A week after selecting two safeties in the first two rounds of the NFL Draft, the Jets on Thursday released starter Marcus Gilchrist, who suffered a torn patellar tendon at the end of last season.
Roster moves were expected with the additions of first-rounder Jamal Adams and second-round pick Marcus Maye, and Gilchrist’s injury and base salary made him a likely offseason casualty. Gilchrist’s $6-million base salary was converted to a signing bonus, according to ESPN, which means $2.75 million of that will count as dead money against the cap.
“We like Marcus Gilchrist but it was tough with the injuries.