The Jets released nickel back Javelin Guidry, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. The move comes as a minor surprise, as Guidry played in all 17 games and started three.

The #Jets have released DB Javelin Guidry, who played all 17 games last year and had three starts. A claim possibility.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 29, 2022

Guidry recorded 48 tackles in 2021 to go along with three passes defended. He totaled 70 tackles in 28 games over two seasons with the Jets. He signed as an undrafted free agent out of Utah in 2020.

Guidry simply became the victim of the numbers game at the cornerback position. Michael Carter II took over as the starting nickel and D.J. Reed, Sauce Gardner, Bryce Hall and Brandin Eichols are entrenched on the outside, leaving Guidry on the outside looking in.

There’s a very good chance he will get claimed by another team on the waiver wire. Guidry can provide depth at corner and help on special teams.

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The Jets needed a little breathing room with their salary cap situation and were able to accomplish that by restructuring the contract of linebacker C.J. Mosley.

Per Field Yates of ESPN, the Jets converted $14.88 million of Mosley’s $16 million base salary into a signing bonus and also added two void years to his contract. As a result, the Jets saved about $12 million in cap space.

Mosley’s cap number for 2022 is $5.6 million dollars. His cap numbers for 2023 and 2024 rise to about $21.5 million and he will leave about $6 million in dead money in 2025 (if...

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