The Jets have agreed to sign Laken Tomlinson (Twitter link via NFL.com’s Mike Garafolo). Once finalized, it’ll be a three-year, $40MM with $27MM guaranteed for the former Niners guard. 
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Tomlinson, 30, just wrapped a three-year, $18MM deal in San Francisco. As the No. 28 overall pick in the 2015 draft, he got off to a shaky start as a pro. However, he’s improved significantly with the Niners. Serving mostly as the starting left guard, Tomlinson hasn’t missed a single game since 2017. This year, he earned his first ever Pro Bowl nod and a solid 78.6 overall score from the advanced metrics at Pro Football Focus.
This marks the Jets’ first major pickup of the so-called “legal tampering period”. Per league rules, the deal cannot be fully executed until the official start of free agency on Wednesday, March 16.
There will be more to come out of the Meadowlands as the Jets pursue high-end cornerback help and plug other areas of need.
Wow huge bucks for an ok guard
Don’t love it
Chose money over any chance of winning…
guess that means Jets won’t go offensive line with first 4 draft picks.
Of course not, they’ll probably go defense. At least with 2 of the first 4
Good player, but either he or Alijah Vera-Tucker would need to move to the right side of the line, unless the Jets are giving up on Becton and want to shift AVT to LT.
I can still see the Jets drafting a T with their first pick and be solid, young, and cheap for their big QB investment. Remaining picks would most likely be D and WR.
Obviously one of their two guards will play on the right side if they’re not switching AVT to another position.
The price is high, but I like the move. They can’t fill every line position with a first round pick. One guard position was a huge hole. Fill holes in free agency so you can chase higher end prospects with those four top 40 picks. Makes sense.
Nice! Now keep adding starters