chris owusu

The Jets added former Bucs receiver Chris Owusu on Monday. With David Nelson out with an ankle injury, they need receivers. (David Manning | USA TODAY Sports)

FLORHAM PARK -- The Jets made two more roster moves on Monday when they released cornerback LeQuan Lewis and signed wide receiver Chris Owusu.

Owusu is the second wide receiver the Jets added on Monday. They also signed former Bills wideout T.J. Graham and cut rookie receive Jalen Saunders. They need receivers, especially after wideout David Nelson suffered what head coach Rex Ryan described on Monday as a sprained ankle sustained during Sunday's loss to the Lions. It is not known how long Nelson's injury will keep him sidelined.

Owusu (6 feet, 196 pounds) went undrafted in 2012 and spent time with the 49ers and Chargers before catching on with the Bucs, for whom he played 17 games over three seasons before being released last Tuesday. He caught a touchdown pass in the Bucs' season opener against the Panthers and had a 45-yard kickoff return in Week 2 against the Rams before playing zero snaps in Tampa Bay's 56-14 loss to the Falcons in Week 3, though the Tampa Bay Times reported that an ankle injury had something to do with that.

Osuwu clocked a 4.36 in the 40-yard dash at the NFL combine in 2012.

Lewis, who had just been promoted from the practice squad last week, replaced the recently cut Ellis Lankster as the Jets' special teams gunner in Sunday's loss to the Lions. But Lewis was twice flagged for penalties: once for a false start, and once for an illegal block.

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