FLORHAM PARK, N.J.– With injuries beginning to install at pass receiver, the New York Jets accepted terms Sunday with the well-traveled Chris Hogan.
Hogan, 32, a two-time Super Bowl champion with the New England Patriots, now has the distinction of having actually been a member of every team in the AFC East.
He bet the Buffalo Bills (2012-2015) and Patriots (2016-2018) and hung around on the Miami Dolphins roster (2011-2012), but he never appeared in a game.
1 Related” Hes someone whose name has come up quite a bit,” coach Adam Gase said of Hogan. “Hes a man who can come in and choose up the offense really quickly.
Because of the NFLs COVID-19 protocols, it will take a few days before Hogan is cleared to take the field. In the meantime, that leaves the Jets with just 8 healthy broad receivers on the roster.
The Jets, young and thin at receiver, have suffered two injuries at the position. Novice Denzel Mims missed the very first 2 days of training camp since of a hamstring injury.
Due to the fact that of arthroscopic knee surgery, Hogan signed with the Carolina Panthers last year as a complimentary agent but played in only seven games. He hung out on injured reserve and finished with only eight catches for 67 backyards.
Hogan is a New Jersey local who played college football at neighboring Monmouth University.
This is a transition year for the Jets getting corps. They lost leading receiver Robby Anderson in complimentary agency, released the hurt Quincy Enunwa and didnt re-sign Demaryius Thomas.
Now, their only tested receivers are Jamison Crowder and Breshad Perriman, a free-agent acquisition. Mims is being depended on to make an immediate contribution.
” People might not understand who they are right now,” Gase stated of his receiver corps, “but we had some excellent, young players last year that established and theyre giving themselves a shot to contribute with us this year.”
In other injury news, rookie guard Cameron Clark, a fourth-round pick from Charlotte, is listed as week-to-week with a shoulder injury. Earlier today, his arm extended awkwardly in a practice drill.
1 Related” Hes somebody whose name has come up quite a bit,” coach Adam Gase stated of Hogan. The Jets, thin and young at receiver, have actually suffered two injuries at the position. Novice Denzel Mims missed the very first two days of training camp because of a hamstring injury. Vyncint Smith sat out Sunday with a core injury.
