SmashMouth

The Jets are interested in trading for Saints restricted free agent running back Chris Ivory, according to sources.

Ivory visited the Jets facility on Friday, according to sources. The Saints tendered Ivory at the second-round level (1 year, $2 million) earlier this offseason, so the Jets would have to forfeit their second rounder (No. 39 overall) in the draft later this month if they sign him to an offer sheet and the Saints decline to match. The Saints would have five days to match the offer sheet or simply take the Jets’ second-round pick.



However, the Daily News has learned that the Jets are not going to give up their second-round pick with so many holes to fill on their roster.

The Jets will make the Saints an offer for lower draft pick compensation in a trade for Ivory, according to sources.

Ivory, 25, has a 5.1 yards-per-carry average in limited action in his three-year career. The 6-0, 226-pound running back has eight career touchdowns in 24 games. He has rushed for 1,307 yards in 256 carries in his career.

Read more: NY Jets interested in trading for Saints restricted free agent RB Chris Ivory: Sources - NY Daily News

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|Mitch|

I'd be happy with a 4th or 5th round pick for Ivory...

Danno

3rd, Heck yeah!!
4th, about right
5th, waffling between keeping him or letting him walk
6th, rather keep him

lee909

For me the the 5th rounder would depend who was on the board.
If they said 5th i want to swap places in the 6th and have there 7th rounder aswell

lee909

Another option
Ivory,Saints 15th pick and conditional 2/3rd 2014 pick for the Jets 9th pick.

We could take Lane Johnson if he is still there or use the 9th pick as bait to trade back into the late first with additional picks

lsutigerfan

No more trading picks away, stay at 15 or trade back. IMO, Lane Johnson probably not going to be there anyway.

SmashMouth

The Saints put a second-round tender on restricted free agent running back Chris Ivory, but the Jets are hoping to get him from New Orleans for less than that.

Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News reports that Ivory visited the Jets’ facility on Friday, and the Jets are interested in acquiring him. However, they are not interested in giving up their second-round draft pick, No. 39 overall, to get him. So the Jets won’t be signing Ivory to a restricted free agent offer sheet.

Instead, the Jets are hoping that they can both agree to a contract with Ivory and agree to terms with the Saints on a trade that would bring Ivory to New York for a late-round pick.

Ivory has played well in limited action since joining the Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2010. In three years he has played in 24 games with 10 starts, carrying 256 times for 1,307 yards (a 5.1-yard average) and eight touchdowns. With the Saints he has struggled to get consistent playing time in a crowded backfield that also includes Pierre Thomas, Darren Sproles and Mark Ingram. But with the Jets he’d have a chance of earning the starting job in a backfield that currently consists of Bilal Powell, Mike Goodson and Joe McKnight.

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AllSaints

Ughhh nooooooooooo .... He is going to beat r a$$ this season when we play them....

|Mitch|

Look how often he gets injured with the limited playing time he gets here. What do y'all think will happen when the Jets give him more?

A 4th round pick is more than fair.

If I was a Jets fan, I'd be pissed off if they give up a 4th for Ivory...

saintsfan403

I don't understand the obsession some people have with Ivory, he's decent but he's not as dynamic as sproles or pt. Ingram will be substantially better with a healthy season under payton.