Lawson signed a three-year, $45 million deal with Jets on Monday, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

Lawson received $30 million in guarantees after a successful four-year stint in Cincinnati. He was most productive from a pass-rushing perspective in 2017 -- his rookie campaign -- when he managed 8.5 sacks. However, he earned by far his biggest role during the 2020 campaign, when he logged 723 defensive snaps. He'll immediately slot into a starting defensive end role with the Jets and will be expected to bolster the pass rush.

The Jets and Davis agreed to terms on a three-year, $37.5 million contract Monday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

As the first day of the legal tampering period has gone on, the wide receiver market is starting to be plucked, with Davis the newest player to find a new home. He's coming off a career season almost across the board after putting up 65 catches (on 92 targets) for 984 yards and five touchdowns. With 39 catches of 20-plus yards over the last three campaigns, Davis is set to take over the role of depth threat in the Jets offense from Breshad Perriman, who currently is an unrestricted free agent.

• Jets sign Jarrad Davis: The inside linebacker wasn’t a scheme fit in Detroit, but he could be a better fit for new Jets coach Robert Saleh’s 4-3 defense, as the Jets transition from a 3-4 system. Middle linebacker C.J. Mosley returns for the Jets in 2021, after opting out of last season due to coronavirus concerns. But the Jets need to sort out their other inside linebacker spots. And adding Davis — on a prove-it contract — could help do that.

Davis was the No. 21 overall pick in 2017. He was a starter for his first three years in Detroit, but lost his job last season. He had six sacks in 2018 and has 10.5 in his career.

The Jets have made an addition to their special teams unit.

The Jets and former Saint Justin Hardee have agreed to terms on a three-year contract, according to NewOrleans.Football’s Nick Underhill. The deal cannot become official until the new league year opens on March 17 at 4 p.m. ET.

Hardee is a cornerback but spent nearly all of his time with the Saints as a special teams gunner. He played 1,105 special teams snaps and just 115 defensive snaps in four seasons with New Orleans.

Hardee had nine tackles on special teams in 2020 while registering a 90.4 Pro Football Focus grade, good for sixth-best in the NFL. He played just one defensive snap last season.

Hardee has recorded 47 total tackles, two pass defenses and one interception for his career. He’s never played more than 8% of his teams’ defensive snaps in a season.

Hardee was originally a wide receiver at Illinois but became a defensive back after entering the NFL.

The Jets have made an addition to their special teams unit.

The Jets and former Saint Justin Hardee have agreed to terms on a three-year contract, according to NewOrleans.Football’s Nick Underhill. The deal cannot become official until the new league year opens on March 17 at 4 p.m. ET.

Hardee is a cornerback but spent nearly all of his time with the Saints as a special teams gunner. He played 1,105 special teams snaps and just 115 defensive snaps in four seasons with New Orleans.

Hardee had nine tackles on special teams in 2020 while registering a 90.4 Pro Football Focus grade, good for sixth-best in the NFL. He played just one defensive snap last season.

Hardee has recorded 47 total tackles, two pass defenses and one interception for his career. He’s never played more than 8% of his teams’ defensive snaps in a season.

Hardee was originally a wide receiver at Illinois but became a defensive back after entering the NFL.

On Thursday, the Jets added to their wide-receiver corps by reportedly signing Keelan Cole, formerly of Jacksonville. The fine print on the contract has yet to come out, but per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, it is a one-year, $5.5 million deal. Cole, who had 55 catches for an 11.7-yard average and five touchdowns last season, is an intriguing pickup, because he can play both outside and in the slot. With Davis and rising second-year player Denzel Mims, a second-round pick in 2020, already penciled in as the outside receivers, Cole either projects as the No. 4 receiver or as a potential replacement for slot receiver Jamison Crowder should the Jets decide to move on.

Crowder is an excellent receiver, but has missed 11 games due to injury over the past three seasons, and the Jets would save $10.375 million against the cap by releasing him. It’s possible they could ask Crowder, in the final season of a three-year deal, to restructure. Signing Cole gives them the flexibility to bargain with Crowder on their terms.

The Jets also re-signed wideouts Vyncint Smith and Jeff Smith (no relation), who were set to become restricted and exclusive rights free agents, respectively. They likely will battle for a reserve roster spot, and both could factor into the kick return game, as could Cole, who had a 91-yard punt return for a touchdown last season.

