Last night at around 8 p.m. it was reported that Anthony Barr would leave the Vikings for the Jets for a multi-year deal. While no figures were released it was assumed he would be getting around $14 million, and would switch the outside linebacker.
Oh how cruel the world can be for the Jets.
According to Mike Garafolo of NFL Network, Barr has backed out of a verbal agreement with the Jets and will return to the Vikings instead. This is a huge blow to the Jets who were hopping that Barr would be that veteran edge rusher they desperately needed.
With so many edge rushers now off the open market the Jets are in desperate straits for a pass rusher.
One could argue that had the Jets signed Barr, they could have considered trading the number three pick to stock up on more picks. Now they almost certainly have to keep the pick and hope that either Nick Bosa or Josh Allen fall to them.
The news on Barr puts a damper on the Jets offseason plans. They did succeed in agreeing to a deal with Ravens inside linebacker CJ Mosley to a five-year $85 million deal. Unlike Barr, Mosley's numbers are a little more impressive.
He is a tackling machine, recording 100 or more tackles in four of his first five seasons in the NFL. While he isn't a big time pass rusher, he is not afraid to drop into coverage and make plays, evidence by the nine career interceptions he has. This is a good pick-up. And yes, he is going to be a Jet.
Regarding the rumors around Le'Veon Bell and Matt Paradis, it doesn't look like either will be in Green and White -- at least at the moment. Bell is supposedly "torn" on what to do, although there is a belief the Jets will increase their offer to him now that Barr backed out. Bell is being heavily courted by the Raiders and Bears.
Paradis was supposedly talking to the Jets yesterday, but reports last night indicated that he is talking to the Broncos now.
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