I'm more surprised of the reluctance of the Jets to go long term tbh. it seems like he's pretty open to it - given what's being reported or theorized is true.
Devils in the details ofc, if he wants 8m or something yeah I understand the hesitancy from the Jets for sure.
however, his stats and objective projections seem to put him closer to the 5-6m range & personally think that'd be a pretty fair deal with a chance to outperform that cap-hit. Outperforming it evidently benefits the Jets and I'm sure Perfetti's side wants to minimize that as much as possible and get paid as if he's broken out substantially already.
No clue what Perfetti's side is asking for a LT deal but I've noticed some of the commentary from insiders mentioning either Perfetti's open to a LT deal, and it usually seems like they say "if the Jets are open to it" or "if the Jets present long term options." always conditional from Jets side. like I said, he may be asking for the moon which I fully understand the Jets POV. I probably have not read every single news or rumor piece too lol.
This is all based on what insider guys are saying, and how often are they correct on the Jets