Breshad Perriman, who missed four games last season because of various injuries, reportedly signed a one-year, $3 million deal with Detroit. JuJu Smith-Schuster is re-signing with Pittsburgh, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. There was speculation that the Jets might be interested in reuniting the free agent with his old USC teammate, the embattled quarterback Sam Darnold.

The Jets added Buffalo tight end Tyler Kroft on Friday evening on a one-year deal, according to a tweet by his agent, Mike McCartney. Kroft averaged 9.9 yards on 12 receptions last season and scored three touchdowns. For his career, he has averaged 10 yards on 85 catches in six seasons with Cincinnati and Buffalo and has 12 touchdowns.

The Jets also re-signed restricted free agent running back Josh Adams. The 24-year-old averaged 5.4 yards on 29 carries last season, with his duties limited because then-coach Adam Gase insisted on feeding the ball to aging Frank Gore, who averaged 3.6.

Their offensive line was ranked 29th by Pro Football Focus, but the Jets were unable to land either of the two most coveted offensive linemen on the market, guard Joe Thuney and center Corey Linsley. Instead, on Thursday, they signed former Los Angeles Charger Dan Feeney. Per Over The Cap, it is a one-year contract for $3 million guaranteed, counting $3.5 million against the cap. But make no mistake, Feeney doesn’t project as a starter, even though he played every snap for the Chargers last season after starting center Mike Pouncey was lost for the season with a hip injury.

Nonetheless, Feeney received a woeful 48.2 grade from PFF. Feeney, who also has played guard and started 57 games in four seasons for the Chargers, projects as a swing backup. The Jets already have let Pat Elflein, who started the final six games of 2020 at left guard, leave for Carolina via free agency. The deal with Feeney likely means that backup Josh Andrews, a UFA, won’t be brought back by New York.

The market for free-agent guards has thinned out. Unless the Jets allow Feeney to seriously compete with left guard Alex Lewis, who sat out the final six games of last season after a dispute with Gase, or right guard Greg Van Roten, they likely would have to find a new guard via a trade or in the draft.

Defense. The biggest splash the Jets made so far on this side of the ball is the signing of former Cincinnati 4-3 end Carl Lawson, an edge rusher who the Jets hope will add some punch to their perennially moribund pass rush. Lawson's contract, per Over The Cap, calls for $30 million in fully guaranteed money, all but $333,333 of it in in the first two years of the contract. The Jets also signed middle linebacker Jarrad Davis to a one-year, $5.5 million deal, all of it fully guaranteed.

More on those signings here.

Lawson's arrival led to the departure of Tarell Basham, who signed with Dallas.

The Jets also parted ways with defensive end Henry Anderson, a poor fit in the 4-3. He signed with New England, which used a 3-4 scheme.

On Thursday, the Jets reportedly signed former Las Vegas Raider defensive back LaMarcus Joyner, who had been unhappy as a slot cornerback with that AFC West team but projects as a safety in the system of Saleh and new coordinator Jeff Ulbrich. That is interesting because the Jets already have Marcus Maye, whom they franchise-tagged last week, and third-round 2020 pick Ashtyn Davis.

With Maye and Joyner both projecting as free safeties, perhaps the Jets could move Davis, who often struggled in coverage, to strong safety. The Jets and Maye have until July 15 to reach a long-term deal, a process perhaps complicated by the fact that Denver’s Justin Simmons, who had just been franchise-tagged for a second-consecutive year by the team, reportedly signed a four-year deal Friday with the Broncos. The contract is worth $61 million over four years with $35 million guaranteed, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. That certainly complicates things for the Jets with Maye, as it makes Simmons the league’s highest-paid safety in terms of yearly average.

On special teams, the Jets signed gunner Justin Hardee, who helped New Orleans allow only 2.3 yards per punt return last season. Hardee will make $1 million in guaranteed money, all up front this year. Bringing him in is a sign that Douglas and special teams coordinator Brant Boyer, who now has been retained by two new coaching regimes, believe in sixth-round 2020 pick Braden Mann. Mann averaged 43.9 yards gross, but only 37.2 net, second-lowest among qualifying punters. Mann often outkicked his coverage and twice was forced to make touchdown-saving tackles himself. The addition of Hardee should mean Mann’s tackling skills won’t come into play as often.

