e mits defensive tackle Quinnen Williams continues to remain absent from OTAs as he is still in search of a new contract. Yet again, the topic was brought up to head coach Robert Saleh and he again continues to express confidence that a new deal will get done before training camp.
“I speak for everyone — I probably speak for Quinnen — we all want it to get done sooner rather than later,” Saleh said, via the New York Post. “I’ll let the business guys handle all that. It’s going to get done. He’ll be here for camp. He’ll be ready to roll. Once he is, I’m sure he’ll be the same guy he was a year ago.”
Coming off a 12-sack season and being named All-Pro, Williams is looking for a deal near the top of the defensive tackle market, similar to deals signed by Washington’s Daron Payne, Tennessee’s Jeffery Simmons and Dexter Lawrence of the Giants, all of whom now have contracts worth between $22.5 million and $23.5 million per year. He is set to make about $9.6 million in the final year of his contract.
The Jets currently have about $25 million in salary cap space, according to Over the Cap.
