As part of the NFL’s proposal for the 2020 season, training camp rosters will include a maximum of 80 players is an effort to help enforce social distancing measures around team facilities.
All NFL teams have until Aug. 16 to trim their rosters to 80 players. The Jets went ahead and officially trimmed their roster down to 80 on Monday, which means the team will not need to hold split-squad workouts. Right now, only 80 players are allowed in a team facility at a time. Adam Gase and his coaching staff preferred to have the entire team practicing together rather than seeing what some of the players they waived could do in split-squad workouts.
The Jets officially released oft-injured wide receiver Quincy Enunwa on Monday. Enunwa had already been ruled out for the 2020 season due to a lingering neck injury and was on the team’s reserve/PUP list. Enunwa wasn’t the only veteran released, as the Jets made Brian Winters a cap casualty this past Sunday, saving $7.28 million
In a string of other moves, the Jets waived RB Trenton Cannon, OL Ben Braden, OLB Wyatt Ray and DL Domeniuqe Davis and placed LB C.J. Mosley on the Reserve/Opt-Out list. In addition, OLB Ahmad Gooden, DB Shyheim Carter and CB Bryce Hall had already been placed on the team’s Reserve/COVID-19 list.
With training camp underway, the Jets roster is officially set for the time being. Obviously, a lot can happen between now and the start of the season, but Joe Douglas and company seem comfortable with the team’s current roster construction.