Jets Sign DE Bowens To 3-Year Deal

The Jets agreed to terms on a three-year contract with freeagent defensive end David Bowens, his agent told The Associated Press on yesterday.

The two sides reached the agreement late Tuesday night and will sign the contract Thursday, agent Harold C. Lewis said. The deal is for $6.1 million, with an additional $2 million in incentives that could make it worth as much as $8.1 million. Bowens, who spent the last six seasons with Miami, is the fourth defensive end signed by the Jets in recent weeks, joining Kenyon Coleman, Andre Wadsworth and Michael Haynes. The 6-foot-3, 265-pound Bowens has 26 career sacks, including 18 in the last three years, and 168 total tackles in eight NFL seasons.

Bowens, who'll be 30 in July, had five sacks for Miami last year as a part-time player, and will likely serve as a pass-rush specialist for New York. He'll be reunited with former Dolphins coaches Dan Quinn, now the Jets' defensive line coach, and Tony Wise, New York's offensive line coach.