Social media was abuzz earlier this morning when New York Jets beat writer Manish Mehta published a report stating that the Jets had recently reached out to the Jacksonville Jaguars to gauge the availability of 2015 third overall pick Dante Fowler Jr.
On the surface, an inquiry by general manager Mike Maccagnan makes sense. The Jets’ defensive roster is missing a dynamic edge rushing threat and the Jets front office was very transparent about their affection for Fowler during the entire 2015 draft process. In an appearance on the Jaguars Today radio program this morning, Mehta even went so far as to confirm that Fowler was above Leonard Williams on their draft board, who ended up being their pick at the No.