The Jets have signed TE Neal Johnson and LB Anthony Hines, and released LB Jimmy Ciarlo and CB Myles Jones.
Johnson (6-4, 250), who went undrafted in 2024, signed with the Rams in May and was waived in early August. Prior to the pros, Johnson spent five seasons at Louisiana, playing in 59 games and was an All-Sun Belt Conference honorable mention in 2022. In his final season with the Cajuns, Johnson caught 30 passes for 383 yards and 5 touchdowns – including 3 scores over the final 3 weeks.
Hines (6-3, 226) signed as an undrafted free agent with the Cowboys in 2021 but failed to make the roster after training camp. He signed a reserves/future contract with the Rams in 2022 and spent the past two seasons on and off their practice squad. He played three seasons at Texas A&M from 2017-2019 before opting out of the 2020 season. In his last season with Aggies, Hines played in 13 games and registered 73 tackles and 10.5 tackles for loss.
Ciarlo (6-2, 225) signed with the Jets as an undrafted free agent out of Army in early May. He took 4 special teams snaps against the Commanders Saturday and did not return after sustaining a knee injury in the third quarter.
Jones (6-4, 194) signed with the Jets as an undrafted free agent in early May and did not play in Saturday's preseason opener. He played four seasons at Texas A&M before he transferred to Duke for the 2023 season.
