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Trumaine Johnson’s terrible Jets run ending with IR stint

It appears Trumaine Johnson has played his last snap for the Jets.

The cornerback was placed on season-ending injured reserve Tuesday. He has been dealing with injuries to both ankles.

The Jets signed Johnson to a five-year, $72.5 million contract in 2018, but they are expected to cut him in the offseason. The signing will go down as one of the worst in Jets history. Johnson never lived up to his contract and was even benched early this season.

Johnson got $34 million in guaranteed money over these two years and played 17 games. He had five interceptions, one for a touchdown, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.

Former general manager Mike Maccagnan signed Johnson, hoping he would be a shutdown corner. Instead, the lasting memory of Johnson will be of wide receivers running by him. He also was benched by former coach Todd Bowles in the season finale last year for violating team rules.





The Jets will save $3 million against the cap by cutting Johnson before the third day of the new league year in 2020 but they will incur a $12 million hit in dead money.

Le’Veon Bell (knee) is not going to practice on Wednesday, coach Adam Gase said on “The Michael Kay Show.” The knee injury he sustained in the loss to the Dolphins is not believed to be serious, but does put in question his availability for Sunday’s game with the Giants. Gase said they need to see how he progresses throughout the week.

The Jets signed RB Josh Adams off of their practice squad. The move was made to block another team from signing Adams, not because of Bell’s status. Still, it will help the Jets to have an extra back if Bell can’t go against the Giants. Adams ran for 511 yards and three touchdowns last year for the Eagles, where Jets GM Joe Douglas got to see him personally.





The Jets signed LB Paul Worrilow to give them some reinforcements at a position that has been decimated. Worrilow spent four seasons with the Falcons before playing in Detroit in 2017 and then signing with the Eagles in 2018. He tore his ACL in the spring and never played for Philadelphia.

Worrilow signed with the Ravens in August, but then asked for his release the next day to contemplate whether he wanted to continue to play. He worked out for the Jets last week and now they have decided to sign him. The Jets were missing their top five inside linebackers on Sunday due to injuries.

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