The Jets are making a few roster moves on Tuesday.
Per Mike Garafolo of NFL Network, New York is signing Jordan Clark to the 53-man roster off of the club’s practice squad.
Clark, 25, appeared in six games for the Jets last season, playing 34 percent of defensive snaps and 19 percent of special teams snaps in games played.
He is the son of former Giants, Washington, and Steelers safety Ryan Clark.
Brian Costello of the New York Post also notes that receiver Tyler Johnson is being signed to the practice squad. Linebacker Jaden Keller and offensive lineman Xavier Newman are being released from the practice squad.
The Jets will host the Packers on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.
The Jets are adding a veteran receiver.
Per Mike Garafolo of NFL Network, Sterling Shepard has agreed to join New York’s practice squad.
Shepard, 33, was last with the Texans during training camp.
But he appeared in 13 games for the Buccaneers in 2025, catching 39 passes for 371 yards with one touchdown.
Shepard is plenty used to playing home games at MetLife Stadium, as he spent his first eight seasons with the Giants. He caught 72 passes for 4,095 yards with 23 touchdowns for the club.
Jets first-round pick Omar Cooper appears set to miss some time after injuring his ankle in the team’s Week 1 win over the Titans.
Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Cooper is considered week-to-week after an MRI showed he suffered a sprain. Rapoport adds that the hope is that he is able to return within the next four weeks, which suggests that the wide receiver is not considered a candidate for injured reserve as that move would rule him out for at least four games.
Cooper made one catch before leaving Sunday’s win and the 30-yard gain set up the first touchdown in their 23-10 victory.
Garrett Wilson, Adonai Mitchell, Isaiah Williams, and Arian Smith are the other wideouts on the Jets’ 53-man roster.
Geno Smith was sacked a league-high 55 times in 15 starts for the Raiders last season, but he had a far different experience with the Jets on Sunday.
Smith was not sacked once while going 19-of-24 for 215 yards in a 23-10 win over the Titans. The Titans were credited with one quarterback hit, but Smith couldn’t recall getting hit when he spoke to reporters at a postgame press conference.
“Outstanding. I thought the guys did a tremendous job at giving me lanes to throw through,” Smith said, via a transcript from the team. “I don’t think I got touched at all out there and that’s always a great sign. I thought we ran the ball well, which slowed them down. And then when we needed to pass the ball, I thought the protection was outstanding.”
It was Smith’s first start since leaving the Raiders, but not his first start for the Jets. Smith was a 2013 second-round pick and his rocky first tenure with the team came to an end after four years. He said “it just feels like football” when asked how it felt to be back with the team and Smith’s second run will continue with next Sunday’s home opener against the Packers.
Jets wide receiver Omar Cooper’s first NFL catch made a major impact, but he wasn’t able to build on that first impression during Sunday’s 23-10 win over the Titans.
Cooper left the game in the first quarter with an ankle injury and never returned. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that X-rays of Cooper’s ankle were negative and that he will have an MRI to further evaluate what appears to be a sprain.
Cooper’s first catch came on a third-down on the Jets’ opening drive and he turned a modest gain into 30 yards by eluding tacklers. Fellow first-round pick Kenyon Sadiq ran for a touchdown a short time later and the Jets were on their way to the win.
That was Cooper’s only catch and the MRI should show how long it will be until he’ll be back to try for his second.
