The New York Jets have acquired 3-time Pro Bowl DL Kris Jenkins from the Carolina Panthers for 3rd and 5th round draft picks.
Jenkins, 28, will also sign a new five-year contract worth $35M, including $20M in guaranteed money.
The deal Friday ends a tumultuous year for Kris Jenkins. He also was placed on the trading block last year and angered the coaching staff for being overweight and missing offseason workouts. Jenkins played all 16 games last season but made only 2.5 sacks. Near the end of the season he said he wasn't sure he wanted to return to Carolina next season. At 6-4 and 349 pounds, Jenkins could move to nose tackle in the Jets' 3-4 defensive scheme.
The Gang Green hope Jenkins can regain the form that made him one of the NFL's top defensive tackles before missing most of the 2004 and '05 seasons with injuries.
This acquisition also means that DT Dewayne Robertson's days in New York are numbered...