The New York Jets announced Wednesday the termination of S Reggie Tongue’s contract.
Tongue, 32, signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Jets on March 22, 2004 and started in every game of the 2004 season. In the regular season, he recorded 68 tackles along with four passes defensed, one interception returned for 23 yards, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. Tongue recorded the longest interception return in Jets’ playoff history when he returned a Ben Roethlisberger pass 85-yards for a touchdown in the AFC Divisional Playoff game at Pittsburgh on January 15 at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh.
Reggie Tongue was signed through 2007. His base salary for the upcoming season was $665,000. Tongue's contract also included a $1.1M signing bonus, which means that he will count $275K against the salary cap this season and $550K next season.