Jets decline option on injury-plagued CB Milliner

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Injury-plagued cornerback Dee Milliner, drafted ninth overall by the New York Jets in 2013, did not have his fifth-year option exercised by the team. It means he will be a free agent after the season.

Jets cornerback Dee Milliner has missed 27 games during his first three seasons because of injuries. Bill Kostroun/AP

Monday’s move came as no surprise, as Milliner has missed 27 of 48 games due to surgery on his Achilles tendon and wrist. His fifth-year salary would have been $11.9 million, based on a formula for cornerbacks drafted in the …

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