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Catching up with ex-Jets in the NFC
Now that the season is over, it’s time to update you on former New York Jets players and how they’ve been faring with their current teams. We looked at players from AFC teams and offensive players from NFC teams last week and will now move on to look at defensive players on NFC teams. We’ll then review special teamers later this week.
As ever, this list is intended to be exhaustive, but if we missed anyone, let us know in the comments.
Safety Jason Pinnock was a leader in the secondary all year but is now a free agent. He missed one game but started the rest and had 85 tackles and a career high three sacks. He broke up one pass.
Also: Safety Elijah Riley is also a free agent having spent the entire year on injured reserve.
Linebacker Frankie Luvu lived up to his big money deal with the Commanders as he was named as a second-team All Pro. Luvu had 99 tackles and a forced fumble and set career highs with eight sacks and seven pass breakups.
Linebacker Nick Bellore was added mostly for special teams but did play seven defensive snaps and recorded one tackle on defense. It was the first time since 2016 he had played on defense without also playing on offense.
Defensive lineman Jalyn Holmes played five games with the Jets before the Commanders picked him up and he did a solid job with them as he had 14 tackles, two sacks and five tackles for loss in 11 games. In the playoffs, he played three more games, including one in which he started. He added three tackles, including one for a loss.
Bellore and Holmes are pending free agents but Luvu is still under contract for next season.
Also: Safety Sheldrick Redwine was briefly on the practice squad but not retained.
Defensive end Carl Lawson had a bit of a bounce-back as he played in 15 games, starting three. He ended the year with 15 tackles, 15 quarterback hits, five sacks and a forced fumble.
Linebacker Nick Vigil was also added to the main roster and played in 16 games, starting one. He had 14 tackles in 126 snaps on defense.
Also: Cornerback Luq Barcoo was a late-season practice squad addition and, despite not playing, was signed to a futures deal.
Defensive end Bryce Huff was a disappointment and saw his playing time decrease further down the stretch. In the end, he made six starts but had just 2.5 sacks with 13 tackles. He had no stats in two playoff games and could now be a potential cap casualty after having been a healthy scratch in the Super Bowl.
Also: Cornerback Parry Nickerson was added to the practice squad but did not play and wasn’t retained.
Defensive end Jacob Martin missed the first six games while he was on injured reserve, but eventually contributed...
