The New York Jets‘ tight ends struggled tremendously in 2021. It was clear the Jets needed to overhaul the position if they wanted any chance to succeed in 2022.
And that’s just what general manager Joe Douglas did. Douglas signed free-agent tight ends C.J. Uzomah and Tyler Conklin to three-year deals worth $24 million and $20.3 million, respectively.
Both veteran tight ends put pen to paper within the first few days of the new league year. To some, the signing of Conklin (after already adding Uzomah) came as a bit of a surprise, as bringing in two players on $6M+/year deals at the same position signified just how important each player would be in the Jets offense.