Daryl Slater at NJ.com is reporting that the Jets have re-signed their own free agent, offensive tackle Ben Ijalana.
The Jets on Thursday re-signed left tackle Ben Ijalana, about an hour before the NFL’s free agency signing period began at 4 p.m., a league source confirmed.
So the Jets prevented Ijalana from hitting free agency, while giving him a two-year contract with a maximum value of $11 million. The amount of guaranteed money is unclear.
Ijalana (6’4″, 322) played for Villanova in college and was a 2nd round draft pick of the Indianapolis Colts in the 2011 NFL draft.