New York Jets Acquire T Jeff Otah From Carolina Panthers For Undisclosed Draft Pick

#EA The Jets have traded for T Jeff Otah from the Carolina Panthers in exchange for an undisclosed conditional draft choice.

— New York Jets (@nyjets) July 23, 2012

#EA Jeff Otah, a 6’6”, 340-pounder, was a first round pick out of PITT in ’08.He started 29 games for CAR.

— New York Jets (@nyjets) July 23, 2012

I’m REALLY happy with this move. No playing around on the offensive line. If Ducasse/Hunter aren’t cut out to handle the job, go out and get someone who can. Read an excerpt that a Panthers blog had about Otah just as recently as March;

OT Jeff Otah, who helped turned the Panthers running game into a juggernaut before becoming an injury problem in recent years.

Now I know what you’re thinking, small sample size using just one blog. So peep this video – specifically :55 seconds in.

Pretty nasty mean streak in how bitched that Buccaneers defender. Hoping to see a lot of that from him this year. Hopefully his injury problems are a thing of the past and given that he was taken as a tackle in the first round, there has to be some promise and upside to him.