Shortly after the NFL's negotiating window opened Monday, the Jets agreed to terms on a deal with veteran LB Demario Davis. Davis, a third-round pick of the Jets (No. 77 overall) in the 2012 NFL Draft, returns to the Green & White after an eight-year run with the Saints in New Orleans.
Davis (6-2, 248) started 17 games for the Saints last season, leading New Orleans in stops for an eighth-consecutive campaign while posting 143 tackles. Davis will reunite with Jets HC Aaron Glenn, who was the Saints secondary coach from 2018-20. Prior to the Jets-Saints game in late December, Glenn raved about Davis' leadership.
"He's their Double ," Glenn said. "He is probably one of the best leaders that I've ever been around. Emotionally, man, there are a number of things I can say about that player because of how he carries himself. He's a man of faith. I think he's 37 years old playing that position, man you hardly ever see that. So, nothing but respect for him. I love the player and I love what he brings to the table. I'm sure we'll talk at some point. But, again, he's A1 in my book."
Check out the best photos of Demario Davis The All-Pro linebacker signed with the Jets in free agency.
Over 14 seasons, Davis has appeared in 227 games (213 starts) and amassed 1,536 tackles (951 solo), 116 TFL 45 sacks, 61 PDs, 9 FR and 6 FF. A Jet from 2012-15 and then again in 2017, Davis played in 80 games for the franchise (67 starts) and totaled 483 tackles (327 solo), 31 TFL, 11.5 sacks, 11 PDs and 5 FR .
The Arkansas State product, a Brandon, Miss. Native, has missed only 2 games in his career and he's been a community fixture at each of his four stops: Jets (2012-15), Cleveland (2016), Jets (2017) and New Orleans (2018-25).