So what might come next? Inside linebacker Neville Hewitt was the Jets’ leading tackler last season, but he didn’t make a lot of impact plays. In 2020, the Jets used both 3-4 and 4-3 formations, although the 4-3 was more common. But with them switching exclusively to the 4-3, there is less of a need for inside linebackers, and Hewitt is not a good fit on the outside.

Slot cornerback Brian Poole remains unsigned. Poole has been effective in two seasons with the Jets, both on one-year contracts, but he has missed nine games because of injury the past two seasons. However, many slot corners have come off the board. Still available is San Francisco’s K’Waun Williams, who would provide the bonus of helping his new teammates learn the system.

Not counting the Cole and Joyner deals, the Jets have just over $34 million in cap space left. Remember, that money also will be used to pay their draft picks.

Report: Jets Agree to Terms with DT Sheldon Rankins

The New York Jets have found their top ball carrier for the 2021 season, a running back that has familiarity with the offense they are willing to run (no pun intended). New York signed former San Francisco 49ers running back Tevin Coleman to a one-year deal worth up to $2 million, per ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Coleman will be reunited with Jets offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur and head coach Robert Saleh, who both were with him in San Francisco. LaFleur was the 49ers passing game coordinator and Saleh was the defensive coordinator, but LaFleur is expected to bring the 49ers zone-run scheme to New York.

Coleman spent two seasons with the 49ers, even though his San Francisco career was marred by injury. He had just 597 yards and six touchdowns in his 49ers tenure, playing just 22 games. Coleman fell out of favor in San Francisco in 2020, recording just 28 carries for 53 yards and a touchdown in eight games (1.9 yards per carry).

In six NFL seasons, Coleman has rushed for 2,937 yards and 24 touchdowns while having 1,224 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns. When healthy, Coleman is a valuable dual-threat back out of the backfield -- and is getting a golden opportunity to succeed in New York.

Coleman should be the favorite to receive the majority of the carries with Lamical Perine and Ty Johnson in the backfield, but the zone-run offense is designed for all three backs to share the wealth. The Jets could also use a high draft pick on a running back next month.

The Jets needed a veteran running back in the fold, and Coleman fits the bill.

Vinny Curry, DE

The Jets have signed the former Philadelphia Eagles pass-rusher to a one-year, $1.3 million contact.

What it means: The Jets are paying a lot of attention to the defensive line, adding Curry to a free-agent class that includes Lawson and Rankins. The ideal role for Curry is that of situational rusher. You could see him and Lawson as the bookend rushers in the nickel package. Curry, who will be 33 on opening day, might be old, but he still knows how to rush the quarterback. In 2020, he registered 19 pressures in 148 rushes -- a 12.8%, a fraction better than Lawson (12.5%), per NFL Next Gen Stats.

What's the risk: His contract is modest ($1.3 million in base value), so there's no risk there. The only potential downside is whether his presence will impede the progress of younger edge players such as John Franklin-Myers, Jabari Zuniga, Bryce Huff and Kyle Phillips. Curry is no spring chicken; he's now the oldest player on the roster.

The Jets have reportedly traded quarterback Sam Darnold to the Carolina Panthers for a number of draft picks.

And there it is. The Sam Darnold era in Florham Park has concluded after just three seasons.

According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Jets have traded Darnold to the Carolina Panthers for a number of draft picks, one of which is a 2021 sixth-rounder, 2nd + 4th rounders in 2022

This comes after Darnold didn’t truly develop over the course of three seasons. The Jets originally drafted the former USC Trojan with the third overall pick in 2018.

The trade additionally provides clarity on what New York will do in the first round — the organization will most likely draft BYU quarterback Zach Wilson at No. 2 overall to take the reigns in 2021 and beyond.

2. Jets: Zach Wilson, QB, BYU

Grade: B

14. Jets: Alijah Vera-Tucker, OL, USC

Grade: B+

They need to build the offensive line in front Zach Wilson. With Tucker, who can play guard or right tackle, they add to Mehki Becton from last year. Solid move to go get him.

34. Jets: Elijah Moore, WR, Ole Miss

Grade: A

Love this selection for the Jets. My comp for Moore was ironically rocket-fueled Jamison Crowder. Sudden. Deceptively fast downfield. Catches everything. Smart to build around Zach Wilson with a dynamic weapon.