Jets, Ainge agree to four-year contract

By Neal Coolong  |   Thursday, July 17, 2008  |  Comments( 4 )

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The Jets and fifth-round QB Erik Ainge agreed on a four-year contract that will pay the Tennessee product a $165,000 signing bonus.

The total amount of the contract wasn't released. Ainge isn't likely to start this season in New York, but at 6-foot-6, he has prototypical NFL quarterback height and good throwing mechanics.

Jets rookie contract status as of July 16

1 (6). DE Vernon Gholston, Ohio State – Unsigned
1 (30). TE Dustin Keller, Purdue – Unsigned
4 (113). CB Dwight Lowery, San Jose State – Signed (no length or financial terms disclosed)
5 (162). QB Erik Ainge, Tennessee - Signed (four years, $165,000 signing bonus)
6 (171). WR Marcus Henry, Kansas – Unsigned
7 (211). OT Nate Garner, Arkansas – Unsigned
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Neal Coolong is a freelance sports writer with contributions to Scout.com, AOL and Steelers Live. He lives with his fiance in St. Paul, Minn., and saves every dime (that she knows about) for their wedding next June. He's already made the prediction that the Steelers 2007 draft class will be one...
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