{"id":764117,"date":"2026-02-20T08:04:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T08:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/764117\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T08:04:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T08:04:16","slug":"jets-safety-tony-adams-reportedly-to-draw-interest-in-nfl-free-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/764117\/","title":{"rendered":"Jets safety Tony Adams reportedly to draw interest in NFL free agency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Updated Feb. 19, 2026, 5:08 p.m. ET<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">When discussing pending free agents for <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/new-york-jets\/352\" data-autotag=\"61e70eee-950b-4335-a373-675b010563dc\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">New York Jets<\/a> general manager Darren Mougey, <a href=\"http:\/\/jetswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/jets\/2026\/02\/18\/jets-could-get-creative-with-breece-hall-franchise-tag-options\/88736403007\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">running back Breece Hall<\/a> and guard Alijah Vera-Tucker have been dominating the headlines.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">They may be the most recognizable names, but they&#8217;re not all that matters. The Jets have a sizable 24 pending unrestricted free agents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">One of the intriguing players is safety Tony Adams.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The 2022 undrafted free agent is on an expiring contract. According to ESPN, Adams is slated to draw significant interest from NFL teams on the open market.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">As noted, Adams is a three-year starter for the Jets. The former Illinois standout appeared in 12 games this past season.<\/p>\n<p>Expert NFL picks: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":body nav (nfl)|e|auto spike click:5|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_sp_a\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/picks\">Exclusive betting insights only at USA TODAY.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Adams registered 49 tackles and five pass breakups. He was even more productive in 2023 and 2024, when he recorded 80-plus tackles in each season (and four total interceptions).<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The Jets also have safeties Andre Cisco and Isaiah Oliver on expiring contracts. Sweeping changes may be coming to the defensive backfield. It&#8217;s needed, after a terrible 2025 season that netted zero interceptions. The Jets will have sophomore Malachi Moore at safety in 2026, and he figures to be a big part of Aaron Glenn&#8217;s plans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Adams has been an underappreciated member of the Jets. He appears slated to cash in via free agency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Updated Feb. 19, 2026, 5:08 p.m. ET When discussing pending free agents for New York Jets general manager&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":764118,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2051],"tags":[95878,7,226,1917,255,2321,2097,6,97197,97198,101545,95882,95892,95896,96747,95888,95895,95899,95883,108914,95881],"class_list":{"0":"post-764117","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-jets","8":"tag-accessfree","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-jets","11":"tag-new-york","12":"tag-new-york-jets","13":"tag-newyork","14":"tag-newyorkjets","15":"tag-nfl","16":"tag-sstssportsnfljets","17":"tag-sstsnjets","18":"tag-tagalijah-vera-tucker","19":"tag-tagamerican-football","20":"tag-tagespn-inc","21":"tag-tagnational-sports","22":"tag-tagnew-york-jets","23":"tag-tagnfl","24":"tag-tagnfl-hub","25":"tag-tagoverall-neutral","26":"tag-tagsports-news","27":"tag-tagtony-adams","28":"tag-typestory"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116101923941841080","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/764117","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=764117"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/764117\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/764118"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=764117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=764117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=764117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}