The New York Jets are strongly considering releasing nose tackle Kris Jenkins, linebacker Vernon
Gholston, offensive lineman Damien nfl jerseys cheap Woody, and linebacker Jason Taylor, NFL Network insider Jason La Canfora reported on Monday, citing league sources.
None of those moves have been executed yet, but all are likely to occur within a day or two.
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Jenkins tore his anterior cruciate ligament in back-to-back seasons, missing a total 25 regular-season
and six playoff games since 2009. A second-round pick by the Carolina Panthers in 2001, Jenkins has
been selected to the Pro Bowl four times, most recently in 2008, his first season in New York.
Woody confirmed the Jets' intentions on his Twitter page Monday.
"Just informed about my release....I want to thank the Jets and all the fans out there...it was a great
ride!" Woody said.
Gholston, the Jets' sixth-overall pick in 2008, has played three years without recording a sack and is
widely viewed as one of the biggest draft blunders in the team's history. He has two years remaining
on his rookie contract.
Taylor, 36, signed a two-year deal with the Jets last year, finishing the season with five sacks, 25
tackles and three fumble recoveries. It has been speculated that Taylor will retire, ending a 14-year
career in which he registered 132.5 sacks.
Woody, 33, had been a rock on the Jets' productive offensive line, but was slowed by injuries last
season and recently underwent surgery on a partially torn Achilles' tendon. Second-year lineman
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