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Jamal Adams Stalemate Shows Jets, Adam Gase Can't Help Getting in Their Own Way

Only the Jets could turn the Jamal Adams situation into a capital-s "Situation."

Adams is the team's only truly great player. He's in the fourth year of his rookie contract, which means it's extension time. The Jets have cap space: not a ton, but enough to craft a long-term deal that satisfies both sides. They have a chance to lock down a key building block for the long haul and send a message to their locker room and the league that they're serious about winning. Or, they can dither about the contract for inexplicable reasons, signal to everyone that they are the same-old incompetent, drama-plagued Jets and possibly run one of the NFL's brightest young stars out of town.