Jets RB Leon Washington Gets A Second Round Tender

The Jets have placed a second round tender on RB Leon Washington, according to agent Alvin Keels.

This is an interesting tender because it could suggest some movement with Washington. No one is interested in trading a second round pick for a 28 year old running back coming off injury but the low tender suggests the Jets would be willing to listen to other offers.

Keels projects Washington’s chances of returning to New York as “50/50” because of the low tender.

Utilizing these tenders is kind of like a chess game. If you put a first and third round tender on someone, teams are more likely to back off. However, if you put a second round tender on someone…well, there’s a lot better chance of seeing some activity.

Washington, 27, has been in the league since the Jets made him a fourth round pick in 2006. That draft pick famously came from the Chiefs when they acquired Herm Edwards from the Jets.

Herm for Leon Washington? I’d take it.