Washington Ends "Holdout"

"At the beginning of the offseason, the New York Jets had neither of their top two running backs at their voluntary workouts. Now, they have both. Running back Leon Washington, who had been absent from the Jets' workouts for three weeks because he is seeking a new contract, reported on Monday morning, his agent confirmed on Twitter (ESPN)."

Well you can't really call it a holdout since these workouts are voluntary, but obviously Washington was sending a message that he is unhappy with his contract, and if the Jets want him to stick around after this year then they better do something about it. Washington is looking for about $6 million a year, similar to deals that Jacksonville's Maurice Jones-Drew and San Diego's Darren Sproles. As of right now he is only going to make $535,000 this year. Washington led the NFL with 2,337 all-purpose yards last year and scored 9 touchdowns. Even with all this nonsense the Jets have to be happy that Jones (who was also holding out) and Washington are back in camp.

Jets In Trouble

"Two of the New York Jets' top running backs -- Leon Washington and Thomas Jones -- are reportedly unhappy with their contracts and are skipping offseason workouts (ESPN)."

To be honest I think both these RBs are overrated. Thomas needs to shut up, he has been one of the most over paid RBs, and now he is just pissed off because he took all the money up front instead of having it spread throughout his contract (which is smart). Now he is getting near the end, and it has decreased a lot, but he had to know that this was coming. I assume he read his own contract, but who knows. Washington on the other hand has somewhat of a point. He is only scheduled to make $535,000 next year. The Jets came out and tried to give him a new contract, but whatever they offered Washington found "insulting". Anyways, the Jets are going to need a strong running game no matter who they have at QB, and this is not a good sign for them entering the 2009 season...