s walk-off punt return landing.

The Jets initially traded a seventh-round decide to the Ravens final offseason to amass Clark and play him alongside Whitehead. He was a starter within the closing 4 of his six seasons with the Ravens, the place he totaled 5 interceptions and 5 pressured fumbles, and wore the headset to speak indicators after getting play calls from coordinator Wink Martindale.

Tony Adams, one of many Jets’ few vibrant spots final season, is penciled in as a returning starter at one of many security spots. The previous undrafted free-agent signing had 82 tackles and three interceptions in 15 begins.

The estimated timeline for many ACL recoveries places Clark again on the sphere in loads of time for coaching camp.

The Jets nonetheless may re-sign Whitehead or fellow in-house free agent Ashytn Davis, or look elsewhere for a security in free company, although their major wants are on the offensive facet of the ball. Davis’ major worth is on particular groups however he logged 217 defensive snaps final season.

Oliver signed a two-year, $6.8 million contract with the 49ers final offseason however was reduce final month after struggling as a slot nook. As in-season addition Logan Ryan seized an even bigger position, Oliver performed 4 defensive snaps or fewer in six of the final 9 regular-season video games and totaled zero defensive snaps (however 35 particular groups snaps) through the playoffs.

Oliver, 27, spent the primary 5 seasons of his profession with the Falcons. He made 28 of his profession 44 begins through the 2019-20 seasons, when Jets defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich was in Atlanta as linebackers coach after which as defensive coordinator.

The Jets arguably boast the NFL’s greatest trio of cornerbacks with Sauce Gardner, D.J. Reed and slot specialist Michael Carter II. Maybe Oliver can problem Brandin Echols for the first backup position.

TE Kenny Yeboah, who was scheduled to be a restricted free agent, agreed to a one-year deal to return to the Jets, a supply informed The Submit’s Brian Costello. Yeboah performed in 5 video games and had two receptions final season.