Reports: Jets DT Pennel, S Brooks to become free agents

The New York Jets are not picking up the options on a pair of defensive players, according to reports Tuesday. Defensive tackle Mike Pennel and safety Terrence Brooks will become free agents, according to the respective reports from ESPN and NBC Sports' Pro Football Talk.

The Jets had a deadline of Tuesday to pay a $1 million bonus to Pennel, 27, who signed a three-year contract last March. Had the team paid the bonus, the final two years of the contract would have been activated. Pennel, an Arizona State product, played three seasons with Green Bay before joining the Jets in 2017. He played 32 games (10 starts) and made 62 tackles over two seasons with New York.

Brooks, who turns 27 next month, saw limited action in the secondary but was a stalwart on special teams for the Jets. Had he remained on the roster, Brooks would have a $2.1 million salary cap hit for New York. Brooks, a third-round draft pick by Baltimore in 2014, played two seasons with the Ravens, followed by one season with the Philadelphia Eagles and two with the Jets.

--Field Level Media

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