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NFL free agency: Tyler Conklin departs as New York Jets switch out tight ends

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Tyler Conklin has left the New York Jets as a free agent.

And in the process, the Jets have essentially switched out tight ends.

Conklin has signed a one-year deal with the Los Angeles Chargers. His agent announced that on social media:

By switching out tight ends we mean Stone Smartt. The former Chargers tight end with potential signed a one-year deal this offseason with Gang Green, so Smartt and Conklin are taking each others spots.

Conklin, 29, spent the past three seasons in New York.