Jets letting Spencer Long go, but is a reunion possible?

Long to become free agent as Jets decline to pay roster bonus

2/5/2019, 10:01 PM

The Jets are letting Spencer Long go, but they may try to bring him back.

SNY's Ralph Vacchiano reports that the Jets are declining to pay Long's $3.5 million roster bonus, which will make the center a free agent. The move clears $6.5 million in cap space and leaves no dead money.

While the Jets are interested in bringing back Long at a reduced cost, Vacchiano reports he might first sift through the market to see if he can get more money.

Long was signed to a four-year, $27 million deal last year to be the Jets' starting center. Should the Jets bring him back, they could give him a look at guard, where Long played well late in the season.

Long, 28, started 13 games for the Jets in 2018 after playing his first four NFL seasons with Washington. 

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