Marcus Maye has not yet gotten the long-term deal he is seeking from the New York Jets, but there is ... [+] still time, now that he has been franchise-tagged. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images) Getty ImagesMarcus Maye and his camp likely aren’t happy with the New York Jets’ decision to place the franchise tag on the fifth-year free safety. The Jets and Maye now have until July 15 to try to agree upon a long-term contract instead of Maye playing under the one-year tag. Depending upon where the franchise tag for safeties lands, Maye will end up near Las Vegas’ Lamarcus Joyner in current average salary for safeties at $10.5 million. Simmons signed the tender and played under it, being paid $11.441 million for his services in 2020.

Source: Forbes March 09, 2021 17:55 UTC