New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh.
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We’re about 24 hours from when the New York Jets need to cut their roster down to 53 men. That means over the next day, New York’s front office will be busy trying to determine who will stay or be put on waivers for other teams to potentially claim.
The other part of this busy week for New York is building their practice squad which they could bring in over the next few days as well. That’s where keeping an eye on what other teams do is so important.
Luckily, there’s already a handful of players that have been made available that the Jets could consider for their practice squad or the 53-man roster. Let’s take a look at five that make sense here.
Breshad Perriman – WR
A veteran wide receiver who won’t have to deal with the waiver wire, Perriman has had a difficult NFL career since being a late first-round pick for Baltimore seven years ago. Perriman had a decent season with the Jets back in 2020, but with the team potentially looking for a fifth wide receiver, he could come back to play with Aaron Rodgers.
Of course, the Jets could seemingly just let one of their undrafted free-agent wideouts make the team, and they would be celebrated by doing so, they could go with a veteran option here and Perriman would certainly help.
Tanner Muse – LB
Arguably the weakest position in terms of depth on the Jets roster is linebacker. Tanner Muse is a solid special teams player and a three-year NFL veteran who could provide the team with a strong locker-room presence behind CJ Mosley and Quincy Williams. This would, in turn, mean the team would need to keep five linebackers with Zaire Barnes and Jamien Sherwood also backing up the starters, but they could do worse than Muse here.
Deon Cain – WR
We’ve already determined that the Jets could go in several ways with their receiving room if they decide to keep more than the four veterans they already employ. If they decide to look elsewhere,…
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