Jets free agent tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins is searching for a $7MM annual salary on the open market, according to Darryl Slater of NJ.com.
New York will meet with Seferian-Jenkins’ agent at the scouting combine at the coming days, per Slater. ASJ has already rejected one offer of two years, $8MM from Gang Green, and he’s apparently looking to nearly double the salary proffered by the Jets. A $7MM annual salary would tie Seferian-Jenkins for 12th among tight ends, alongside the Cardinals’ Jermaine Gresham.
A former-second round pick, Seferian-Jenkins is fresh off the best season of his career. In 13 games (10 starts), the 25-year-old Seferian-Jenkins posted 50 receptions for 357 yards and three touchdowns. While 50 catches ranked 13th among tight ends in 2017, Seferian-Jenkins doesn’t offer much as a blocker, as Pro Football Focus ranked him as just the 35th-best run-blocker.
For a guy with a checkered past, that doesn’t block he wants 7mil a year? No way. Sounds like a Cleveland deal.
Sounds like a lot but it is probably in the right ball park to be 11th or 12th highest paid TE less than Kyle Rudolph, CJ Fiedorowicz and Dwayne Allen’s current contracts
Of course that is with a bunch of other guys being underpaid on their current contracts
He’s delusional
Remember the old days when you have to produce before you got paid
Pepperidge Farm remembers
Guessing he can look elsewhere… like the CFL if he doesn’t get realistic.