$55 Million Jets Vet Fires off Warning After Jadeveon Clowney Deal

So close, yet so far.

The New York Jets missed out on free agent target Jadeveon Clowney on Wednesday, March 27 after he signed a deal with the Carolina Panthers.

Minutes later John Franklin-Myers took to social media to send out a strong message.

“People underestimate me will end up working for me. I approach each day like the 1st and 15th,” JFM posted.

Franklin-Myers still has two years left on his $55 million contract through the 2025 season.

JFM Is Being Forgotten About in the Jets Pass Rushing Room

The green and white lost Bryce Huff this offseason on a monster three-year $51.1 million contract to the Philadelphia Eagles this offseason.

“You never feel good about losing a guy that came here as an undrafted free agent. A real feel-good story. He developed into a really good pass rusher, ultimately you can’t keep everybody on the team. We felt like what we did this offseason was in the best interest of the Jets but my hat goes off to Bryce. He is a great player development story and he’s going to be successful in Philadelphia,” Jets general manager Joe Douglas told Jeane Coakley of SNY.

Despite losing Huff, the green and white have a handful of pass rushers in the stable ready to be unleashed. Most of the hype this offseason has been thrown at Jermaine Johnson and former first-rounder Will McDonald.

For whatever reason JFM has been a relative afterthought when discussing who could fill the void left by Huff.

Franklin-Myers, 27, joined the team in 2019 off of waivers from the Los Angeles Rams. JFM didn’t truly make his debut until 2020 but he quickly became a reliable force on the defense.

Over the last three seasons, the former Stephen F. Austin product has appeared in 50 out of 51 possible games. During his tenure with Gang Green, he has racked up 17.5 sacks, 61 quarterback hits, a forced fumble, and an interception.

This is a developing story and we’ll provide new details as they become available.