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Leger Douzable celebrates a sack last season.

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The free agency signing period has proceeded slowly for the Jets so far, but they made a minor move Wednesday evening, the second day of the signing period.

That move: They are bringing back defensive end Leger Douzable, an unrestricted free agent. Pro Football Talk first reported Douzable is coming back on a one-year contract.

Douzable later confirmed his return on his Twitter account. A league source confirmed that it is a one-year deal.

Douzable, a 27-year-old journeyman who had 1½ sacks as a backup last season, played last season on a one-year, $715,000 contract with no signing bonus. It was his first year with the Jets, who signed him in July.

Douzable went undrafted out of Central Florida in 2008 and has played for the Vikings, Giants, Rams, Lions, Jaguars and Titans. Douzable’s only career sack before joining the Jets came in 2011 with the Jaguars.

He played 242 snaps last season, and actually saw more action than Kenrick Ellis (211 snaps), who was the starting nose tackle in training camp before being hampered by a back injury.

While confirming his return on Twitter, Douzable invoked the nickname of the Jets’ defensive line …

The nickname stems, of course, from the last names of the three starters: tackle Sheldon Richardson, nose tackle Damon Harrison and end Muhammad Wilkerson. Douzable and Ellis rounded out the successful group last year and provided depth.

So far in free agency, the Jets have also re-signed tight end Jeff Cumberland, given kicker Nick Folk a four-year contract after placing the franchise tag on him, and re-signed backup cornerbacks Ellis Lankster and Darrin Walls.