Overview
- NFL insider Jordan Schultz reported on X that the Jets do not plan to issue a restricted free agent tender to John Metchie III.
- Without a tender, Metchie would become an unrestricted free agent when the new league year begins on March 11, according to Heavy.
- Heavy detailed the Jets’ RFA tender options at $8.0 million (first round), $5.7 million (second round) or $3.5 million (right of first refusal), none of which were applied.
- After an October 2025 trade from the Eagles, Metchie logged 29 catches for 256 yards and two touchdowns in nine games (seven starts) for New York.
- Selected by Houston in the 2022 second round, he missed that season after a leukemia diagnosis and finished 2025 with 48 receptions for 274 yards and two scores.