Just over a month after re-signing running back Ty Johnson, the Jets will be releasing the offensive depth piece with a non-football injury designation, according to Field Yates of ESPN. This leaves just three running backs on New York’s roster, not counting fullback Nick Bawden.
Johnson joined the Jets near the beginning of the 2020 season after being waived by the Lions. A 104-yard rushing performance later in the season likely established Johnson as a midseason addition that would continue earning opportunities with the team. He ended the year as the team’s second-most productive rusher behind veteran Frank Gore. The next year, he would start three games as he competed for touches with then-rookie Michael Carter and Tevin Coleman.
Over his three seasons with New York, Johnson only averaged about 15 yards per game with 652 yards in 44 contests, but he delivered strong performances here and there even as he slid down the depth chart. He also developed more and more of a role on special teams as his opportunities on offense dwindled.
There were three backs on the roster with more rushing yards than Johnson in 2022, and all three are returning next year. The Jets rushing attack is expected to be led by a newly healthy Breece Hall in his second season. The room exudes youth right now as Zonovan Knight was also a rookie last season and Carter will enter his third NFL season in 2023.
Despite the consistency in the running backs room, the Jets offense is expected to look very different this year with Aaron Rodgers under center and throwing passes to new receivers Allen Lazard and Mecole Hardman. Second-year receiver Garrett Wilson and Corey Davis add to the roster consistency in 2023, but an expected step up from Wilson and Hall in their sophomore seasons could help the Jets to be quite formidable during Rodgers’s first year in town.
Y tho?
Yeah, it is a bit of a headscratcher after just re-signing him. There’s no need to make roster space now. There’s no explanation of what the injury is. Sometimes it’s done to give the player an injury settlement and let him find another opportunity if you either don’t think he’ll fit in your plans or your doctors won’t clear him.
They could be considering taking a player like Keaton Mitchell with one of their later picks.
Erin didn’t approve of him.
The reporter Erin Andrews? Jets have no one by that name.
Ty is an okay RB, but its not that big of a deal when they still have 3 talented RB’s on the squad. Hall is a monster at the position, Carter is very good and Knight who was undrafted last year showed he has a lot of potential going forward.
My question for anyone reading this is what do you think of Tyler Conklin at the TE position? Do you think he is a legit #1 TE or should the Jets be looking at TE’s in the draft? I am just curious of how fans or people in general think of him on the field. Thank you in advance for your responses.
Probably caught gambling on women’s golf from the bathroom of the team facility