Jets common supervisor Darren Mougey made his first key transfer on Sunday after he locked up one of many workforce’s prime defensive gamers forward of free company.
A number of groups would have been very interested by Sherwood had he hit the open market on Monday at midday when the authorized tampering begins.
The Jets drafted Sherwood within the fifth spherical of the 2021 NFL Draft out of Auburn. He performed security in faculty, however the Jets and then-coach Robert Saleh transformed him right into a linebacker.
Sherwood’s first season within the league in 2021 was reduce brief after he suffered an Achilles tear 5 video games into his profession. However he rebounded, and his enjoying time solely elevated the following three seasons.
In 2022 and 2023, Sherwood was utilized in nickel bundle conditions and on particular groups, with C.J. Mosley and Quincy Williams being the workforce’s prime linebackers. He solely registered 62 tackles mixed throughout these two seasons, however Sherwood lastly obtained his alternative final season after Mosley battled accidents (toe and neck) and missed 13 video games.
Sherwood, 25, had a breakthrough 2024 marketing campaign as he was the workforce’s center linebacker and their defensive play-caller. He completed with a career-high 158 tackles, two sacks, and 10 tackles for loss. Sherwood helped the Jets end third total in yards (313.8) allowed final season, the third consecutive season they ranked within the prime 5 in that class.
Regardless of having a roster with Aaron Rodgers, Davante Adams, and Quinnen Williams, Sherwood’s teammates voted him the 2024 Jets Curtis Martin Workforce MVP. Sherwood was the third Jets linebacker to win workforce MVP within the final 4 years, becoming a member of Quincy Williams, who received the award final season, and Mosley in 2021.
