New York Daily News

THREE LOSERS

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Calvin Pryor There’s no sugarcoati­ng it anymore: Pryor isn’t part of the Jets’ long-term plans. The team believed so little in the former first-round safety that they spent their first two picks on his position. Ouch.

Maccagnan got no takers after shopping Pryor during the draft. It makes little financial sense to cut Pryor, who will make $1.6 million and count $2.7 million against the 2017 cap. So, he’ll be used in threesafet­y packages.

Maccagnan wouldn’t declare whether or not the team would pick up Pryor’s fifth-year option before the May 3 deadline. The answer is now obvious.

Eric Decker On the night that the Jets cut Brandon Marshall, a source told me not to be surprised if Decker would ultimately suffer the same fate this offseason.

The Jets drafted wide receivers ArDarius Stewart and Chad Hansen in the third and fourth rounds, respective­ly. Quincy Enunwa, Robby Anderson, Stewart and Hansen are locks to make the 2017 roster.

So, where does the 30-year-old Decker, rehabbing hip and shoulder surgeries, fit in? Former second-round pick Devin Smith isn’t guaranteed anything, either.

Like Marshall, I think Decker can still be an asset to a team. And like Marshall, I think that team probably isn’t the Jets. It’s also unclear when Decker will be fully healthy.

The Jets would clear $5.75 million by cutting Decker, who is scheduled to count $8.75 million against the 2017 salary cap.

Marcus Gilchrist The veteran safety’s chances of sticking around went from slim to none after the Jets’ early-round investment­s in Adams and Maye. Maccagnan said that Gilchrist was going to start training camp on the PUP list after tearing his patellar tendon late last season. He’s obviously not a part of the team’s plans anymore. @MMehtaNYDN

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