The Facts:
Per a league source, the Jets soon will be cutting Holmes, who is due to earn a base salary of $8.25 million in 2014. He has said he’d consider taking a pay cut, but either that wasn’t an option or the two sides couldn’t agree on an acceptable pay rate.
Reported by RaiderBeat.com
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
As PFT's Mike Florio suggests, with so many veteran receivers due to hit the market on March 11, and given Holmes’ struggles to perform at a high level in the four seasons since arriving, it makes sense for both sides to move on. Limited to only four games in 2012 due to a foot injury that lingered into 2013, Holmes’ best year with the Jets came in 2011, when he started every game but generated only 654 receiving yards. As a vested veteran, Holmes immediately would become a free agent once he’s released. According to Florio, pssible landing spots include St. Louis, Arizona and Pittsburgh -- although Holmes history with the Steelers and with Rams OC Brian Schottenheimer make those two seem like a reach. ... Whatever the case, somebody will take a chance. Stay tuned.
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