Poteat re-signs with Jets

As expected, the Jets re-signed veteran CB Hank Poteat, the team announced today. Poteat tested the free-agent market and evidently didn’t come up with any attractive offers. For weeks, the Jets had expressed an interest in re-signing him, but they were a little pressed for salary-cap room, with DT Dewayne Robertson ($11.6 million) on the books. When they traded Robertson before the draft, the Jets created $8 million in space. You can sign a lot of Hank Poteats for that kind of coin. Poteat got a one-year deal for the veterans’ minimum, $730,000, plus a modest signing bonus. Poteat is a good player to have around, very coachable and familiar with Eric Mangini’s system. In 16 games last season with the Jets, Poteat started six, recorded two interceptions (the first two of his eight-year career) and notched a career-high 45 tackles. You could call it a career year for him. The Jets have a lot of bodies at cornerback, but beyond Darrelle Revis, there’s no clear-cut ... [link]