March 9: Jamien Sherwood was a backup going into the 2024 season for the Jets. A year later, and with a team MVP award under his belt, he just became one of the five highest-paid linebackers in the NFL after agreeing to re-sign with the Jets for $45 million ($30 million of it guaranteed) on a three-year deal.

Smartt could get a chance to compete for the starting TE job in New York with Jeremy Ruckert, but that depends on whether the Jets bring back free agent Tyler Conklin. At 26 years