Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Former Alabama State standout Isaiah Crowell getting new NFL home


NEW YORK, New York -- Former Alabama State standout Isaiah Crowell will become a member of the New York Jets on Wednesday.

Cleveland.com reported on Tuesday that the running back had reached a three-year contract agreement with the Jets.

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Crowell becomes an unrestricted free agent at 3 p.m. CDT Wednesday after playing four seasons with the Cleveland Browns. After that, he'll be able to sign with the Jets.

Terms of the contract have not been reported.

Crowell has been Cleveland's leading rusher in each of the past three seasons. With the Browns, Crowell has run for 3,118 yards and 21 touchdowns on 737 carries and caught 96 passes for 770 yards and one touchdown.

In 2017, Crowell ran for 853 yards and two touchdowns on 206 carries and caught 28 passes for 182 yards. That came after he'd run for 952 yards and seven TDs on 198 carries and caught 40 passes for 319 yards in 2016.

Crowell entered the NFL as an undrafted player in 2014.

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Isaiah Crowell's Jets contract: Complete breakdown, analysis | A win for Mike Maccagnan?

Here is a complete breakdown of the contract the Jets gave to free agent running back Isaiah Crowell, formerly of the Browns, along with our takeaways from the numbers, which were provided to NJ Advance Media by a source with knowledge of the deal:

Maximum length: Three years

Maximum value: $12 million

Signing bonus: $3 million

Total guarantee: $6 million (signing bonus, all of 2018 salary, half of 2019 salary*)

Fully guaranteed money at signing: $4 million

2018: $1 million salary, $2 million salary cap figure

2019: $4 million salary, $5 million salary cap figure, $2 million dead money figure

2020: $4 million salary, $5 million salary cap figure, $1 million dead money figure

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