On Friday morning, ESPN’s Adam Schefter first reported the New York Jets signed offensive lineman Josh Myers to a two-year, $11 million extension.
Speaking to reporters just hours later, Jets head coach Aaron Glenn talked about the extension, emphasizing how much the 27-year-old deserved it.
“He [Myers] deserves it,” said Glenn. “He came to a team where he knew there was going to be competition and stiff competition, at that. You don’t get that too often where you have a guy like Tipp [Joe Tippmann] that’s started, and then he’s a guy that was a starter, and he comes in, and he wants to battle.”
Aaron Glenn talks about Josh Myers’ extension with the Jets:
“He deserves it. He came to a team where he knew there was going to be competition and stiff competition, at that. You don’t get that too often where you have a guy like Tipp that’s started and then he’s a guy that was… pic.twitter.com/6EIR0He0Sb
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“I feel very fortunate that he chose us, this team, and me to be his coach, to come in and battle for that spot,” Glenn continued. “He’s done everything that you want to be done as a player, going out there playing and practicing, the way he’s carried himself in the building, outside the building. He deserved it, and I’m happy for him.”
After signing with the team this offseason, Myers was expected to serve in a backup role. However, the Jets put him in a competition against Joe Tippmann for the starting center job. Tippmann was trending toward winning the battle, but before Glenn could announce a winner, Alijah Vera-Tucker’s season-ending injury required the former Green Bay Packer to slide up the depth chart and serve as the team’s starting center to open the year.
Throughout 13 games this season, Myers owns a 53.6 overall grade from Pro Football Focus, the lowest mark among New York’s starting linemen and one that ranks 30th out of 31 qualified centers league-wide.
To his credit, Myers is not the single worst starter in football at his position. The problem is that he does not excel in any one area. He sits 25th among centers in pass protection, posting a 56.9 grade, and ranks 27th as a run blocker at 56.5, leaving the Jets without a dependable anchor in the middle of the line.
However, it is worth noting that the Jets did not sign Myers with the expectation that he would handle a full-time starting role throughout the year.
The decision to extend Myers reflects a Jets organization intent on rebuilding their culture by rewarding players internally when they exceed initial expectations.