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Jets release former first-round pick

By Giancarlo Doyle Rulli
March 2, 2011 - 7:48 pm
Team releases Vernon Gholston today after three seasons without a single sack.

According to ESPN, Gholston, the sixth overall pick in the 2008 NFL draft, will be remembered as one of the biggest draft disappointments in Jets history.

As a highly touted collegiate star from Ohio State University, Gholston failed to record a single sack in three seasons with New York. 

It was an expensive draft mistake by the Jets, who signed Gholston to a five-year contract that included $21 million in guarantees. 

His impending release was expected for weeks as he was a healthy scratch for all three playoff games.

Sean Ellis, Mike DeVIto and Trevor Price are the three remaining defensive ends left this offseason on the Jets roster. 

 

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