Sheldon Richardson was heading home after a relaxing resort vacation in the Bahamas on July 15 when his dad texted him the news: Mo got the deal done. Richardson was dubious. And why wouldn’t he be, after so many months seemingly at a standstill and so many reports that negotiations between the Jets and Wilkerson had stalled? His response text to his father: you lying. Then he checked Instagram (welcome to 2016), saw Wilkerson’s celebratory post and immediately made a phone call to congratulate his fellow defensive lineman.
“I was just happy for my dog, man,” Richardson says.