The feud between the Jets and offensive lineman Kelechi Osemele has reached its breaking point.
The Jets announced today that they have released Osemele.
That comes after a month-long dispute between Osemele and the Jets over his decision to have shoulder surgery. Osemele started the first three games of the season but said he suffered a shoulder injury that would end his season. The Jets felt that Osemele could have played through the injury.
The Jets and Osemele were clearly not seeing eye-to-eye, and given that Osemele’s salary this year is $9.7 million and next year is $11.2 million, it probably wasn’t going to make sense for the Jets to keep paying big money to a player they were feuding with.
The Jets and Osemele are still likely headed for a fight over whether the Jets have to pay him the balance of his 2019 salary. But what’s clear is Osemele is done playing for the Jets.
