Source: Former Jets CB Antonio Cromartie visiting Cardinals
New York Jets cornerback Antonio Cromartie laughs as he talks to reporters during locker room availability at their practice facility in Florham Park, N.J. (May 16, 2013) Credit: AP
Antonio Cromartie has already begun exploring his options.
The veteran cornerback, who was released on Sunday by the Jets, is in Arizona for a Thursday visit with the Cardinals, a source confirmed to Newsday.
The cornerback said on ESPN Radio Monday that the Jets never reached out to him or his agent to negotiate a new contract. “We didn't hear anything from them,” Cromartie said.
He has said, though, that the “door’s still open” on a return to the Jets.
Cromartie – who turns 30 in April – carried a team-high $14.98-million cap number for 2014 and was due to earn a $5-million bonus soon. By cutting him, the Jets saved $9.5 million in cap space.
Though he dealt with a nagging hip injury throughout the 2013 season, he was a surprising Pro Bowl selection. But despite his off year, Cromartie likely will field offers from quite a few teams now that top free-agent cornerbacks Darrelle Revis, Alterraun Verner and Vontae Davis are off the board.
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