Steve Serby of the NY Post says that trading for Osemele is part of an effort to have an upgraded line to protect Sam Darnold. And they hope to sign Leveon Bell. Some interesting quotes about Kelechi throughout the article (link:
https://nypost.com/2019/03/11/the-jets-next-move-to-help-sam-darnold-just-became-clearer/
Here's the opening of the article:
The Jets began the free-agent frenzy by bolstering Sam Darnold’s enforcers up-front by
trading for powerful Raiders guard Kelechi Osemele.
It is a good move — the Jets surrendered a fifth-round pick and acquired a sixth-rounder in the deal — because
the mandate for GM Mike Maccagnan is to get Darnold to the next level and get the Jets to the playoffs for the first time since the 2010 AFC Championship game.
It has a chance to be a grand-slam home run if Maccagnan can convince Le’Veon Bell to take the money and run behind this nasty Road Grader.
I liked these two quotes:
When the 6-foot-5, 330-pound Osemele left the Ravens and signed a five-year, $58.5 million free-agent deal with the Raiders in 2016, QB Derek Carr gushed: “The first time I saw that guy, I couldn’t believe how big he was, not just how big he was because all offensive linemen are big, but that guy is jacked. … The guy is a freak of nature.”
“He’s just one of those nasty offensive linemen. He tries to dominate every play. You’re going to see guys getting pancaked and he’s standing over them. He’s kind of that mouthpiece out there, that headhunter that you want on the offensive line.”