Kene Nwangwu is making one other return.
Nwangwu, who had a 99-yard kickoff return for a landing in his Jets debut final season, agreed to phrases Friday to return to the crew.
The one-year deal is value as much as $2.5 million with incentives, in accordance with NFL Community.
The Jets additionally introduced the signing of punter Austin McNamara, and receiver Tyler Johnson’s company introduced that he has a take care of the crew.
Nwangwu, 27, almost led the Jets to an upset of the Seahawks with three kickoff returns for 152 yards and a rating when he was first elevated from the follow squad in Week 12 final season.
However he solely made yet one more look earlier than struggling a season-ending hand damage.
The Jets have a brand new particular groups coordinator for the primary time since 2016, as head coach Aaron Glenn introduced in fellow former Sean Payton protege Chris Banjo.
Brant Boyer, who had survived Jets teaching adjustments from Todd Bowles to Adam Gase to Robert Saleh, adopted Saleh to the 49ers.
After all, Nwangwu’s résumé is well-known all through the particular groups universe. He was a Second-Workforce All-Professional in 2022, when he averaged 26.3 yards per kickoff return for the Vikings.
The NFL’s Competitors Committee is contemplating extra tinkering with kickoff guidelines by altering the spot of the ball to additional lower touchbacks and improve the variety of returns per sport in 2025, so dynamic returners have gotten extra helpful once more.
Nwangwu is a operating again by commerce who took one offensive snap final season and has 27 profession rushes.
McNamara, 24, went undrafted out of Texas Tech in 2024 and spent coaching camp with the Bengals.
He has no NFL sport expertise.
Johnson, 26, has 76 catches for 828 yards and 4 TDs throughout a 49-game profession with the Buccaneers, Texans and Rams.
