Starting center Josh Myers and the Jets have agreed to terms on a two years contract extension per ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

While Myers nominally competed with Joe Tippmann in training camp for the starting center job, he was originally signed to be a depth player on the offensive line. Alijah Vera-Tucker’s injury changed that. Myers was inserted into the starting lineup, and Tippmann shifted to guard.

Myers hasn’t played like a star, but he has provided a degree of stability in the middle of the line. Perhaps more significantly, after an uneven start Tippmann has been playing at guard at a high level lately. Myers, Vera-Tucker, and starting left guard John Simpson were all set to become free agents this offseason. That left a lot of uncertainty in the middle of the line. Tippmann was the o

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