NEW YORK -- It just got a lot tougher to throw against the New York Jets.
A few hours before the NFL's free agency period began, the Jets improved their secondary in a big way by agreeing in principle with the San Diego Chargers to acquire talented but troubled cornerback Antonio Cromartie on Thursday night.
The Jets confirmed the deal.
League sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter the Jets will give the Chargers a 2011 third-round draft pick that could turn into a second-round pick.
Cromartie has one year left on his contract and there are no plans for his deal to be redone now.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4967508Jets D should be even much tougher. He's a very good player.