The seasons of tight end Chris Herndon and guard Brian Winters officially ended Tuesday with the Jets placing them on injured reserve.
The 23-year-old Herndon played in just one game this season, making one catch against the Giants on Sunday before breaking a rib. Herndon missed the first four games of the season because of a suspension and the next four because of a hamstring injury. What was supposed to be a big season for the second-year player became a lost one.
Winters played through shoulder and knee injuries all season, but could not come back from having his left shoulder dislocated a second time, which happened in Sunday’s game. The 28-year-old Winters may have played his last game for the Jets. The 2013 third-round pick has one year left on his contract, but his $7.5 million salary is not guaranteed. The Jets are expected to overhaul the offensive line this offseason.
The Jets have a whopping 13 players on injured reserve this season.
The Jets signed LB B.J. Bello as a free agent and CB Kyron Brown off their practice squad to take the roster spots. Bello spent eight days with the Jets before being cut last week. Brown was with the Jets in training camp but was one of the team’s final cuts and has been on the practice squad all year.
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