Following eight productive seasons with the Bears, Matt Forte joined the Jets this past offseason on a three-year, $12MM deal ($8MM guaranteed). Forte ultimately recorded career-lows in rushing yards (813), receptions (30), and receiving yards (263) during his first season with the team. The 31-year-old has been battling knee and shoulder injuries for some time, and the running back revealed last week that he’s been playing with a torn meniscus for much of the season. Forte hasn’t recorded more than 10 carries in a game since late November.
Bilal Powell, Week 14 through Week 16, scored 66.9 points and finished the year with 160.5, good for 22nd overall. Forte scored a total of 176.2, 19th overall. Forte's contract still has two more seasons to run, with cap hits of $5M in 2017 and $4M in 2018. His dead money numbers are $6M in '17 and $1M in '18.
As for the Jets, they have some cap issues going forward. The team is over the cap this season and has just $1.089M next year (only the Cowboys have less available cap space). Forte may be one-and-done in Gotham. In the Total Insanity Football League, his cap number was an unsightly $44; a base value unlikely to be extended for 2017. If he is on the auction block next year, $25 is a number I would feel comfortable with if he stays in New York. Powell has cap hits of $4.6M and $4.8M over the next two seasons; and if the Jets cannot move on from Darrelle Revis' $15M next season, Forte could be a casualty of the cap. And should he move elsewhere, pay close attention to the circumstances. $25 may be too high in the wrong situation. In the right place, $25 could be a bargain because even at age 31 on Opening Day next season, he has kept himself in fabulous shape and should have some gas left in the tank.
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