5 backup running backs the Jets should target in free agency

Jets Wire takes a look at five running backs the Jets should target in free agency this offseason.

C.J. Prosise

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C.J. Prosise’s once-promising Seahawks career has been snake bitten by injuries.

While health remains a concern, it wouldn’t be unwise for the Jets to take a gamble on Prosise. New York doesn’t exactly need a clean bill of health from the former Notre Dame product; it justs need him to be the low-risk, high-reward reclamation project that he projects to be.

In 2019, Prosise played in nine games, recording 72 rushing yards and a touchdown along with 10 receptions for 76 yards. In Week 16, he suffered a broken arm, which ended his season. Prosise’s rookie season ended with a fractured scapula. In 2017, he was placed on injured reserve with an ankle injury. The following season, Prosise played in five games before being placed on injured reserve with abdomen, groin and hip-flexor injuries.

The injuries are a legitimate concern, but when healthy, he’s a legitimate addition to a backfield looking for a talented two-way option behind Le’Veon Bell.