Examining potential free-agent pass rushers for the Jets

Trey Flowers and Dee Ford Getty Images; APThe list of free-agent pass rushers looked so attractive just a few weeks ago. Now, it’s a lot flimsier.

As teams doled out franchise tags before Tuesday’s deadline, pass rusher after pass rusher left the market. The Jets are in desperate need of help on the edge for new coordinator Gregg Williams’ defense, so this was not good news, though it was expected.

Demarcus Lawrence (Cowboys), Jadeveon Clowney (Texans) and Frank Clark (Seahawks) were given the tag and are going nowhere. The Chiefs also applied the franchise tag to Dee Ford, but that situation is a little more complicated. We’ll get to that soon. The Eagles also reached a long-term deal with…