Assessing the Jets who are free agents

Veteran cornerback Morris Claiborne, reacting after a penalty in a game Dec. 24, 2017 against the Chargers, is an unrestricted free agent who wants to return to the Jets next season. Photo Credit: Jim McIsaacThe Jets have 16 unrestricted free agents heading into the offseason. Several are needed to maintain the positive vibes the team talked about having after a 5-11 season.

“This team, right here, we’re real close,” cornerback Buster Skrine said. “We got a competitive team. We just have to learn how to finish.”

While the Jets do have some free agents worth keeping, coach Todd Bowles referred to players who he has no use for as “wooden nickels.”

So just how many wooden nickels do the Jets…