Jets fan favourite Thomas Morstead isn’t prepared to contemplate making a New York-New York bidding struggle.
The 15-year veteran punter supplied a ringing endorsement for brand spanking new Giants particular groups coordinator Michael Ghobrial in an interview Thursday with The Put up, however he nonetheless expressed a need to re-sign with the Jets earlier than free company opens on March 11.
Ghobrial spent the final three seasons because the Jets’ assistant particular groups coordinator.
“I’m actually pleased with the place I’m at, and I do know the Jets have been pleased with all that I deliver to the crew,” Morstead stated. “I’m not taking a look at choices proper now. I’m actually hopeful to be again with the Jets, and I believe the Jets are hopeful to have me again. Hopefully we get one thing sorted earlier than free company.”
Morstead’s capability to pin opponents deep in their very own territory and function an additional weapon for the Jets’ vaunted protection drew a lot recognition from coaches, teammates and followers that he earned the correct to guide the crew out onto the sector waving an American flag for a prime-time recreation on Nov. 6.
“I’ve gone into free company just a few instances now and a type of years I didn’t anticipate to, so that you by no means know what occurs,” Morstead stated. “Look, is it a optimistic to have relationships with individuals on different groups who know what you deliver? Completely. However I’m not even enthusiastic about [free agency]. If that have been to be the case in some unspecified time in the future, we’ll cross that bridge after we get there.”
The Giants have Jamie Gillan — their punter for the final two seasons — below contract in 2024 for a salary-cap cost of $2.4 million, with a $500,000 dead-cap hit if he’s launched.
Gillan is coming off the most effective season of his five-year profession however Ghobrial is changing Thomas McGaughey, who oversaw Giants particular groups for six years.
