The Packers will be without Rashan Gary moving forward, and he is not the only edge rusher set to depart Green Bay. Kingsley Enagbare is set to leave during his first trip to free agency.
Enagbare has agreed to terms on a one-year deal with the Jets, ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reports. This will be a $10MM contract, he adds. Enagbare and Joseph Ossai will represent new arrivals for the Jets in 2026, with the team moving quickly at the start of the negotiating window to line up deals in both cases.
Aaron Glenn added two familiar faces in aging ex-Saints Demario Davis and David Onyemata, while Ossai and Enagbare will be new charges for the second-year New York leader. Enagbare was never asked to be a regular Packer starter, but he did make 21 first-string appearances during his four-year Wisconsin run.
Totaling 25 tackles for loss during that four-year stay, the former fifth-round pick was used between 41% and 47% of Green Bay’s defensive snaps during those years. Working primarily as an edge defender, Enagbare totaled 15 QB pressures and two sacks last season. Despite Lukas Van Ness‘ presence, the Pack turned to Enagbare as their Micah Parsons injury replacement over their season’s final four games.
Green Bay will have a new-look EDGE corps, with Gary moving to Dallas and Enagbare Big Apple-bound. Van Ness has one season left on his rookie contract. Parsons could conceivably return by Week 1, but the Packers are traditionally cautious with injury recoveries. A stay on the PUP list would not surprise. The Packers will need some help at OLB soon.
The Jets are remodeling their EDGE cadre themselves, trading Jermaine Johnson. They are expected to pick up Will McDonald‘s fifth-year option, but with Johnson gone and Micheal Clemons unsigned, Glenn and GM Darren Mougey are bringing in their own hires to rush the passer next season.
Sam Robinson contributed to this post.
I really like this move for New York.
He’s a guy who clearly wasn’t able to start in Green Bay with the logjam there but he’s always had talent and has had at least two sacks as a spot starter every year of his career. He also seems to have been moved around a lot so maybe if the Jets can find his true position, he can thrive.
Either way it’s only a one year deal. Solid risk to take on a talented guy.
I like this a lot. Very solid rotational guy. Nice to see the Jets adding some muscle. They were lacking in that area.
The Jets understand the biggest lesson of the last 2 Super Bowls. Bulk up your defense first, then land your QB1.