When the New York Jets drafted highly-touted linebacker Darron Lee in 2016, they surely didn’t believe he would be on his way out just three years later.
Lee had a decent season in 2018, earning three interceptions, five passes defended, and 74 combined tackles. The problem, though, wasn’t last season, it was the two before. He had approximately zero interceptions and missed four games, in addition to the four he missed last year.
Injury concerns and lack of production are just two of the factors that have led the Jets to decline his fifth-year option.