In the first two days of free agency, the Jets secured their top three running backs for next season with Matt Forte, Bilal Powell and Khiry Robinson. They had yet to determine by Thursday who would be handing the ball off to them.
Despite the Jets’ insistence that they wanted to re-sign the incumbent starting quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick — and despite his stated desire to return — he remained available, locked in a contract impasse.
The Denver Broncos, who let Brock Osweiler leave for Houston two days after Peyton Manning retired, could be the only other viable suitor for Fitzpatrick, who wants more money than the Jets are willing to pay him.